DevOps Engineer (PPS-08)

About This Job

The Directorate General of Industries, Prices, Weights and Measures, Punjab, part of the Industries, Commerce and Investment Department, is hiring technical staff for its ADP scheme titled Establishment of Industrial Planning and Analysis Cell (IPAC). The cell is meant to strengthen data-driven industrial planning in the province, and its IT team will run the infrastructure behind it from Lahore. Both openings are project positions on contract, advertised through the Punjab Job Portal, and the work will be based at the Directorate General's offices in Lahore. This listing is for one DevOps Engineer on project scale PPS-08, with a monthly salary of Rs. 250,000 to 300,000 on contract. The engineer will design and maintain CI/CD pipelines, manage data centre infrastructure and container orchestration platforms, set up monitoring, alerting and logging with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog and CloudWatch, look after Linux and Windows servers, networks and firewalls, and make sure the systems have proper high availability and disaster recovery.

Applicants need sixteen years of education in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or a relevant degree, and at least five years of relevant experience. The advertisement asks for strong knowledge of database development and cybersecurity, along with awareness of advanced security issues. The Punjab Job Portal listing sets the age range at 25 to 70 years and states that a Punjab domicile is required. Both men and women can apply. Candidates who have hands-on experience automating build, test and deployment workflows with development teams, and enforcing security and compliance policies in DevOps processes, will be well placed for this role.

Applications are accepted only through the Punjab Job Portal at jobs.punjab.gov.pk, where the full job description, salary package and eligibility criteria are published. The portal listing was posted on 12 October 2026 and the last date to apply is 27 October 2026. No application fee is mentioned. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for a test or interview, and no TA/DA will be paid for attending. Recruitment will be carried out under the Punjab government's applicable laws, rules and policies. Interested candidates should create or update their Punjab Job Portal profile, attach accurate education and experience details, and submit the application before the 27 October deadline. Candidates should treat the job description and salary range shown on the portal listing as the reference for this hiring round, so read the full listing carefully before applying. For queries, the Directorate General of Industries, Punjab can be reached on 042-99211532.

Job Information

Commission / Board

Directorate General of Industries, Prices, Weights and Measures, Punjab

Place of posting

Lahore

City

Lahore

Postal Code

54000

Domicile

Punjab

Age (Male)

25–70 years

Age (Female)

25–70 years

Salary / BPS

PPS-08; Rs. 250,000 - 300,000 per month

Advt. No.

IPL-9178

Advt. date

12 October 2026

Last date

27 October 2026

Qualification Required

• Qualification: 16 years of education in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software engineer and relevant degree. Must have strong knowledge of data base development, cybersecurity and be aware of advanced security issues.
• Experience: At least 5 years of relevant experience.

Posts Breakdown

Test / Selection Process

Test / Interview

Important Dates

1. Advertisement Published12 October 2026
2. Last Date to Apply27 October 2026

How to Apply

1. Visit the Punjab Job Portal at https://jobs.punjab.gov.pk and open the DevOps Engineer (PPS-08) listing.
2. Register or log in to your Punjab Job Portal account.
3. Complete the online application form with your personal, educational and professional experience details.
4. Submit the application online on the Punjab Job Portal on or before 27 October 2026.

Additional Details

Project Name

Establishment of Industrial Planning & Analysis Cell (IPAC) at Directorate General of Industries, Prices, Weights & Measures, Punjab (ADP scheme)

Contact Phone

042-99211532

Job Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application deployment; manage and optimize infrastructure in the Data Center; configure, monitor, and maintain container orchestration platforms; ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and failover strategies; implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging systems (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, CloudWatch); manage Linux/Windows servers, networking, and firewalls; collaborate with development teams to automate build, test, and deployment processes; enforce security best practices and compliance policies in DevOps processes.

Terms And Conditions

1. Applications need to apply through the Punjab Job Portal. 2. Information about job description, duration of assignment, salary packages and eligibility criteria are available on the job portal. 3. Recruitment shall be made as per Government's applicable laws, Rules and policies. 5. Only short-listed candidates will be called for a test/interview. No TA/DA will be admissible.

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DevOps Engineer: 1 post, PPS-8. 16 years of education in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software engineer and relevant degree with having at least 5 years of relevant experience. Must have strong knowledge of data base development, cybersecurity and be aware of advanced security issues.

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