Job Title- Lead DevOps Engineer

Position type- Full Time Work Location- Bangalore Working style- Hybrid

Shift Time- 12:30pm – 9:30pm (Flexible)

People Manager role: No

Required education and certifications critical for the role- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Finance, or related field; or equivalent experience.

Required years of experience – 10+ years of work experience in relevant field

AON IS IN THE BUSINESS OF BETTER DECISIONS

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are committed to our purpose as one firm, united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROLE:

We are looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to drive DevOps strategy and execution across a portfolio of Azure-hosted applications. This is a hands-on “player-coach” role where you will design and implement CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and deployment strategies while mentoring a small DevOps team.

You’ll work closely with engineering, cloud, and product teams to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable solutions aligned with enterprise standards. This role requires strong technical depth, ownership mindset, and the ability to balance execution with leadership in a fast-paced workplace.

Responsibilities

DevOps Strategy, Architecture & Delivery (Hands-On)

Own DevOps strategy across multiple applications

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps)

Implement and run low-downtime deployments (blue/green, canary)

Develop and manage Terraform-based IaC





Architect and operate Azure infrastructure

Implement monitoring, logging, and observability

Embed security and compliance into pipelines

Deliver DevOps outcomes end-to-end

Leadership, Coordination & Execution (Player-Coach)

Mentor and guide the DevOps engineer

Act as hands-on lead (“player-coach”)

Prioritize and manage work across applications

Coordinate with dev, QA, product, and business teams

Operations, Support & Continuous Improvement

Lead incident response and root cause analysis

Ensure system reliability and performance

Continuously improve pipelines, tooling, and practices

Use AI to enhance delivery with proper governance Core technical profile

CI/CD & Azure DevOps

Strong experience with Azure DevOps Pipelines

Able to design and operate blue/green deploymentsand other low‑downtime deployment strategies

Infrastructure as Code

Hands‑on experience with Terraformfor Azure

Able to define and maintain reusable IaC patterns and modules

Azure Services

Solid understanding of core Azure services(compute, storage, networking, monitoring, etc.)

Experience partnering with central Cloud/Azure teamsto get designs implemented and approved

Leadership / ownership

Comfortable taking the leadon DevOps for a complex application

Can design an overall DevOps solution(build, release, environments, monitoring, rollback)

Able to track work from initiation through completion, coordinating across developers, PM/BA, and cloud/platform teams

AI usage

Uses AI effectivelyto improve pipeline reliability, infrastructure quality, and documentation

Applies appropriate guardrails(e.g., validation of AI output, security and compliance awareness) 2557200

📌 Lead DevOps Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Aon
📍 Bengaluru