DevOps Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead and oversee DevOps engineers who support various application and platform teams.

• Establish and execute enterprise DevOps standards, best practices, and governance frameworks.

• Design and sustain CI/CD pipelines utilizing Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or equivalent platforms.

• Architect and automate cloud infrastructure deployments across Azure and AWS environments.

• Create Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform, ARM Templates, CloudFormation, and related technologies.

• Spearhead Kubernetes strategy, deployment, scaling, and operational management for containerized applications.

• Collaborate with development, architecture, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure secure and efficient software delivery.

• Promote monitoring, observability, incident management, and platform reliability initiatives.

• Establish deployment, release management, rollback, and disaster recovery processes.

• Conduct root cause analysis and lead efforts to remediate production incidents.

• Mentor and guide DevOps engineers and junior team members.

• Ensure adherence to security, audit, and regulatory standards.

• Manage sprint planning, technical roadmaps, backlog prioritization, and resource allocation.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

• Over 10 years of overall IT experience.

• More than 7 years of hands-on experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering.

• At least 3 years of experience leading DevOps teams or enterprise platform engineering projects.

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

• Advanced knowledge of Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and GitLab CI/CD.

• Extensive expertise in Terraform, CloudFormation, and ARM Templates.

• Solid experience with Docker and Kubernetes (AKS/EKS).

• Proficiency in PowerShell, Python, and Bash.

• Strong understanding of Linux Administration, Networking, Security Controls, and Cloud Governance.

• Preferred: Azure Solutions Architect Certification, AWS Solutions Architect Certification, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Terraform Certification.

• Preferred: Experience in enterprise consulting, professional services, or managed services environments.

• Preferred: Experience supporting regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, or professional services.

• Preferred: Familiarity with AI-enabled DevOps, AIOps, and Platform Engineering practices.

🏝️ Benefits

• Contracted position with a duration of 12 months or more.

• Opportunity to lead enterprise DevOps transformation projects.

• Mentoring and coaching opportunities available.

• Exposure to cloud-native and hybrid environments.

• Work with Azure and AWS cloud platforms.