Associate R&D Engineer - Automation Tester - India Development Centre

The job is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India with the company Hitachi Energy India Development Centre (IDC). As part of the Engineering & Science profession, the job is full-time and not remote. The primary focus of the India Development Centre is on research and development, with around 500 R&D engineers, specialists, and experts dedicated to creating and sustaining digital solutions, new products, and technology. The centre collaborates with Hitachi Energy's R&D and Research centres across more than 15 locations in 12 countries. The mission of Hitachi Energy is to advance the world's energy system to be more sustainable, flexible, and secure while considering social, environmental, and economic aspects. The company has a strong global presence with installations in over 140 countries. As a potential candidate for this role, your responsibilities include: - Meeting milestones and deadlines while staying on scope - Providing suggestions for improvements and being open to new ideas - Collaborating with a diverse team across different time zones - Enhancing processes for continuous integration, deployment, testing, and release management - Ensuring the highest standards of security - Developing, maintaining, and supporting Azure infrastructure and system software components - Providing guidance to developers on building solutions using Azure technologies - Owning the overall architecture in Azure - Ensuring application performance, uptime, and scalability - Leading CI/CD processes design and implementation - Defining best practices for application deployment and infrastructure maintenance - Monitoring and reporting on compute/storage costs - Managing deployment of a .NET microservices based solution - Upholding Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity Your background should ideally include: - 3+ years of experience in Azure DevOps, CI/CD, configuration management, and test automation - 2+ years of experience in various Azure technologies such as IAC, ARM, YAML, Azure PaaS, Azure Active Directory, Kubernetes, and Application Insight - Proficiency in Bash scripting - Hands-on experience with Azure components and services - Building and maintaining large-scale SaaS solutions - Familiarity with SQL, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, Redis databases - Expertise in infrastructure as code automation and monitoring - Understanding of security concepts and best practices - Experience with deployment tools like Helm charts and docker-compose - Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, C#) - Experience with system management in Linux environment - Knowledge of logging & visualization tools like ELK stack, Prometheus, Grafana - Experience in Azure Data Factory, WAF, streaming data, big data/analytics Proficiency in spoken and written English is essential for this role. If you have a disability and require accommodations during the job application process, you can request reasonable accommodations through Hitachi Energy's website by completing a general inquiry form. This assistance is specifically for individuals with disabilities needing accessibility support during the application process.,