We are looking for a highly experienced Lead DevOps Engineer to own and drive DevOps strategy, cloud infrastructure, and production reliability across enterprise-scale systems. This is a hands-on, client-facing leadership role, requiring deep expertise in cloud platforms, automation, CI/CD, container orchestration, and cost optimization.

The ideal candidate has automation in their DNA - someone who consistently replaces manual processes with scalable, repeatable, and reliable automation. You will lead DevOps initiatives across multi-cloud and hybrid environments, ensuring high availability, security, performance, and cost efficiency.

Key Responsibilities :

1. DevOps Leadership & Team Management :

- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 23 DevOps engineers (Infrastructure & Application DevOps).

- Enforce DevOps best practices, automation-first culture, and operational excellence.

- Conduct code reviews, enable knowledge sharing, and improve DevOps workflows.

2. Cloud & Infrastructure Ownership :

- Own end-to-end infrastructure across Microsoft Azure (primary), Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and hybrid/on-prem environments.

- Architect and manage scalable, resilient, and highly available systems.

- Deep expertise in Azure services including AKS, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, networking, storage, IAM, and monitoring.

3. Containerization & CI/CD :

- Design and operate containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.

- Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure Pipelines, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or ArgoCD.

- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform with modular, reusable components.

4. Production Operations & Reliability :

- Own uptime, reliability, performance, and scalability of production systems.

- Implement observability and monitoring using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, or New Relic.

- Lead incident response, root cause analysis (RCA), and preventive action planning.

- Perform capacity planning and infrastructure right-sizing.

5. Cloud Cost Optimization (FinOps) :

- Continuously analyze and optimize cloud spend across Azure, AWS, and GCP.

- Prepare and present weekly, monthly, and quarterly cost reports to leadership and clients.

- Create forecasts, budgets, and cost projections.

- Apply FinOps principles and recommend cost-efficient architectural improvements.

6. Security, Governance & Compliance :

- Implement cloud security best practices and automated policy enforcement.

- Ensure least-privilege access, secure CI/CD pipelines, and compliance readiness.

- Collaborate with security teams on audits, vulnerability management, and hardening.

7. Client-Facing Responsibilities :

- Act as the primary technical point of contact for clients.

- Present architecture designs, production metrics, performance updates, and cost insights.

- Translate complex technical concepts into clear, business-friendly communication.

Required Skills & Experience :

Technical Must-Haves :

- 8 - 10 years of DevOps experience, including 2+ years in a lead role.

- Strong hands-on expertise in :

1. Azure, AKS, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines

2. Docker & Kubernetes

3. Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)

4. CI/CD pipeline design and automation

- Working knowledge of AWS and GCP.

- Experience managing on-premise or hybrid infrastructure.

- Strong understanding of networking (VPC/VNet, routing, load balancers), monitoring, HA, DR, and scaling strategies.

Automation Mindset :

- Proven automation-first approach to infrastructure and operations.

- Experience eliminating manual processes using scripts, pipelines, and IaC.

- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or PowerShell.

Operational Excellence :

- Experience managing high-traffic, highly available production systems.

- Strong troubleshooting, incident management, and performance optimization skills.

- Expertise in capacity planning and cost optimization.

Soft Skills :

- Excellent written and verbal communication in English.

- Confident client-facing presence.

- Strong leadership, ownership, and mentoring abilities.

Good-to-Have Skills :

- GitOps (ArgoCD, FluxCD)

- Service Mesh (Istio, Linkerd)

- Serverless architectures (Azure Functions, AWS Lambda)

- FinOps or cloud cost governance experience

- Experience supporting AI, Big Data, or advanced workloads

Why Join Us?

- Lead DevOps initiatives for large-scale, enterprise cloud and hybrid systems.

- High-visibility role with direct interaction with clients and leadership.

- Clear growth path into Cloud Architect or DevOps Manager roles.

- Work with modern cloud technologies and automation-driven infrastructure.