DevOps Engineer

Location: Bangalore - Indraprastha, 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, we’re 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 India’s 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy cloud-native applications using Java, Golang, or Node.js.

• Build and maintain scalable microservices and RESTful APIs.

• Design and implement cloud solutions on AWS or Azure.

• Develop and maintain Kubernetes-based containerized applications.

• Build, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and other automation tools.

• Write clean, maintainable, and reusable code following OOP principles and software engineering

best practices.

• Develop and execute automated unit tests.

• Collaborate across the SDLC.

• Troubleshoot production issues and support deployments.

• Implement infrastructure automation.

• Ensure security, scalability, and performance.

• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies.

• Mentor junior engineers.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• 5+ years of Software Development and Cloud DevOps experience.

• Strong Java, Golang, or Node.js development.

• Strong OOP knowledge.

• AWS or Azure experience.

• Kubernetes and Docker.

• Jenkins CI/CD.

• Automated unit testing (JUnit, Mockito, GoTest, Jest, etc.).

• Git, REST APIs, microservices, Linux/Unix.

• Strong debugging and troubleshooting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.

• GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.

• Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.

• Docker, Helm.

• DevSecOps practices.

• Agile/Scrum.

• Kafka, RabbitMQ, or ActiveMQ.

• Cloud-native architecture and distributed systems.

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll 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.