Technical Lead, Platform Engineering & DevOps
At a glance
Senior DevOps & Release role at Alcon. Bangalore · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Shape and run the AWS cloud platform, including Kubernetes environments managed with EKS
- Use Terraform to build and maintain infrastructure, and automate delivery through CI/CD and GitOps
- Improve platform reliability and operations while adding monitoring, security, and compliance controls
- Provide cloud foundations for AI analytics and data-driven capabilities
- Guide engineers and set technical direction across Digital Health platform work
What you bring
- At least seven years of experience and a bachelor’s or master’s degree
- Hands-on capability with AWS architecture, EKS, Terraform, CI/CD, ArgoCD, and Helm
- Experience with DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering, plus monitoring and observability tools
- Background supporting AI/ML infrastructure and analytics, with security experience in HIPAA or regulated settings
Who this fits
This senior technical lead role suits someone who can guide engineers while remaining hands-on with cloud platforms and operations. The workday runs from 1 PM to 10 PM IST, and relocation assistance is available.
From the employer
Summary of Position:
Technical Lead involved in design, automation, and operation of the Digital Health cloud platform. Drive AWS, EKS, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability, security, and AI analytics platform capabilities to enable scalable, compliant, and high-performing healthcare solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead cloud platform architecture and engineering on AWS/Cloud.
- Design and operate Kubernetes/EKS platforms with GitOps (ArgoCD, Helm).
- Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
- Drive CI/CD automation, platform reliability, and operational excellence.
- Enable AI Analytics and data-driven capabilities through scalable cloud infrastructure.
- Implement observability, monitoring, security, and compliance controls.
- Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across Digital Health platform initiatives.
Key Requirements/Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree with 7+ years of experience.
- AWS Cloud Architecture
- Kubernetes (EKS)
- Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
- CI/CD Pipelines
- GitOps (ArgoCD)
- Helm
- Monitoring & Observability (Datadog or similar)
- DevOps, SRE, and Platform Engineering practices
- AI/ML platform infrastructure and analytics enablement
- Security, HIPAA, and regulated environment experience
Work hours: 1 PM to 10 PM IST
Relocation assistance: Yes
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