DevOps Tech Lead
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- All devops / sre / infra
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Accountabilities:
- Lead the design, development, and operation of critical infrastructure components supporting engineering teams, including Kubernetes clusters, CI/CD pipelines, databases, edge infrastructure, and observability systems.
- Drive the migration of on-premise workloads to Google Cloud Platform, particularly Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), ensuring scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure.
- Lead infrastructure modernization initiatives by consolidating legacy systems, simplifying the technology stack, and reducing operational overhead.
- Design and maintain cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), applying best practices across GCP services, networking, identity and access management, encryption, and secrets management.
- Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows using tools such as FluxCD or ArgoCD to improve deployment efficiency, consistency, and reliability.
- Strengthen infrastructure security, business continuity, disaster recovery, and operational resilience across the platform.
- Develop internal developer platform capabilities and self-service infrastructure tooling that enable engineering teams to work more independently and efficiently.
- Collaborate with Engineering Managers and product development leadership to understand internal customer needs, define platform requirements, and prioritize infrastructure initiatives.
- Establish and maintain high engineering standards across the team, leading by example in code quality, infrastructure design, automation, documentation, and operational best practices.
- Manage, mentor, and support a team of engineers through regular coaching, technical guidance, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
- Set clear team objectives using SMART goals, organize technical training sessions, conduct performance reviews, and provide continuous individual feedback.
- Work closely with team members on technical implementation while encouraging professional development, accountability, and collaborative problem-solving.
- Lead incident response activities, coordinate resolution efforts, and facilitate postmortems to identify root causes and prevent recurring issues.
- Continuously evaluate infrastructure performance and operational practices, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, and developer experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 7 years of professional experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Infrastructure Engineering.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a mentoring or leadership capacity, including at least 1 year formally leading a team or serving as a technical lead.
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience operating Kubernetes workloads in production environments, preferably using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
- At least 3 years of experience working with a major cloud provider and Infrastructure as Code technologies.
- Senior-level expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), particularly IAM, networking, Key Management Service (KMS), GKE, Cloud SQL, and Secret Manager.
- At least 3 years of experience operating at Senior, Staff, or Principal Engineer level, demonstrating strong technical ownership and architectural decision-making.
- Proven experience designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery workflows.
- Practical experience with GitOps methodologies and tools such as FluxCD or ArgoCD.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate directly with engineering teams and management stakeholders to understand requirements, define priorities, and deliver platform solutions.
- Experience leading incident response processes, including coordinating technical investigations, conducting postmortems, and implementing preventive measures.
- Strong leadership, mentoring, and communication skills, with the ability to provide constructive feedback, develop team capabilities, and establish clear performance expectations.
- Excellent problem-solving and organizational skills, combined with a proactive and hands-on approach to technical leadership.
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