AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.
Job Title: R&D Principal Technologist
Location: Bangalore
Employment Type: Regular, full-time, hybrid work arrangement
The job
R&D Principal Technologist is a senior technology leader responsible for driving DevOps, cloud, platform engineering, and reliability strategies across the organization. The role requires 10+ years of experience in software engineering, cloud infrastructure, SRE, or related areas, with expertise in CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, Kubernetes, cloud-native architectures, DevSecOps, observability, and automation. The individual will architect scalable, secure, and resilient solutions across Azure, AWS, and hybrid environments while leading cross-functional teams, mentoring engineers, and influencing technical strategy. Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills are essential to deliver platform modernization, engineering excellence, and measurable business outcomes.
Key responsibilities
Lead the strategic evolution of CONNECT DevOps platform capabilities, partnering with engineering, product management, architecture, and business stakeholders to accelerate delivery of critical programs and enterprise initiatives.
Define and drive the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for cloud-native DevOps platforms, ensuring scalability, reliability, security, and operational excellence across the organization.
Champion Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and Platform Engineering practices to proactively improve system availability, performance, resilience, and operational efficiency.
Provide technical leadership and architectural governance across software delivery, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, deployment models, observability, and cloud operations.
Drive the design and implementation of highly scalable, secure, and compliant CI/CD ecosystems that enable continuous delivery and accelerate product release velocity.
Drive observability strategies through enterprise monitoring, distributed tracing, telemetry, logging, and AIOps solutions to enhance operational intelligence and predictive incident management.
Lead the development of advanced automation, self-healing, auto-remediation, and intelligent operational tooling to minimize downtime, improve service reliability, and reduce manual intervention.
Establish governance and best practices for Infrastructure-as-Code, configuration management, cloud resource optimization, and deployment automation across enterprise-scale environments.
Influence organizational DevOps maturity by defining metrics, KPIs, and engineering excellence initiatives focused on reliability, deployment efficiency, platform adoption, and operational effectiveness.
Serve as the technical authority and trusted advisor for DevOps architecture, cloud infrastructure, platform modernization, and software delivery transformation initiatives across CONNECT.
Essential requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), with experience leading enterprise-scale initiatives.
Proven track record in defining and driving DevOps strategy, cloud adoption, platform modernization, and engineering excellence across multiple teams.
Expert understanding of CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), cloud-native architectures, containers, Kubernetes, DevSecOps and observability platforms.
Strong software development and automation expertise with proficiency in languages such as Python, PowerShell, C#, Go, or similar technologies.
Demonstrated ability to architect scalable, secure, highly available, and resilient solutions across Azure, AWS, and hybrid-cloud environments.
Strong leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence technical direction across engineering organizations.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex technical concepts to senior leadership, architects, engineers, and business stakeholders.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive strategic technology decisions, and deliver measurable business outcomes.
Desired skills and competencies
Expert knowledge of Azure DevOps, GitHub, Git, CI/CD pipeline design, and software delivery automation.
Deep expertise in Azure and/or AWS cloud platforms, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep, CloudFormation), and cloud governance.
Extensive experience with Kubernetes, container platforms, and modern platform engineering practices.
Strong experience in observability, monitoring, logging, automated remediation, and reliability engineering.
Advanced scripting and automation skills using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or equivalent technologies.
Knowledge of enterprise security, identity management, compliance, and DevSecOps best practices.
Relevant certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, AWS Professional, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) are highly desirable.
Experience in Azure Service Fabric is an added advantage.
R&D at AVEVA
Our global team of 2000+ developers work on an incredibly diverse portfolio of over 75 industrial automation and engineering products, which cover everything from data management to 3D design. AI and cloud are at the centre of our strategy, and we have over 150 patents to our name.
Our track record of innovation is no fluke – it’s the result of a structured and deliberate focus on learning, collaboration and inclusivity. If you want to build applications that solve big problems, join us.
Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/r-and-d-careers/
India Benefits include:
Gratuity, Medical and accidental insurance, very attractive leave entitlement, emergency leave days, childcare support, maternity, paternity and adoption leaves, education assistance program, home office set up support (for hybrid roles), well-being support
It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.
Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/benefits/
Hybrid working
We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.
Hiring process
Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.
Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/hiring-process
About AVEVA
AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.
We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/
Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/
AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.
AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field
- 10+ years experience in Software Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
- Proven track record defining and driving DevOps strategy, cloud adoption, and platform modernization across multiple teams
- Expert understanding of CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, cloud-native architectures, containers, Kubernetes, DevSecOps, and observability platforms
- Strong software development and automation expertise; proficiency in Python, PowerShell, C#, Go, or similar languages
- Ability to architect scalable, secure, highly available solutions across Azure, AWS, and hybrid-cloud environments
- Leadership, mentoring, stakeholder management, and strong communication skills
- Expert knowledge of Azure DevOps, GitHub, Git, CI/CD pipeline design, and software delivery automation
- Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, ARM, Bicep, CloudFormation) and cloud governance
- Extensive experience with Kubernetes, container platforms, observability, monitoring, logging, and automated remediation
- Advanced scripting and automation skills (PowerShell, Python, Bash)
- Knowledge of enterprise security, identity management, compliance, and DevSecOps best practices
- Relevant certifications (Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, AWS Professional, CKA)
- Experience in Azure Service Fabric
AVEVA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AVEVA and has not been reviewed or approved by AVEVA.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away from work is positioned as a meaningful part of the rewards mix, including paid time off that can increase with tenure and additional paid volunteering days. This breadth is reinforced by mentions of public holidays and emergency leave as part of the overall time-off offering.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing support appears broad and multi-channel, combining counseling access, coaching resources, and region-specific digital wellbeing tools. Flexible work hours and a hybrid model are also presented as lifestyle-supporting elements within the broader rewards package.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Recognition is tied to tenure milestones through a formal program that provides rewards and symbolic recognition. Development-linked rewards also appear through learning access, mentorship, and education reimbursement that connects benefits to skill growth.
AVEVA Insights
What We Do
AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software, sparking ingenuity to drive responsible use of the world’s resources. The company’s secure industrial cloud platform and applications enable businesses to harness the power of their information and improve collaboration with customers, suppliers and partners. Over 20,000 enterprises in over 100 countries rely on AVEVA to help them deliver life’s essentials: safe and reliable energy, food, medicines, infrastructure and more. By connecting people with trusted information and AI-enriched insights, AVEVA enables teams to engineer efficiently and optimize operations, driving growth and sustainability. Named as one of the world’s most innovative companies, AVEVA supports customers with open solutions and the expertise of more than 6,400 employees, 5,000 partners and 5,700 certified developers. With operations around the globe, AVEVA is headquartered in Cambridge, UK. Learn more at www.aveva.com
