DevOps And SRE Lead
At a glance
Senior DevOps & Release role at Movado Group. Bangalore · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Build and maintain delivery pipelines for several applications, adding quality checks, security scans and deployment approvals
- Run AWS or other cloud environments and Kubernetes platforms, including container images, Helm charts and isolated stages
- Set up safer releases with blue/green, canary or rolling approaches, plus scalable and fault-tolerant infrastructure
- Lead monitoring engineers’ daily work, on-call coverage, incident escalation, coaching and performance reviews
- Improve reliability through alerting, runbooks, incident reviews, security practices and automation of routine operations
What you bring
- At least six years working hands-on in DevOps, platform engineering or site reliability
- Deep knowledge of one major cloud platform, with AWS preferred, and advanced Kubernetes administration skills
- Practical Docker experience and a track record designing CI/CD pipelines with tools such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions
- Python or Bash scripting ability, plus experience with observability tools such as Prometheus or Grafana
Who this fits
This senior role suits someone who wants to combine hands-on platform engineering with managing and developing a monitoring team. You’ll lead monitoring staff while coordinating incident response and partnering with engineering, SRE and leadership stakeholders. The position is based in Bangalore, India.
From the employer
You will champion DevOps culture across the organization, drive automation initiatives, manage our cloud infrastructure, and ensure the highest standards of platform reliability and security. In addition to hands-on DevOps engineering work, this role carries people-leadership responsibility: you will lead and manage the Monitoring Engineers team, guiding their day-to-day work, growth, and performance. This is a senior, hands-on position with significant scope and visibility.
Key Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for multiple applications and services
Manage pipeline tooling including Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or CircleCI
Enforce branching strategies, build quality gates, and automated deployment approvals
Integrate SAST, DAST, and dependency scanning tools into pipeline workflows
Implement blue/green, canary, and rolling deployment strategies to minimize downtime
Architect, provision, and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS
Manage multi-environment setups (dev, staging, production) with proper isolation
Design scalable, fault-tolerant architectures leveraging auto-scaling, load balancing, and multi-AZ deployments
Manage container platforms using Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE, or self-managed clusters)
Build and maintain Docker images, Helm charts, and container registries
Build alerting frameworks and on-call runbooks; lead post-incident reviews and blameless retrospectives
Drive MTTR reduction through automation, self-healing systems, and runbook automation
Implement DevSecOps practices — shift-left security, secrets management, and vulnerability remediation
Automate repetitive infrastructure and operational tasks using scripting languages
Proficiency in Python, Bash/Shell, Go, or PowerShell
Develop internal tooling, CLI utilities, and self-service developer portals
Serve as a trusted partner to development, QA, and security teams — enabling fast, safe delivery
Lead Role & ResponsibilitiesBeyond core DevOps engineering duties, this position leads and manages the Monitoring Engineers team, with responsibilities including:
Lead and manage a team of Monitoring Engineers, overseeing daily operations, shift coverage, and on-call rotations
Set technical direction and best practices for monitoring, alerting, and observability across the platform
Hire, mentor, and coach monitoring team members; conduct performance reviews and support career development
Own escalation management, ensuring critical incidents are triaged and resolved swiftly by the monitoring team
Partner with engineering, SRE, and leadership stakeholders to define monitoring strategy, SLAs, and SLOs
Drive process improvements, training, and skill development within the monitoring function
Act as the primary point of contact for monitoring-related escalations and cross-team coordination, while balancing hands-on DevOps engineering work with team leadership
Required Skills & Experience
Minimum 6 years of hands-on experience as a DevOps, Platform, or Site Reliability Engineer
Deep expertise in at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or GCP
AWS preferred
Hands-on experience with Docker and container image lifecycle management
Proven CI/CD pipeline design experience with tools like Bitbucket, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI
Scripting proficiency in Python and/or Bash for automation and tooling
Experience with monitoring/observability tools: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or Datadog
Experience with Git workflows, branching strategies, and code review practices
Advanced Kubernetes skills — cluster administration, networking, storage, and security
Movado Group, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. It prohibits discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.