DevOps Lead

Description The DevOps Lead is responsible for shaping the strategy, governance, and implementation of DevOps practices across the organization. This role blends hands-on technical leadership with operational excellence and strategic foresight, ensuring scalability, automation, and reliability throughout the software delivery lifecycle. Working with a small, agile team, the DevOps Lead collaborates closely with Development, Operations, and AI Engineering stakeholders to drive modernization, automation, and innovation across both cloud and on-premise environments.Key ResponsibilltiesDefine and implement the DevOps strategy, ensuring alignment with business and technology goals.Promote a culture of automation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.Define best practices and governance for CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, observability, and security.Coordinate with senior management and project stakeholders to ensure DevOps initiatives contribute to the broader digital transformation strategy.Automation & DeliveryOversee the design and optimization of CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration, testing, and deployment across multiple products and platforms.Implement Infrastructure-as-Code for standardized, reproducible environments.Drive automation across configuration management, testing, and monitoring.Cloud & Platform EngineeringSupervise cloud operations ensuring reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency.Guide the transition toward cloud-native architectures and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).Ensure the integration of AI/ML workloads (MLOps) within the company’s infrastructure, supporting model deployment and lifecycle management.Reliability & ObservabilityDefine and maintain SLAs/SLOs, ensuring optimal system reliability and uptime.Implement monitoring, logging, and observability frameworks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) in collaboration with Operations.Lead incident management and root-cause analysis, ensuring post-mortem documentation and continuous improvement.Security & ComplianceEnforce DevSecOps principles, integrating security checks within CI/CD and IaC pipelines.Collaborate with IT Security to ensure compliance with industry standards (ISO 27001, SOCx, GDPR, etc.).RequirementsRequired QualificationsProven experience (5+ years) in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering roles, including senior responsibilities.Strong technical background in (or similar):Automation tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Ansible, n8n, Airflow.Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Nomad, Consul.Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP (at least one required).IaC: Terraform, CloudFormation.Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK.Programming/Scripting: Python, Bash, Go, Java or Node.js.Solid understanding of networking, system design, and distributed architectures.Soft SkillsStrong team-building, and mentoring abilities.Excellent communication and collaboration across technical and non-technical teams.Analytical mindset and problem-solving skills in complex environments.Strategic thinking and decision-making capability.Proactive attitude and passion for innovation in cloud, automation, and AI.Preferred QualificationsExperience in multi-cloud strategies or hybrid environments.Knowledge of AI/ML platform operations.Certifications such as:AWS Solutions Architect / DevOps EngineerAzure DevOps ExpertGoogle Cloud Professional Engineer#J-18808-Ljbffr