Position Description:
Company Profile:
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com
Job Title: Senior / Lead - Azure Cloud Engineer
Position: Senior Systems Engineer
Experience: 7 to 9 yr
Category: IT Infrastructure
Main location: Hyderabad / Bangalore / Chennai
Position ID: J0326-2564
Employment Type: Full Time
Qualification: Bachelors degree in computer science or related field or higher with minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
Summary
We are seeking a skilled Azure cloud Engineer with 68 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, and container orchestration. The ideal candidate will have robust hands-on expertise in Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes along with a solid understanding of DevOps best practices. This role requires building scalable deployment pipelines, managing cloud-native applications, and driving automation across environments.
Key Responsibilities
. Design, deploy and manage Azure cloud infrastructure.
. Deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications using Kubernetes (AKS preferred)
. Design, implement,
and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application deployment using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
. Implement and manage GitOps workflows using ArgoCD for continuous delivery
. Develop and maintain Helm charts for Kubernetes application deployments
. Provision and manage Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform/ARM/Bicep)
. Collaborate with development and QA teams to ensure smooth build, release, and deployment cycles
. Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize application and infrastructure performance
. Ensure high availability, scalability, and security of cloud-native solutions
. Automate operational tasks and improve deployment efficiency
. Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions (Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)
. Enforce DevOps best practices including version control, branching strategies, and release management
. Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
Required Skills & Qualifications
. 68 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or SRE roles
. Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (core services, networking, compute, storage), Kubernetes
. Experience in building and managing CI/CD pipelines,
. ArgoCD (GitOps-based deployments), Helm charts (packaging and deployment)
. Strong understanding of containerization (Docker)
. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform,
ARM templates, or Bicep)
. Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, or Python)
. Good understanding of networking, security, and cloud architecture principles
. Experience with Git-based version control systems (GitHub, GitLab, Azure Repos)
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Skills:
- Azure Cloud
- Azure DevOps
- Docker
- GitHub
- Kubernetes
What you can expect from us:
Together, as owners, lets turn meaningful insights into action.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, youll reach your full potential because
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.
Come join our teamone of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
📌 Senior / Lead - Azure Cloud Engineer (Karnataka)
🏢 CGI
📍 Karnataka