Lead DevOps Engineer - CI/CD Pipeline

Role Overview :

As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of our infrastructure, from design and implementation to maintenance and monitoring.

You will lead a team of DevOps engineers, championing automation, CI/CD best practices, and a "fail-fast, learn-fast" mindset.

This is a critical role that will directly impact the availability, scalability, and security of our services.

Key Responsibilities :

- Architect and optimize CI/CD pipelines to automate builds, testing, and deployments across all environments.

- Mentor and provide technical guidance to a team of DevOps/SRE engineers.

- Implement and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.

- Manage containerization and orchestration of applications using Docker and Kubernetes.

- Design and maintain comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Datadog.

- Work closely with development teams to improve application performance, reliability, and security.

- Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues, conducting root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.

- Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and best practices in the DevOps and SRE space.

- Champion security best practices and implement automated security scanning and vulnerability management.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- 8+ years of experience in a DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering role.

- Extensive hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

- Expertise in containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.

- Proven experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).

- Strong proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, Go).

- Deep knowledge of IaC tools, especially Terraform.

- Solid understanding of networking, security, and Linux systems administration.

- Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible or Puppet.

- Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.

Nice to Have :

- Experience with GitOps workflows and tools like ArgoCD or Flux.

- Familiarity with service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd).

- Experience with serverless technologies (e.g., AWS Lambda, Azure Functions)