DevOps Engineer - GitLab Enterprise

Project Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Developer to drive CI/CD, automation, and platform engineering initiatives across the Investment Banking & Markets (IB&M) domain in a large enterprise services environment. The role focuses on building and operating robust CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure and application automation with cloud services, standardized release and deployment frameworks for multiple critical applications and exploring AI-assisted automation for operational intelligence.

You need to have strong experience working across a complex application landscape, with a primary focus on Infrastructure as Code (IaC), release engineering, deployment automation, and operational utilities, while collaborating closely with Release Teams, Application Teams, and Service Teams.

Responsibilities:

Design, build, and maintain enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines using GitLab Enterprise

Lead automation initiatives across the IB&M domain to reduce manual effort and improve reliability

Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for application and platform deployments

Standardize and execute release and deployment processes across multiple applications

Provision and manage AWS and Azure infrastructure, including Kubernetes platforms (EKS/AKS)

Build and maintain containerized delivery pipelines using Docker, Podman, and Helm charts

Automate configuration management and operational tasks using Ansible and Python

Collaborate closely with Release, Application, Cloud, Security, Database, and Platform teams

Integrate database automation for Oracle and PostgreSQL

Integrate security and compliance scans (Checkmarx, secret scans, vulnerability checks, and internal tools)

Create and maintain detailed documentation, including CI/CD pipelines, IaC modules, deployment runbooks, and SOPs

Integrate logging, monitoring, and observability using cloud-native tools and Splunk

Perform ad-hoc operational, automation, and tooling tasks as required in an enterprise setup

Explore AI-driven pipeline optimizations, automated validation, and predictive remediation

Mandatory Skills Description:

7+ years of relevant experience in DevOps, CI/CD, or Platform Engineering within enterprise environments (IB&M / financial services)

Strong hands-on experience with GitLab Enterprise, including pipelines, runners, and repository management

Deep expertise in CI/CD design, release engineering, and deployment automation

Strong hands-on experience with AWS/Azure services.

Strong experience with containerization technologies: Docker and Podman

Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Helm for application deployments

Proven experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation frameworks

Strong automation and scripting skills using Python and configuration management with tools such as Ansible

Solid understanding of Databases Oracle & Postgres and Operating systems Linux/Unix

Experience working with logging and observability tools with cloud native & tools like Splunk

Proven experience integrating security and compliance scans into CI/CD pipelines

Strong documentation skills using Confluence and experience working with Jira

Strong understanding of ITIL processes

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice-to-Have Skills Description:

Understanding of ITIL processes is a plus

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting, Banking, and Software Development