Manager - CTO - Engineering Enablement

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   & Education al   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 .

- E xposure 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.

Education al   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.