Lead DevOps Engineer

About company

I am currently partnering with a dynamic technology organization focused on building scalable software solutions. They are looking to expand their engineering capabilities and are seeking an experienced technical leader to drive their infrastructure and release processes.

About job

• Spearhead the infrastructure team to ensure high availability, optimal scalability, and automated deployments across various environments.

• Partner closely with software engineering and product teams to streamline delivery lifecycles, manage maintenance planning, and resolve build errors.

• Design, construct, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks to support continuous software delivery.

• Architect and automate highly scalable containerized environments using modern orchestration technologies.

• Implement stringent security hardening protocols based on industry best practices and develop custom scripts for continuous system health monitoring.

• Champion a collaborative operational culture while mentoring junior team members, providing technical guidance, and evaluating new infrastructure tools.

Skills and requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, with at least 5 years of professional experience in Cloud Infrastructure, SRE, or release engineering.

• Extensive, hands-on expertise managing cloud computing platforms, with a strong requirement for 5+ years of dedicated AWS experience.

• Deep technical proficiency in containerization and orchestration, specifically requiring 5+ years of hands-on work with Kubernetes and Docker.

• Demonstrated track record of building CI/CD pipelines (5+ years) using Jenkins or GitLab, alongside Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.

• Strong automation and scripting capabilities (Python, Bash, or PowerShell) coupled with solid Linux administration skills (Ubuntu/Debian).

• Experience with observability and monitoring stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, Vault); familiarity with Kafka, microservices architecture, or holding an active AWS Certification is a strong plus.