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Lead Engineer - DevOps & Platform Engineering @ Dunnhumby

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 Lead Engineer - DevOps & Platform Engineering

Job Description

We are looking for a Lead Engineer DevOps & Platform Engineering to drive engineering transformation across our global cloud infrastructure. In this high-impact role, youll take end-to-end ownership of DevOps architecture and implementation while also leading core platform engineering initiatives that accelerate product delivery, improve resilience, and scale our operations across GCP and Azure.

  • Your Role & Responsibilities
  • You will play a key role in shaping the platform engineering strategy, aligning engineering execution with business outcomes, and delivering reusable, intelligent, and secure platforms. Youll work across multiple squads and domains to build a high-performing ecosystem that powers next-generation software delivery. Your responsibilities will include:
  • Lead and implement the vision for DevOps and platform engineering capabilities across GCP and Azure environments
  • Drive engineering-wide initiatives on multi-tenancy optimization, environment reduction, and infrastructure reuse
  • Own and evolve our CI/CD automation pipelines, Kubernetes infrastructure, and GitOps-based delivery workflows using ArgoCD, Helm, Terraform, and Kustomize
  • Architect and scale multi-tenant platforms with strong isolation, configurability, and security baked-in
  • Define and drive platform engineering strategy and OKRs, including targets for speed, scale, resilience, and developer enablement
  • Establish best-in-class observability, alerting, and SLO frameworks, and improve incident lifecycle response using tools like Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, and InfluxDB
  • Champion DevSecOps practices by embedding security, compliance, and policy-as-code in all platform components
  • Build internal tools, reusable templates, and developer self-service capabilities to scale productivity
  • Collaborate with engineering managers, product leaders, and architects to align platform goals with business priorities
  • Mentor engineers and foster a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement
  • Bonus: Lead GenAI experimentation for platform use cases like pipeline insights, log triage, changelog generation, and automated documentation

Skills & Experience Required

  • 10+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering with cloud-native infrastructure
  • Hands-on expertise in GCP and Azure, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Terraform, Helm, and GitOps workflows
  • Demonstrated success in leading platform-wide engineering initiatives and aligning them with business/technical strategy
  • Deep knowledge of multi-tenant architecture, infrastructure standardization, and cost-efficient scaling
  • Strong experience in observability tooling, SLOs, and production readiness practices
  • Advanced understanding of DevSecOps, compliance automation, and security-by-design principles
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills across cross-functional teams
  • Good to have: Exposure to LLMs/GenAI in engineering workflows and intelligent automation

What You Bring

  • A builders mindset with a strong focus on platform scalability, developer productivity, and resilience
  • Ability to lead strategic initiatives from design through execution
  • Bias for automation, reuse, and simplification
  • Passion for mentoring, engineering leadership, and continuous learning
  • Experience driving both technical depth and cross-team impact

Job Classification

Industry: Analytics / KPO / Research
Functional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QA
Role Category: Software Development
Role: Technical Lead
Employement Type: Full time

Contact Details:

Company: Dunnhumby
Location(s): Noida, Gurugram

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Keyskills:   DevOps Azure Argo CD Docker Terraform GCP GitLab Kubernetes

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