SENIOR DEVOPS TECHNICAL LEAD
happiestminds
Job Description
CI/CD & Platform Engineering
- Strong hands-on experience with GitHub Actions and Jenkins.
- Proven track record building reusable workflows and developer tooling.
- Proficiency in Python, Bash, TypeScript, or Go.
- Experience with containers, Kubernetes, and cloud-native delivery practices.
- Deep understanding of GitHub workflows including PRs, CODEOWNERS, and repository standards.
- Ability to unify fragmented environments and drive enterprise-wide adoption.
AI & Agentic Practices
- Hands-on experience with LLM-powered tooling such as GitHub Copilot or Claude.
- Practical application of AI to code understanding, automated testing, and migration tasks.
- Experience managing repository-level AI context (e.g., .github/instructions.md or prompt files).
- Solid grasp of AI risks including hallucinations, security vulnerabilities, and over-automation.
- Experience designing safe, human-in-the-loop AI patterns with manual validation checkpoints.
Seniority Expectations
- End-to-End Ownership - Own the platform modernization roadmap from conception through execution.
- Bias for Action - Deliver tangible tooling and automation, not just high-level strategy.
- Pragmatism - Turn emerging AI capabilities into practical, everyday engineering workflows.
- Strategic Influence - Balance standardization requirements with real-world project constraints.
- Leadership by Example - Influence teams through highly usable solutions and clear, concrete examples.
Key Responsibilities
CI/CD Modernization
- Migrate legacy Jenkins pipelines to GitHub Actions.
- Build reusable workflows, templates, and standards to reduce fragmentation.
- Improve visibility and observability across all delivery flows.
AI-Assisted Engineering
- Apply AI to accelerate migrations, code analysis, testing, and documentation.
- Create safe, repeatable AI workflows backed by robust validation layers.
Agent-Ready Repositories
- Define and implement repository standards covering metadata, documentation, instructions, and templates.
- Ensure AI tools have sufficient context to operate effectively without compromising security.
Agent Workflows & Guardrails
- Integrate AI into engineering workflows across GitHub, CI/CD, Jira, and related systems.
- Define guardrails around access, validation, peer review, and security.
- Focus on high-value, practical use cases that address immediate bottlenecks.
Platform Adoption
- Onboard engineering teams to standardised CI/CD and AI practices.
- Provide golden paths, documentation, and starter templates.
- Drive adoption through iterative feedback loops and user-centric solutions.