Technical Lead

Location: Bangalore - Indraprastha, India

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

Position Summary

The DevOPs Engineer - C# is part of Thales IFEC payment squad. This individual is responsible for design, implement, test and deploy SW features. He is contributing to developing, sustaining and supporting payment features. To be successful, the candidate will need to have solid experience within the AGILE/SCRUM software development methodology, object-oriented programming concepts, and full software development life cycles. The candidate should have sufficient technical and leadership skills to be a mentor to entry-level engineers and be able to work collaboratively with his/her team. This individual needs to be accountable for his/her commitment (both technically and behaviorally), be able to cooperate effectively, demonstrate willingness to lead/mentor others, and be adaptive in working with different stakeholders.

Essential Functions / Key Areas of Responsibility

Writing, testing, and documenting code for Software development

Provide technical documentation for system, features, and components

Automated unit test for the developed features

Provide thorough unit testing to ensure a quality product is delivered

Support automated end to end testing

Follow and support agile methodologies and practices by actively participating in all SCRUM ceremonies

Expected to improve, enhance, and support existing operations

Designing, building, installing, configuring and supporting production deployments

Implement and maintain security and data privacy best practices

Create scalable and high-performance web services for data tracking

Test prototypes and oversee handover to operational teams

Provide guidance and training to individuals and other functional groups as needed

Minimum Requirements: Skills, Experience, Education, Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Certifications, Language

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related study

Minimum 5 years of experience

Experience in development with C# (.NET), or similar object-oriented languages

Experience in development with Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)

Experience in development with structured database such as SQL, MySQL, etc

Preferred Qualifications

Extensive experience with TFS, Git, Bitbucket, JIRA, & JAMA tools.

Experience with orchestration and containerization tools such as Kubernetes and Docker

Entity Framework

RedHat A-MQ (or ActiveMQ)

Experince in developing REST APIs

OAuth2, OpenID Connect, Azure AD authentication

Experience in implementing SAAS for solution monitoring is a plus (Datadog…)

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.