Job Description

Lead DevOps Engineer

We are looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer with a passion for improving developer experience and productivity. In this role, you will lead initiatives to build and maintain scalable, secure, and developer-friendly infrastructure and tooling.

You’ll work closely with engineering teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines, enhance observability, and create self service platforms that empower developers to ship code faster and more reliably.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of internal developer platforms and tools that improve the software development lifecycle.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab, ensuring fast, reliable, and secure deployments.
• Manage Kubernetes-based environments, including Helm chart development and deployment automation.
• Design and operate ingress and service mesh solutions using Traefik and Istio to support scalable microservices.
• Collaborate with developers to improve local development environments, testing workflows, and deployment feedback loops.
• Drive observability initiatives using Grafana, ELK Stack, and New Relic to provide actionable insights to developers.
• Manage cloud infrastructure on AWS, focusing on automation, scalability, and cost optimization.
• Maintain and optimize artifact repositories like Nexus, Artifactory or similar.
• Champion Dev Ex best practices and mentor engineers on DevOps principles and tooling.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, automation, and developer empowerment.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Developer Productivity roles.
• Strong experience with Java development environments, including build tools like Maven or Gradle.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes, Helm, Jenkins, GitLab, Traefik, and Istio.
• Deep understanding of AWS infrastructure and services. Proven experience improving developer workflows and reducing friction in the SDLC.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Bash).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools: Grafana, ELK, New Relic.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, CrossPlane).
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a developer-first mindset.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building internal developer portals or platform-as-a-product initiatives
• AWS certifications or equivalent cloud expertise.
• Familiarity with GitOps practices and tools (e.g., ArgoCD).
• Experience in high-scale, microservices-based environments.

Location

The role offers a hybrid / flexible schedule, which means there\'s an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.

Visa Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

For disability accommodations during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits

We offer an exciting, fast-paced and diverse working environment with employees of many different nationalities. We provide benefits to help you protect your health and financial security; and give you peace of mind. We also invest in your career growth with development resources that give you the opportunity to stretch and shine.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.