Role Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in GitLab CI/CD, GitOps practices, and Release on Demand processes. The ideal candidate will design and manage scalable CI/CD pipelines, manage infrastructure through GitOps principles, and ensure observability using tools like Datadog.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, implement, and optimize GitLab CI/CD pipelines for build, test, and deployment workflows

- Implement and manage GitOps practices including:

- Infrastructure and application manifests

- Repository structuring and version control strategies

- Pipeline orchestration and scheduling

- Secure handling of secrets and configurations

- Drive Release on Demand (RoD) processes to enable faster and controlled production releases

- Manage pipeline orchestration, triggers, and scheduling mechanisms

- Implement logging, monitoring, and ing using Datadog dashboards and pipeline logs

- Ensure high availability, reliability, and scalability of CI/CD platforms

- Collaborate with development teams to integrate DevOps best practices





- Improve deployment frequency and reduce failure rates through automation

- Troubleshoot pipeline failures and optimize performance

- Ensure adherence to security and compliance standards in CI/CD and GitOps setup

Must-Have Skills

- Strong hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD (pipelines, runners, YAML configurations)

- Expertise in GitOps practices with experience in:

- Manifest management (K8s preferred)

- Repository structuring

- Scheduler/triggers and automation workflows

- Secrets management

- Experience implementing Release on Demand (RoD) / continuous delivery practices

- Hands-on experience with Datadog:

- Operational dashboards

- Pipeline visibility/logging

- Robust understanding of CI/CD best practices and DevOps principles

- Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes preferred)

- Proficiency in scripting (Shell, Python, or similar)

Skills devops,gitlab,gitops,cicd,datadog

📌 Senior DevOps Engineer (GitLab CI/CD & GitOps) (Thiruvananthapuram)
🏢 UST
📍 Thiruvananthapuram