Hero MotoCorp—DevSecOps Architect

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Description: Function Emerging Mobility Business Unit Pay Band E4 to M2 Role As a DevSec Ops Architect, you will be a part of the Emerging Mobility Buisness Unit and will report to the Lead - Connected & Digital Engineering. In this role, you will design, secure, and scale the infrastructure underpinning our next-generation automotive ecosystem. You will operate at the intersection of extreme-scale cloud engineering and rigorous security governance. Your primary mission is to build automated, highly resilient deployment and infrastructure strategies capable of securely ingesting massive telemetry streams and managing millions of concurrent connections from connected vehicles. You will collaborate closely with internal engineering teams and external vendors, translating the architectural blueprints defined by the Senior Solutions Architect into secure, automated, and observable cloud environments across IoT, CRM, Mobile, Dealer Management Systems (DMS), and Customer Data platforms. A purpose driven role for you Your key responsibilities will include, but not limited to: 1. Scalable Infrastructure & Kubernetes Architecture: Design, automate, and maintain highly scalable, secure DevSecOps platforms (CI/CD/CT) in multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments using an advanced IaC stack (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible). Architecture and lifecycle management of production-grade Kubernetes (EKS) clusters, leveraging tools like ArgoCD for GitOps-driven deployments. Architect robust, secure, high-throughput network topologies, including complex VPC configurations, multi-region routing, and API Gateways. 2. High-Volume Performance & Load Testing: Architect infrastructure capable of processing high-volume telemetry and real-time data streams with low latency. Design, build, and execute rigorous end-to-end load-testing frameworks (e.g., using Locust, JMeter, or distributed testing tools) to evaluate, benchmark, and scale the platform under extreme traffic spikes. Collaborate deeply with engineering teams to define and measure KPIs for application quality gates, finding innovative ways to accelerate delivery velocity and team productivity. Design deployment strategies (such as Canary or Blue/Green) to achieve true zero-downtime roll-outs during system updates. 3. Cost Optimization & FinOps: Define and execute comprehensive cloud cost optimization techniques across all AWS services and Kubernetes clusters. Implement compute rightsizing strategies, automated scaling policies, Spot Instance integration, and data lifecycle/tiering policies to maximize architectural efficiency and reduce spend. Implement infrastructure tracking tools to map cloud resource expenditures directly to business and platform utilization metrics. 4. Hybrid Security & Observability: Design and build enterprise-level security solutions for hybrid-cloud SaaS products adhering to industry best practices. Identify and deploy cybersecurity measures by performing proactive vulnerability assessments, risk management, and participating deeply in penetration testing and audit cycles. Manage secure access control policies across the ecosystem with deep competence in IAM. Design and build centralized observability, monitoring, and logging systems across lower, UAT, and production environments , utilizing platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and Google Analytics APIs. Establish resilient Incident Management, Release Management, and Change Management workflows. A Day in the life As the DevSecOps Architect for EMBU’s Connected and Digital Products Core Tech Team, you will design, secure, and scale the infrastructure underpinning our next-generation automotive ecosystem. You will operate at the intersection of extreme-scale cloud engineering and rigorous security governance. Your primary mission is to build automated, highly resilient deployment and infrastructure strategies capable of securely ingesting massive telemetry streams and managing millions of concurrent connections from connected vehicles. You will collaborate closely with internal engineering teams and external vendors, translating the architectural blueprints defined by the Senior Solutions Architect into secure, automated, and observable cloud environments across IoT, CRM, Mobile, Dealer Management Systems (DMS), and Customer Data platforms. Academic Qualification & Experience BE / B.Tech / M.Tech in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related engineering field. 7+ years of relevant experience in DevSecOps and infrastructure engineering, with at least 3+ years operating as a formal DevOps Architect designing solutions for large-scale, high-volume distributed systems. Technical Skills/Knowledge 1. API Gateway & WAF Domain Knowledge: Direct, hands-on experience designing and hardening edge traffic topologies using AWS API Gateway, AWS WAF, and reverse proxies under heavy transaction loads. 2. AWS Expertise: Extensive, deep competence using the AWS Cloud native ecosystem and its multi-cloud/hybrid integration points. 3. Kubernetes Mastery: Exceptional hands-on knowledge of containerization, Kubernetes configuration management (Config Connector/Helm), service meshes, and GitOps workflows via ArgoCD. 4. Automation Coding: Strong general programming and scripting experience in Python / Javascript or Bash to write custom automation scripts and infrastructure tooling. 5. Load Testing & FinOps Tools: Proven experience with performance simulation tools and cloud financial/utilization analysis. 6. Certifications: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional or AWS Certified Solutions Architect –Professional is highly preferred. Behavioural Skills Strategic Thinker: Ability to translate technical architectural details into bigger-picture business implications that drive mobility forward. Innovate for Growth: A technology evangelist who is always looking to optimize performance, reduce operational friction and stay abreast of cutting-edge technology trends. Lead & Adapt to Change: Thrives in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment, driving operational efficiencies that map to evolving platform needs. What will it be like to work for Hero As the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for the last 22 years, Hero is where you will get to work with the brightest innovators, passionate about being the best in what they do. You will become a part of India’s proudest legacy, a brand that is celebrated by 110 million Indians and is now taking over the world with its manufacturing superpower. If you are someone who dreams big and goes after their dreams with absolute conviction, Hero is your place to be. At Hero, we are building a cutting-edge future of mobility, pushing frontiers of innovation and aiming for the very best. Choose to be with the best, choose to be your best. About Hero Headquartered in New Delhi (India), Hero MotoCorp is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for 22 consecutive years. We are at the forefront of developing modern, technologically superior and eco-friendly mobility solutions for its millions of customers around the world. Hero MotoCorp has rapidly transformed into a true multinational organization with a presence in 47 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. We have achieved the coveted milestone of 110 million cumulative production and sales since inception. Aligned with its Vision “Be the Future of Mobility”, Hero MotoCorp plans to achieve its next 100 million sales by 2030. We have a globally benchmarked manufacturing and Research & Development (R&D) ecosystem that is spread across global geographies. Its R&D facilities are located in India and Germany - the Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) at Jaipur, India, and the Tech Centre Germany (TCG), near Munich. Hero MotoCorp’s eight ‘green’ manufacturing facilities are spread across India (6), Colombia (1) and Bangladesh (1). Hero MotoCorp is the pre-eminent leader in the Indian two-wheeler market. It is the only motorcycle manufacturing company listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Index. In 2022, Hero MotoCorp launched a separate brand for emerging mobility solutions, including Electric Vehicles (EV) - VIDA, Powered by Hero. VIDA has commenced sales of VIDA V1 – its first EV – in India and plans to launch the product in global markets. We are one of the largest global corporate promoters of multiple sporting disciplines. Hero is globally associated with golf, football, field hockey, cricket and motorsports. Hero MotoSports Team Rally is one of India’s flag-bearers in global rally racing. The iconic golfer Tiger Woods is Hero MotoCorp’s Global Corporate Partner. Read more about us. Be with the best. Be your best. Catch-up on all our latest openings. Recruitment assessments – We at Hero are equal opportunity employer and committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applications equally. Some of our roles use assessments to help us understand how suitable you are for the role you've applied to. If you are invited to take an assessment, this is great news. It means your application has progressed to an important stage of our recruitment process.