The National e-Governance Division (NeGD), an independent business division of the Digital India Corporation under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, is conducting recruitment for the post of Platform Engineering Head / Architect. There is one vacancy on offer. The role is a senior contract position based in New Delhi, where the appointee will guide platform architecture for e-governance projects under the Digital India Programme.
NeGD Platform Engineering Head Recruitment 2026
Posted 09 Oct 2026Updated 09 Oct 2026N-22012/7/2023-NeGD
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19 Oct
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Last date 19 Oct 2026 · 1 day left
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About NeGD Platform Engineering Head Recruitment 2026
Job Overview
- Organization
- National e-Governance Division
- Advertisement No.
- N-22012/7/2023-NeGD
- Post Name
- Platform Engineering Head / Architect
- Job Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Who Can Apply
- Candidates from anywhere in India
- Job Type
- Contract
- Age Limit
- Up to 55 years
- Gender
- All
- Nationality
- Indian
- Experience
- 12+ years in software engineering, platform engineering, or DevSecOps, with minimum 4 years in a Lead Architect or Head of Platform role owning a production platform end-to-end; minimum 2 years of hands-on experience with an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) such as Backstage covering plugin architecture, software catalogue, scaffolder templates and SSO integration; demonstrated experience architecting and operating cloud-native platforms at scale serving 500+ developers across multiple business units or tenants; demonstrated experience with GitLab, GitHub Enterprise or Bitbucket as the CI/CD backbone and with OpenProject, Jira or Azure DevOps Boards.
- Credentials Required
- At least one of AWS Solutions Architect Professional, AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, or CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator)
- Tenure
- Initially for a period of 3 years, further extendable as per the requirement of the project
- Notice Period
- One month notice, or one month's salary in lieu of the notice period
Vacancy Breakdown
Platform Engineering Head / Architect
1
| Post Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Platform Engineering Head / Architect | 1 |
Eligibility Details
Platform Engineering Head / Architect - Qualification and Experience
B.Tech./B.E. in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related engineering discipline (Must have; full-time regular course). M.Tech. / M.S. in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Software Engineering desirable. Certifications (at least one required at deployment, Must have): AWS Solutions Architect Professional, AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, or CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator). Certifications (Desirable): CKAD, CKS, HashiCorp Terraform Associate, Certified Backstage Associate (if available), TOGAF 9, SAFe Architect, ITIL 4 Foundation. Experience: 12+ years in software engineering, platform engineering, or DevSecOps, with minimum 4 years in a Lead Architect or Head of Platform role owning a production platform end-to-end. Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience with an Internal Developer Platform (IDP), Backstage or equivalent, covering plugin architecture, software catalogue, scaffolder templates, and SSO integration. Demonstrated experience architecting and operating cloud-native platforms at scale, serving 500+ developers across multiple business units or tenants. Demonstrated experience with source-code and DevSecOps platforms (GitLab, GitHub Enterprise, Bitbucket) as the CI/CD backbone, and with an OSS or licensed project management tool (OpenProject, Jira, Azure DevOps Boards). Prior experience delivering platform engineering initiatives for government, PSU, BFSI, or regulated enterprise programmes preferred. Prior experience owning migration of a large SDLC / ALM estate to a new platform desirable.
| Post | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Platform Engineering Head / Architect - Qualification and Experience | B.Tech./B.E. in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related engineering discipline (Must have; full-time regular course). M.Tech. / M.S. in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Software Engineering desirable. Certifications (at least one required at deployment, Must have): AWS Solutions Architect Professional, AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, or CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator). Certifications (Desirable): CKAD, CKS, HashiCorp Terraform Associate, Certified Backstage Associate (if available), TOGAF 9, SAFe Architect, ITIL 4 Foundation. Experience: 12+ years in software engineering, platform engineering, or DevSecOps, with minimum 4 years in a Lead Architect or Head of Platform role owning a production platform end-to-end. Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience with an Internal Developer Platform (IDP), Backstage or equivalent, covering plugin architecture, software catalogue, scaffolder templates, and SSO integration. Demonstrated experience architecting and operating cloud-native platforms at scale, serving 500+ developers across multiple business units or tenants. Demonstrated experience with source-code and DevSecOps platforms (GitLab, GitHub Enterprise, Bitbucket) as the CI/CD backbone, and with an OSS or licensed project management tool (OpenProject, Jira, Azure DevOps Boards). Prior experience delivering platform engineering initiatives for government, PSU, BFSI, or regulated enterprise programmes preferred. Prior experience owning migration of a large SDLC / ALM estate to a new platform desirable. |
Age Limit
Maximum 55 years on the closing date of receipt of application
Selection Process
- 1Screening of Applications
Screening based on qualifications, age and relevant experience; NeGD may fix a higher threshold of qualifications and experience to limit the number of candidates called for interview.
- 2Interview
Only shortlisted candidates are invited for interview.
How to Apply
- 1Visit the online application portal at ora.digitalindiacorporation.in
- 2Read the detailed notification and instructions before filling the form
- 3Complete the online application form with personal, educational and professional details
- 4Upload the required documents, certificates and credentials
- 5Submit the application online on or before 19.10.2026
- 6Keep a printout or digital copy of the submitted application for future reference
Important Details
- Candidates already in regular or contractual employment under Central or State Government, Public Sector Undertakings or Autonomous Bodies must apply through proper channel or attach a No Objection Certificate from the employer with the application, or produce the No Objection Certificate at the time of interview.
- The positions are purely temporary in nature for the project of NeGD/DIC and appointees shall not derive any right or claim for permanent appointment at NeGD/DIC or on any vacancies existing or advertised in future.
- The place of posting shall be in New Delhi but transferable to project locations of NeGD as per existing policy of NeGD/DIC.
- The designation of selected candidates shall be mapped as per the existing designation policy of NeGD.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end reference architecture of the platform across the developer portal (IDP), source-code and CI/CD layer, project management layer, and observability, operations and security layer
- Define and publish the platform's guiding principles, including federated custody with central governance, end-to-end traceability by default, policy enforcement as code, open-source preferred, and AI-integrated delivery with human-in-the-loop guardrails
- Approve HLD/LLD, integration designs, IaC governance standards, GitOps workflows, Kubernetes reference designs, active-passive DR architecture and network topology
- Own the developer portal roadmap covering software catalogue, golden path scaffolder, TechDocs, plugin strategy, SSO/MFA, superadmin and admin consoles, self-registration and integration with enterprise tools
- Act as the single point of technical authority for the implementation agency and chair architecture review boards and technical acceptance sessions
- Approve the migration strategy from legacy platforms covering repositories, work packages, users, CI/CD pipelines, audit logs, wiki content and attachments with zero data loss and full auditability
- Evaluate and approve AI capabilities across developer productivity, delivery intelligence, security intelligence and operations with governance, audit logging and human-in-the-loop controls
- Own the exit and handover framework, including data and configuration handover and secure deletion by the agency
Technical Competencies
- Internal Developer Platform: Backstage architecture, plugin strategy and development, catalogue model, scaffolder templates, TechDocs, permission framework
- DevSecOps platform: GitLab (or equivalent) architecture, runners, CI/CD pipelines, SAST/DAST, container registry, releases, supply-chain security
- Project management layer: OpenProject, Jira or equivalent, work-package-to-commit traceability, Agile boards, release and version planning
- Cloud and infrastructure architecture: AWS (EKS, IAM, ALB, Route 53, Secrets Manager, KMS, S3, CloudWatch) or equivalent hyperscaler; NIC / MeghRaj familiarity desirable
- Container and orchestration: Kubernetes (production-grade), Docker, Helm, service mesh basics
- IaC and GitOps: Terraform / OpenTofu, Ansible, Argo CD or Flux
- Identity and access: SSO, OIDC, SAML, LDAP, MFA design; Keycloak, Auth0, AWS IAM Identity Center, Microsoft Entra ID
- Programming and runtime: Node.js, TypeScript, React, Express, PostgreSQL, YAML
- Observability and SRE: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, OpenTelemetry, Jaeger / Tempo, SLI/SLO methodology, RTO/RPO planning
- Security and compliance: OWASP Top 10, NIST CSF, Zero Trust Architecture, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, CIS controls, CERT-In guidelines, DPDP Act 2023
- AI/ML understanding: LLMs, RAG architectures, MLOps and AI-assisted developer tooling
Contact
Email: [email protected]
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