AWS & Tooling Platform Lead

WPP
Chennai
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Team collaboration","Problem-solving"]

Lead the Cloud Automation Engineering function, guiding a team of engineers to design, build, and implement automation solutions across our cloud estates. Drive infrastructure as code, security best practices, and DevOps toolchains to improve operational efficiency, reduce incidents, and deliver reusable automation modules for internal teams and external customers in a hybrid, enterprise environment.

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WPP
WPP
2 months ago

AWS & Tooling Platform Lead

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Job Summary

Lead the Cloud Automation Engineering function, guiding a team of engineers to design, build, and implement automation solutions across our cloud estates. Drive infrastructure as code, security best practices, and DevOps toolchains to improve operational efficiency, reduce incidents, and deliver reusable automation modules for internal teams and external customers in a hybrid, enterprise environment.
Location: Chennai
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Identify opportunities for improvement and automation of operations
  • •Design, build, test and implement use cases to drive automation adoption and improve operational efficiency
  • •Work closely with the IT Operations team to develop automated incident detection and response mechanisms. Implement proactive monitoring and alerting systems to quickly respond to and resolve critical issues, minimizing downtime and service disruptions
  • •Responsible for driving CSI initiatives to improve operations (processes/tools) working with various stakeholders
  • •Responsible for providing feedback at various levels of seniority, including reporting on service level improvement and cost savings through automation practice

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
  • •Proven experience in cloud computing platforms (at least two AWS, Azure, GCP) and associated services
  • •Deep understanding of infrastructure as code, CI/CD systems, and DevOps toolchains
  • •Proven experience in the use of Terraform for delivering cloud computing infrastructure or other platforms
  • •Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and familiarity with orchestration platforms like Kubernetes
Experience:Cloud computingDevOpsAutomationInfrastructure as code
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationTeam collaborationProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AWSAzureGCPTerraformDockerKubernetesPythonGoCI/CD

Company Brief

WPP
Global marketing and communications services group offering advertising, media investment management, branding, public relations, and digital services to multinational clients across industries.
Industry: Advertising Media Groups
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1971
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