Lead DevOps Engineer

Lead DevOps Engineer

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Accepting only W2

As a DevOps Engineer Lead, you will be responsible for building, maintaining, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and cloud-native deployments to support scalable and resilient application delivery. This role ensures collaboration across development, QA, operations and security to accelerate product delivery while maintaining high standards for reliability, performance, and security.

Must Have Skillset:

• Cloud Platforms: Azure, Google Cloud Platform
• Containerization: Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• CI/CD Tools: Expertise in GitHub Actions or similar
• Configuration Management: Terraform
• Scripting Languages: Bash, or PowerShell
• Monitoring and Logging: Familiarity with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, Datadog
• Version Control: Strong understanding of Git and Git workflows
• Networking: Basic knowledge of networking concepts and protocols (DNS, HTTP, SSL/TLS)

Key Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure Automation: Design, implement, and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
• CI/CD Pipeline Management: Develop and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines to ensure efficient and reliable software delivery using tools like GitHub, Harness, or similar
• Roadmap Definition: Define the step-by-step roadmap to implement Azure clusters, CI/CD pipeline, and multi-region/multi-cloud environment setup.
• Leadership: Lead DevOps work for more ~ 10 app teams
• Orchestration Tools: Utilize orchestration tools such as Helm, Rancher, Kustomize, or similar
• Cloud Experience: Hands-on experience with Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform
• Kubernetes: Strong understanding of Kubernetes
• System Monitoring and Maintenance: Set up and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure system reliability and performance
• Collaboration: Work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure smooth deployment and operation of applications
• Security: Implement and manage security best practices in the DevOps processes, including vulnerability assessments and mitigation
• Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve technical issues related to infrastructure, deployment, and performance
• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all implemented processes, tools, and systems
• Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication abilities, and a collaborative mindset
• Team Leadership:
• Lead and motivate the development team
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities
• Monitor team performance and provide feedback
• Facilitate communication and collaboration within the team
• Project Management:
• Participate in project planning and estimation
• Manage project timelines and deliverable
• Identify and mitigate risks
• Communicate project status to stakeholders

• Cloud Certifications (Nice to have): Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, or Google Professional DevOpsEngineer