Lead DevOps Engineer

We are seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and operate scalable cloud infrastructure and delivery platforms across Google Cloud and Azure environments. The role requires hands-on expertise in modern CI/CD systems, Kubernetes platforms, infrastructure as code, and distributed data systems, along with the ability to guide teams, establish standards, and drive operational excellence.

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Architect and manage multi-cloud infrastructure across Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure
• Design secure, highly available, and cost-optimized networking and compute architectures
• Implement infrastructure automation using Terraform and OpenTofu
• Establish platform standards, reusable modules, and governance practices
• Drive reliability practices including monitoring, alerting, capacity planning, and incident response

CI/CD & Platform Engineering

• Build and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using Harness, Azure DevOps, Google Cloud Build, and Devtron
• Implement trunk-based and release-based deployment strategies
• Enable progressive delivery, rollback strategies, and release observability
• Maintain artifact lifecycle management and environment promotion workflows

Containers & Orchestration

• Design and operate Kubernetes platforms (GKE, AKS, OpenShift, MicroK8s)
• Build reusable deployment templates and GitOps workflows
• Implement cluster security, policy enforcement, and workload isolation
• Support application onboarding and developer platform experience

Systems Administration

• Manage Linux systems (Ubuntu, RHEL) including patching, hardening, and performance tuning
• Automate provisioning and configuration management
• Maintain operational documentation and runbooks

Data & Streaming Platforms

• Deploy and operate PostgreSQL databases in production environments
• Manage distributed data systems including StarRocks and Apache Flink
• Implement backup, recovery, and high availability strategies

Observability

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Leadership

• Lead DevOps initiatives and mentor engineers
• Define operational best practices and SRE standards
• Collaborate with development, security, and architecture teams
• Drive continuous improvement in reliability, scalability, and developer productivity

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience in Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes (production operations and troubleshooting)
• Proven experience with CI/CD tools: Harness, Azure DevOps, Google Cloud Build, or Devtron
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or OpenTofu
• Linux system administration (Ubuntu and RHEL)
• Experience managing databases and streaming/data platforms (PostgreSQL, Flink, StarRocks)
• Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python, or equivalent)
• Experience designing high-availability and fault-tolerant systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing GitOps workflows
• Observability stack implementation (metrics, logs, tracing)
• Security and compliance automation
• Multi-cluster and multi-region architecture experience
• Cost optimization and capacity planning expertise

Leadership Expectations

• Own platform reliability and operational maturity
• Mentor team members and review architecture decisions
• Drive automation over manual processes
• Champion operational excellence and engineering best practices

Experience

• 10+ years in DevOps / SRE / Platform Engineering
• Prior experience in a lead or senior ownership role