DevOps Lead - Azure DevOps

Role Overview: As a Senior IT Systems & DevOps Engineer at YASH Technologies, you will be responsible for overseeing incident, change, and release management for IT systems. Your role will involve ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, advocating for DevOps best practices, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving automation and optimization across cloud-based platforms. Key Responsibilities: - Oversee incident, change, and release management for IT systems, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. - Implement and advocate DevOps best practices, including CI/CD, automation, and observability across platforms. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to influence architectural decisions and align infrastructure with business goals. - Ensure compliance and security within a regulated (GxP) environment, implementing RBAC, secrets management, and monitoring frameworks. - Design, develop, test, and document business requirements related to IT systems and infrastructure. - Coordinate and perform system management tasks, ensuring alignment with quality and compliance standards. - Autonomous review and clarification of business requirements, creation of technical designs, and stakeholder alignment. - Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure, including cost management and performance tuning. - Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and ArgoCD (GitOps). - Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation. - Automate workflow and integration using Python and configuration management tools like Ansible. - Ensure observability, including logging, monitoring, and tracing with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, and AWS-native solutions. - Participate in compliance activities, including audits, patch management, and cybersecurity initiatives. - Provide technical guidance and support for IT systems, assisting users and resolving incidents efficiently. Qualification Required: Must-Have: - 7+ years of experience in IT systems management, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and automation. - Strong expertise in Change, Release, Incident, and Problem Management. - Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, AWS services, Linux, Windows servers, and Oracle PLSQL. - Proficiency in Python scripting, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization, and Kubernetes. - Strong experience in observability, security, compliance frameworks, and monitoring tools. - Global stakeholder management experience with excellent English communication skills. Good to Have: - Experience in a regulated industry, familiarity with Agile ways of working. - Knowledge of Next.js, Storybook, Tailwind, TypeScript for front-end development. - Experience with PostgreSQL, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, R and SAS for data management and analysis. - Understanding of AWS billing practices and cost optimization tools.,