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And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.\nService line - Position Title: TechOps_CloudOps_Azure_DevOps_Senior\nAt EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.\nWe’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.\nJoin EY and help to build a better working world.\nAbout Global Delivery Services\nGlobal Delivery Services refers to EY's worldwide network of service delivery centers. The GDS team plays an important role in EY’s strategy by ensuring effective support to EY’s growth agenda.\nOur journey started in 2002 with approximately 200 people. Today we stand at 80,000+ professionals in ten locations around the world. We operate in Argentina, China, Hungary, India, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom.\nClient service is focused on providing Consulting, Assurance, Tax, Strategy & Transactions, and Knowledge support to our clients around the world. The teams enable account teams worldwide to provide seamless, high-quality, value-added support, helping deliver exceptional client service.\nEnablement Services provides cost-effective, high-skilled, and innovative services to support EY’s global and local enablement teams. Markets, BMC, AWS, Finance and Accounting, Risk Management, Procurement, People Shared Services, IT Service Delivery and IT Global Infrastructure services, are among the services offered by Enablement Services.\nOur innovation specialists serve the GDS Client Service and Enablement Services teams, along with Service Lines, Core Business Services and Sectors. The team brings the desired environment, technologies and skilled teams together for facilitation, rapid prototyping and innovative thinking. The competencies offered include analytics, digital, user experience, mobile technology, infrastructure, Microsoft technologies and open innovation.\nThe opportunity\nWe are looking for a skilled Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in the Azure cloud platform and experience applying AI to CloudOps. This role is responsible for end-to-end infrastructure and deployment automation, CI/CD engineering, reliability, and incident resolution, while using generative AI and AIOps capabilities to improve observability, triage, root cause analysis, runbook automation, and operational efficiency. The role will lead escalations, design secure and governed AI-enabled operations solutions, and collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, security, data, and AI teams to deliver highly available services.\nYour key responsibilities\nResponsible for decision-making, optimizing processes, resource management, and overseeing team management as needed for task execution.\nAccountable for allocating personnel, supervising team members, assigning tasks, ensuring that the team has the necessary tools and support to succeed in their roles and optimizing and evaluating their performance to meet organizational goals.\n Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)\nDesign, deploy, and manage scalable AKS clusters for mission-critical workloads.\nImplement secure cluster networking, workload identities, and governance policies.\nOptimize AKS performance, reliability, and cost as part of the platform architecture.\nIntegrate AKS with CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and monitoring solutions.\nARM Templates & Bicep\nDevelop reusable ARM/Bicep infrastructure-as-code templates for automated deployments.\nStandardize resource deployments through parameterized and modular Bicep templates.\nMigrate legacy ARM templates to Bicep for improved maintainability.\nEnsure consistency, compliance, and repeatability across environments using IaC best practices.\nAzure DevOps\nArchitect and implement end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for applications and infrastructure.\nLead DevOps automation initiatives across build, release, testing, and deployment workflows.\nImplement secure DevOps practices, including secrets management and pipeline governance.\nManage Azure Repos, Boards, Pipelines, Artifacts, and environment configurations.\n Landing Zone Architecture\nDesign and implement Azure Landing Zones aligned with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF).\nDefine foundational architecture for identity, networking, governance, policies, and management groups.\nBuild scalable enterprise-ready landing zones for multi-subscription and multi-environment setups.\nImplement guardrails such as Azure Policies, RBAC structures, and blueprint-style templates.\nTerraform & Terraform Cloud\nDevelop and manage Terraform modules for consistent provisioning across environments.\nImplement Terraform Cloud/Enterprise for remote state management and secure pipelines.\nAutomate Azure infrastructure deployments using version-controlled IaC.\nEnforce policies, workspaces, and governance using Terraform Cloud capabilities.\n AI-enabled CloudOps & Agentic Automation\nDesign and implement AI-assisted operational workflows for alert enrichment, incident triage, event correlation, root cause analysis, knowledge retrieval, and runbook execution.\nBuild and operate secure cloud operations agents using Microsoft Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Foundry Agent Service, Azure AI Search, and orchestration frameworks such as Microsoft Agent Framework or Semantic Kernel.\nDevelop retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions grounded in approved runbooks, knowledge articles, telemetry, and configuration data; apply vector, hybrid, and semantic search patterns.\nIntegrate agents securely with operational tools and APIs using function calling and Model Context Protocol (MCP), with approval gates for production actions.\nEngineer production controls for identity, private networking, secrets, prompt-injection defence, data protection, content safety, auditability, evaluation, and responsible AI.\nMonitor AI services and agents for availability, latency, quality, token usage, model drift, cost, and operational risk using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, OpenTelemetry, and enterprise observability platforms.\nDocumentation & Best Practices\nCreate detailed architectural documents, design specs, deployment guides, and runbooks.\nMaintain IaC repositories with clear documentation, versioning, and conventions.\nConduct knowledge transfer sessions, workshops, and technical enablement for teams.\nProvide guidance on DevOps, cloud governance, scalability, cost optimization, and security best practices.\nSkills and attributes for success\nHands-on experience with CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines,\nExpertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform; good understanding of ARM Templates/ Biceps.\nFamiliarity with scripting languages such as Bash and Python.\nDeep understanding of Azure services(VMs, Blob Storage, AKS, AAD).\nContainer orchestration and management using Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker.\nExperience with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible.\nStrong understanding of cloud security best practices, IAM policies, and compliance standards.\nExperience with ITSM tools like ServiceNow for incident and change management.\nPractical understanding of generative AI, large language models, prompt engineering, embeddings, vector databases, vector search, RAG, agentic workflows, tool/function calling, and MCP in an enterprise operations context.\nHands-on Python experience for API integration, telemetry processing, automation, evaluation, and AI-enabled operational tooling.\nAbility to design human-in-the-loop automation with least-privilege access, measurable quality thresholds, rollback controls, audit trails, and safe failure handling for production environments.\nStrong documentation and communication skills.\nTo qualify for the role, you must have\n5 - 8 years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure operations, and automation.\nHands-on expertise in Building and deploying Azure cloud environments for high availability systems.\nProficiency in Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD tooling, and automation scripting.\nDemonstrated experience delivering at least one AI-enabled CloudOps, DevOps, SRE, observability, service-management, or knowledge-assistant use case from design through production support.\nExperience in a 24x7 rotational support model.\nRelevant certifications in Azure (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, DevOps Engineer Expert).\nTechnologies and Tools\nMust have\nCloud Platforms: Azure\nCI/CD & Deployment: Azure DevOps Pipelines\nInfrastructure as Code: Terraform\nContainerization: Kubernetes (AKS), Docker, Helm\nLogging & Monitoring: Azure Monitor\nConfiguration & Automation: Ansible, Bash\nAI-enabled CloudOps: Microsoft Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Foundry Agent Service, Azure AI Search, vector databases, RAG, prompt engineering, tool/function calling, and responsible AI controls\nProgramming & Integration: Python, REST APIs, JSON, SDK-based integrations, managed identities, and secure secrets handling\nAI Observability & AIOps: Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, OpenTelemetry, anomaly detection, event correlation, and AI-assisted incident response\nIncident & ITSM: ServiceNow or equivalent\nCertification: Azure relevant certifications\nGood to have\nCloud Infrastructure: CloudFormation, ARM Templates\nCI/CD & Deployment: GitHub Actions,\nSecurity: IAM Policies, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Security Hub\nNetworking: VPC, Subnets, Load Balancers, Security Groups (AWS/Azure)\nScripting: Python/Bash\nObservability: OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Splunk\nAgent Frameworks & Standards: Microsoft Agent Framework or Semantic Kernel, Model Context Protocol (MCP), multi-agent orchestration, and agent evaluation\nAI Operations Ecosystem: GitHub Copilot, ServiceNow AI capabilities, Datadog AI features, Splunk AI capabilities, or equivalent enterprise AIOps tooling\nCompliance: Azure Security Center, Azure CAF\nWhat we offer you\nAt EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.\nAre you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.\nTo help create an equitable and inclusive experience during the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible about any disability-related adjustments or accommodations you may need.\nOur Commitment: As a commitment, we persistently endeavour to embody our values, fulfil our purpose, and champion inclusiveness. Our dedication is to cultivate EY into an environment where diverse perspectives are celebrated, creating a supportive atmosphere for individuals to authentically be themselves and contribute their utmost.\nProfessional Development: From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe in continuous learning. 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