Cloud DevOps Principal Technologist

About the role

AVEVA is seeking a Cloud DevOps Principal Technologist to lead the design and implementation of modern DevOps practices across its engineering organization in Beijing. The role focuses on building scalable CI/CD pipelines, automating software delivery, and improving engineering productivity.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement and continuously improve the organization’s DevOps strategy, processes and toolchain.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to increase automation, deployment reliability and delivery efficiency.
• Develop and troubleshoot complex pipeline workflows, quickly resolving build, test and deployment issues.
• Integrate DevOps platforms with internal and external systems through APIs, webhooks and automation frameworks.
• Drive automation across the entire software development lifecycle, including source control, build, testing, deployment and release management.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline.
• Hands‑on experience with at least one major DevOps platform such as Azure DevOps or GitLab.
• Strong expertise in CI/CD architecture, pipeline development, automation and troubleshooting.
• Experience integrating systems and development tools using APIs, webhooks and automation technologies.
• Solid understanding of version control, Git workflows, automated testing and Linux environments.

Required skills

• Azure DevOps or GitLab
• CI/CD pipeline design and automation
• APIs and webhooks integration
• Git version control and workflows
• Linux operating systems
• Docker containerization
• Kubernetes orchestration
• Automation and troubleshooting