WoW - DevOps Engineer, AVP

Closing date for applications: 21/09/2026

Location Gurugram, India

Job typePermanent | Contract typeFull Time

Join our digital revolution in NatWest Digital X

In everything we do, we work to one aim. To make digital experiences which are effortless and secure.

So we organise ourselves around three principles: engineer, protect, and operate. We engineer simple solutions, we protect our customers, and we operate smarter.

Job description

This role is based in India and as such all normal working days must be carried out in India.

Join us as a DevOps Engineer

• This is an opportunity for a driven individual to take on an exciting new career challenge
• You’ll focus on enhancing the integration of development and platform activities to improve deployment and system reliability
• It’s a chance to have a tangible effect on our function, put your existing skills to the test and advance your career
• WEe're offering this role at associate vice president level

What you'll do

As a DevOps Engineer, you’ll be responsible for designing and implementing solutions, driving automation, and optimising performance across the software development lifecycle. You’ll be securing buy-in to DevOps methodologies from the Product Owner, Platform Lead, and other key business stakeholders, driving commitment to an alternative way of working.

We’ll look to you to build and leverage internal and external relationships to make sure that decisions made are commercially focused and create long-term value for the bank. You’ll also be collaborating in the development of the DevOps strategy and roadmap aligned with business goals.

In addition, you’ll be:

• Designing and overseeing the architecture of systems and applications with a focus on scalability and reliability
• Analysing system performance and optimising infrastructure to improve efficiency and reduce costs
• Driving innovation by evaluating and integrating new technologies that enhance the DevOps ecosystem
• Leading the automation of advanced workflows, creating reusable modules and templates
• Making sure that practices align with compliance requirements and industry standards
• Communicating effectively with stakeholders to understand requirements and provide technical guidance

The skills you'll need

To take on this role, you’ll need knowledge of the core principles and benefits of DevOps, paired with experience with common DevOps tools, source code management, deployment, and configuration tooling.

You’ll also need:

• Experience in scripting and working within a governed and regulated change framework
• Knowledge and experience of Agile ways of working
• Experience of deploying business critical systems to production on a daily continuous basis
• Knowledge of portfolio management theories, models, and practices, within an Agile or DevOps environment
• Strong experience with AWS, including cloud-native architecture and platform design
• Expertise in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for provisioning, managing, and automating cloud infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD, deployment automation, and DevOps practices across production environments
• Strong knowledge of container technologies including Docker, Kubernetes
• Proficiency in Python and Shell scripting to enable automation, platform operations, and continuous improvement
• Experience with monitoring, observability, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), networking, governance, and DevSecOps principles within enterprise cloud environments

Welcome to our Gurugram hub

Spanning 437,000 sq. ft., our campus in Gurugram features two state-of-the-art towers – 1A and 2A at the Candor TechSpace in Sector 21.

Key facts:

• Surrounded by 28 acres
• Space for 4,100 colleagues
• Opened in 2010

Our tech stack

Here’s just some of the technologies we use.

Front end

• JavaScript
• ReactJS
• AngularJS

Back end

• Python
• Java
• Microsoft Dynamics

DevOps

• AWS
• GitLab
• Google Cloud Platform

Data

• Kafka
• Hadoop
• PostgreSQL
• Snowflake