Job Description
Job Title:  DevOps Lead L1
City:  Chennai
State/Province:  Tamil Nadu
Posting Start Date:  12/16/25
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Job Description: 

Job Description

Senior Automation Engineer (Ansible & Python) - Backup Operations 

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Automation Engineer to lead the design, development, and implementation of robust automation solutions for our backup and recovery operations. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Ansible and Python, a strong background in IT infrastructure, and a proven track record of streamlining operational processes to improve efficiency and reliability across the enterprise. 

 

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include leading the design of automation frameworks with Ansible and Python for backup and recovery processes, developing and maintaining automation scripts and playbooks, and automating routine backup tasks such as scheduling and monitoring. The role also involves integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines and ITSM tools, troubleshooting scripts, promoting Infrastructure as Code for backup configurations, and ensuring automation complies with security and compliance requirements. Collaboration with other teams and providing technical guidance are also key aspects.

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Required Skills & Qualifications

Candidates should have 8+ years of experience in IT infrastructure automation or DevOps, with expert-level knowledge of Ansible and strong Python skills for automation. A solid understanding of Linux/Unix is required, with Windows automation and experience with enterprise backup solutions being beneficial. Familiarity with CI/CD principles and tools like Jenkins or GitLab CI, along with Git, is important. Experience automating tasks on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus. The role demands exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills

Exp - 8+ years

Rates including mark up - 140K/M

Location - Chennai, Bangalore 

 

skills - Automation Engineer, Ansible & Python

 

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  • Provide customer support/ service on the DevOps tools 
    • Timely support internal & external customers escalations on multiple platforms
    • Troubleshoot the various problems that arise in implementation of DevOps tools across the project/ module
    • Perform root cause analysis of major incidents/ critical issues which may hamper project timeliness, quality or cost 
    • Develop alternate plans/ solutions to be implemented as per root cause analysis of critical problems 
    • Follow escalation matrix/ process as soon as a resolution gets complicated or isn’t resolved
    • Provide knowledge transfer, sharing best practices with the team and motivate 

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  • Team Management
    • Resourcing
      • Forecast talent requirements as per the current and future business needs
      • Hire adequate and right resources for the team 
      • Train direct reportees to make right recruitment and selection decisions 
    • Talent Management
      • Ensure 100% compliance to Wipro’s standards of adequate onboarding and training for team members to enhance capability & effectiveness
      • Build an internal talent pool of HiPos and ensure their career progression within the organization
      • Promote diversity in leadership positions
    • Performance Management
      • Set goals for direct reportees, conduct timely performance reviews and appraisals, and give constructive feedback to direct reports.
      • Incase of performance issues, take necessary action with zero tolerance for ‘will’ based performance issues
      • Ensure that organizational programs like Performance Nxtarewell understood and that the team is taking the opportunities presented by such programs to their and their levels below
    • Employee Satisfaction and Engagement
      • Lead and drive engagement initiatives for the team
      • Track team satisfaction scores and identify initiatives to build engagement within the team
      • Proactively challenge the team with larger and enriching projects/ initiatives for the organization or team 
      • Exercise employee recognition and appreciation 

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Deliver

No. Performance Parameter Measure
1. Continuous Integration, Deployment & Monitoring 100% error free on boarding & implementation
2. CSAT Manage service tools 
Troubleshoot queries
Customer experience
3. Capability Building & Team Management % trained on new age skills, Team attrition %, Employee satisfaction score

 
Mandatory Skills: Ansible Tower .

 

Experience: 5-8 Years .

 

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