Lead DevOps Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and sustain GitOps and CI/CD pipelines utilizing Jenkins, ArgoCD, and other contemporary technologies.

• Supervise and enhance platform and library release management processes.

• Collaborate with development teams to standardize and automate release workflows.

• Construct and manage infrastructure as code through Terraform.

• Administer and optimize Kubernetes clusters while providing guidance and training on Kubernetes usage.

• Develop and uphold infrastructure and container logging solutions.

• Implement and manage observability systems using OpenTelemetry.

• Optimize cloud infrastructure expenses through effective scaling and governance.

• Strengthen cloud infrastructure security via automated patch management and Kubernetes security integrations.

• Architect and oversee cloud networking configurations.

• Implement and enforce Azure policies and manage cloud platform RBAC.

• Lead the migration of workloads from Azure to GCP with minimal downtime.

• Advocate for Agile methodologies and drive Scrum or Kanban processes for release management.

• Serve as a liaison between development, QA, and operations teams to mitigate release risks.

• Conduct retrospectives and consistently enhance release and DevOps processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of comprehensive experience in software engineering, cloud infrastructure, or related fields.

• More than 5 years of practical experience in DevOps, emphasizing automation, cloud-native technologies, and CI/CD practices.

• At least 2 years of experience in release management, including managing and optimizing release workflows for platforms or application libraries.

• Strong hands-on engineering experience with both Azure and GCP environments.

• Advanced expertise with CI/CD pipelines, IaC tools (Terraform), and the CNCF ecosystem.

• Proficiency in infrastructure security, cost optimization, and Kubernetes administration.

• Active certification in CKA, CKAD, or pertinent cloud architecture credentials (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect, GCP Professional Cloud Architect).

• Experience in leading Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a keen focus on system scalability and reliability.

• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Experience in healthcare technology or other highly regulated sectors.

• Working knowledge of HIPAA compliance, data privacy standards, and managing sensitive healthcare information.

• Proven experience mentoring junior engineers or spearheading extensive technical initiatives.

• Enthusiasm for continuous learning, evaluating emerging technologies, and addressing complex technical challenges.

• Comfortable operating in a high-ownership environment and supporting production systems through on-call rotations and incident response.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunities for upskilling and professional development.

• Exposure to cutting-edge AI, ML, data, and cloud technologies.

• Chance to collaborate with Fortune 500 companies.

• Opportunity to work in a research-driven organization with over 60 patents filed.

• Ability to tackle complex challenges alongside passionate and talented colleagues.