About M&G India
We are M&G India, the strategic innovation and digital hub for M&G. Established in 2003, we have offices in Mumbai and Pune.
Our teams work closely with colleagues across the Group worldwide to drive transformation, build digital capability, and support sustainable growth. By leveraging technology, AI, automation, and process excellence, we bring new ways of thinking to improve outcomes for both customers and colleagues.
Grounded in a vibrant culture with strong foundations, we are central to how M&G is transforming as a business.
About M&G
Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.
Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.
Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.
Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
Design, architect, and deliver complex Azure infrastructure and platform solutions ensuring security, compliance, and governance best practices are consistently applied.
Champion automation-first approaches through Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep) and CI/CD pipelines.
Drive adoption of modern DevOps and GitOps practices, enabling seamless deployments and platform consistency across environments.
Collaborate with application, security, and operations teams to ensure end-to-end solution delivery.
Establish and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines for build, release, and infrastructure deployments.
Define and implement cloud governance, cost optimization, RBAC policies, and compliance controls at enterprise scale.
Oversee Kubernetes / ARO platforms, containers, registries, and related services to enable modern application hosting.
Guide teams in the use of Agile frameworks (Scrum/Kanban) and tools such as Jira/Confluence.
Support development teams with scripting, APIs, and automation to accelerate delivery.
Promote knowledge sharing, provide mentorship, and drive cloud community of practice within M&G.
Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Educational Qualification :
Knowledge & Skills:
Required
Strong leadership in Azure IaaS and PaaS (VMs, Networking, Storage, SQL DB, App Services, Monitoring).
Expertise in CI/CD with Azure DevOps and pipeline automation.
Hands-on with Terraform, ARM templates, Ansible and PowerShell scripting.
Experience with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes, ARO, Helm).
Proven ability to design and enforce Azure governance & RBAC models.
Working knowledge of network security concepts (Firewalls, NSGs, Palo Alto preferred).
Strong communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to work independently in Agile/DevOps environments and resolve complex problems.
Desired
Experience in Linux/Windows OS administration.
Proficiency with Bash or advanced PowerShell scripting for automation.
Experience in hybrid and multi-cloud integration.
Knowledge of enterprise platforms (Apigee, OpenShift, JFrog Artifactory).
Programming experience in Python or JavaScript.
Hands-on with application monitoring and APM suites.
Exposure to Power Platform and Power BI.
Familiarity with FinOps practices for cloud cost governance.
Leverage AI tools wherever appropriate to improve productivity
Proficient in monitoring tools such as SonarQube and ELK/Kibana.
Experience:
Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience as a cloud engineer who can showcase working independently and along with the team.
Educational Qualification:
Graduate/Masters in any discipline
Cloud certifications would be an added advantage
We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G Global Services, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.
Skills Required
- Strong leadership in Azure IaaS and PaaS (VMs, Networking, Storage, SQL DB, App Services, Monitoring)
- Expertise in CI/CD with Azure DevOps and pipeline automation
- Hands-on with Terraform and ARM templates
- Experience with Ansible and PowerShell scripting
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes, ARO, Helm)
- Proven ability to design and enforce Azure governance and RBAC models
- Working knowledge of network security concepts (Firewalls, NSGs)
- Strong communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to work independently in Agile/DevOps environments and resolve complex problems
- Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience as a cloud engineer
- Graduate or Masters degree in any discipline
- Experience in Linux/Windows OS administration
- Proficiency with Bash or advanced PowerShell scripting
- Experience in hybrid and multi-cloud integration
- Knowledge of enterprise platforms (Apigee, OpenShift, JFrog Artifactory)
- Programming experience in Python or JavaScript
- Hands-on with application monitoring and APM suites
- Exposure to Power Platform and Power BI
- Familiarity with FinOps practices for cloud cost governance
- Leverage AI tools to improve productivity
- Proficient in monitoring tools such as SonarQube and ELK/Kibana
- Cloud certifications would be an added advantage
M&G Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about M&G and has not been reviewed or approved by M&G.
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Retirement Support — Pension support in the UK is presented as notably generous versus typical market norms and is positioned as a core part of total reward. Formal materials also highlight share plans and financial‑wellbeing tools alongside pension value.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Annual leave in the UK is described as substantially above statutory norms with the option to purchase additional days. Additional flexibility is referenced through policies such as “Time Off When You Need It.”
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Parental & Family Support — Parental policies (e.g., “Inspiring Families”) are characterized as extensive, including long fully paid leave and phased return‑to‑work support. External recognition is cited as reinforcing family support as a distinctive element of the package.
M&G Insights
What We Do
M&G plc is a leading international savings and investments business, managing money for around 4.6 million individual clients and more than 900 institutional clients in 38 offices worldwide. As at 31 December 2023, we had £343.5 billion of assets under management and administration. Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, M&G plc has a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. Our three distinct operating segments, Asset Management, Life and Wealth, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.
