Location: Noida India

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments institutions and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space cybersecurity and digital identity were driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Present in India since 1953 Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi Gurugram Bengaluru and Mumbai among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning Thales has been playing an essential role in Indias growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

Position Summary

This position is responsible for maintaining user and system uptime on Thales InFlyt Experiences Ground System that is the source for all In-Flight Entertainment on many commercial airlines throughout the world. Technical TechOps Lead should exhibit solid technical and communication skills to collaborate with team product management technical support and customer. Spends more than 75% time as individual contributor and rest for other activities. Should have complete understanding of the product including the end-to-end use cases. Works with complete autonomy not needing any guidance. The TechOps Technical Lead will be responsible for improving system experiences through remote monitoring maintenance and problem identification and resolution activities as well as growing and developing the organizations perception with existing customers through exceptional customer service. Will be responsible to mentor the team members and act as an escalation point for any unresolved issues from the Level I/II team.

Essential Functions / Key Areas of Responsibility

Windows Server Monitoring Maintenance and Support

Web-based Application Monitoring Maintenance and Support





Identifying documenting and troubleshooting network systems applications and cloud issues to resolution.

Ground System Incident and Problem Management

Assisting with the management of technical documentation which supports the development and/or improvement of Operational and Monitoring procedures and platform application/system testing.

Design implement and maintain monitoring systems using Datadog building dashboards monitors and alerts to proactively identify and resolve issues.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define implement and improve operational processes and best practices.

Oversee the configuration and management of GitLab Terraform and other DevOps tools to streamline deployment and infrastructure management.

Performing daily system monitoring verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware networking equipment server resources systems and key processes reviewing system error and application logs and verifying completion of scheduled jobs and tasks.

Production and Test environments platform monitoring for alarms and performance issues on systems applications database and network connectivity.

Working rotating shifts in a 24x7 NOC environment

Performing assigned daily weekly and monthly operations maintenance duties.

Operating system provisioning and maintenance

Application and operating system service restarts

Performs Enterprise back-up and restorations

Assists in knowledgebase management

Assist with changes to platform hardware and software

Resolves application database and operating system related monitoring events

Troubleshoots LAN/WAN

Performs Moves Adds and Changes within the monitoring environments

Work effectively with internal/external technical resources and customer-facing organizations to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently

Follows prescribed processes for Incident Change and Problem management

Mentors L1/L2 TechOps Engineers

Cross Training Departmental Team Members

- Stay current with industry trends emerging technologies and best practices to continuously improve the TechOps teams capabilities and deliverables.

Other duties as assigned by Manager

Minimum Requirements:



Skills Experience Education Technical/Specialized Knowledge Certifications Language

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Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent experience.

5 years of experience in technical operations with a strong background in building and maintaining monitoring systems.

Proficiency in Linux Windows Datadog GitLab Terraform and Kubernetes.

Minimum 2 year experience of Network infrastructure Microsoft Windows and Linux Systems and Servers (Windows ServerWindows 8/7/XP RedHat)

Comfortable with handling major outages and experience in Network and Systems monitoring

In-depth knowledge of Datadog Gitlab Terraform Visual Studio Code Kubernetes.

Experience in monitoring a 24X7 setting.

Must be available to participate in 24x7 shift rotation.

Experience developing documenting and maintaining installation and configuration procedures.

Must be able to convey technical topics clearly and communicate professionally to customers

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

Excellent customer service skills

Ability to learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

One (1) Year Experience of Network Windows and Linux Server Monitoring and Administration specifically in an Enterprise Environment

One (1) Year Experience in systems monitoring and long term trending of SLA performance and sizing metrics related to reporting.

Possess a Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification demonstrating expertise in Kubernetes concepts and best practices.

Enjoys troubleshooting and solving problems

Familiarity with ITIL standards Number Portability Telecommunications and Networking (including satellite-based network connectivity) is a plus.

Familiarity with scripting languages like Powershell and BASH for system administration tasks

Familiarity with Kubernetes cloud computing models like Platform-as-a-Service and Software-as-a-Service

Experience with virtualization environments such as VMware and AWS EC2

Experience with administrative tasks on cloud providers such as Azure including Azure Active Directory

At Thales were committed to fostering a workplace where respect trust collaboration and passion drive everything we do. Here youll feel empowered to bring your best self thrive in a supportive culture and love the work you do. Join us and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference for a safer greener and more inclusive world.

Required Experience:

IC

📌 CloudOps Engineer IV (Noida)
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