Lead DevOps Engineer

Looking for a place where you, your skills, and your contribution are valued and recognized? Somewhere you can grow not just as a professional, but also as an individual? You've come to the right place. At IT Labs, we’re searching for a unique kind of talent, a DevOps Lead who sees cloud infrastructure not just as a platform, but as a living ecosystem that demands scalability, and security.

Job Summary

As DevOps Lead, you’ll be instrumental in shaping and maintaining highly resilient, scalable, and secure environments across AWS and Azure. You won’t just follow best practices - you’ll define them. We’re looking for someone who thrives on building smart solutions from the ground up, who can weave automation into the fabric of deployment pipelines, and who can lead a team with vision, precision, and a deep understanding of how modern systems operate.

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Requirements

• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure,
• Lead a team of DevOps engineers, assigning tasks and ensuring adherence to best practices in deployment, monitoring, and security,
• Define and enforce CI/CD processes and infrastructure automation standards using Terraform,
• Implement and manage workloads and service migration strategies between AWS and Azure,
• Optimize cloud costs through governance frameworks, tagging strategies, and cost management tools,
• Design, implement, and manage container orchestration using Kubernetes and Docker,
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA and ISO 27001 security standards across environments,
• Develop strategies for auto-scaling, failure recovery, disaster recovery, and high availability in the cloud,
• Build and manage SLA frameworks for critical services, ensuring high uptime and reliability,
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to align DevOps strategies with overall business needs,
• Review and maintain technical documentation related to cloud infrastructure, processes, and automation standards.

Technical Skills:

• 7+ years of hands-on DevOps engineering experience, with 2+ years leading technical teams.
• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS and Azure cloud platforms,
• Expert in Terraform and infrastructure as code (IaC) practices,
• Solid understanding of HIPAA compliance and security protocols (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2),
• Experience with cost optimization strategies in AWS and Azure environments, including cloud governance frameworks, tagging, and budget management,
• Proven leadership and mentoring abilities in managing and developing DevOps teams.

Benefits

• Long-term 12-month contract
• Choose your contract: Contractor or B2B
• 10 Days PTO after 4 months of working in IT Labs
• Referral Bonuses
• Virtual Knowledge Sharing Sessions, Events, and Team Hangouts

Our values

We are a company that seeks the best for both our employees and clients, reaching beyond expectations in turning dreams into reality. Our way of working is rooted in our core values (Integrity, Excellence, Proactivity, Innovation, and People), with an expectation that our future colleagues will make these their second nature in their everyday work and life. We don’t ask for perfection, but we do appreciate people motivated to better themselves in every conceivable aspect.

About IT Labs

Founded in 2005, IT Labs is a global software tech company dedicated to building high-performing, purpose-driven teams that fuel innovation, transformation, and long-term impact. Headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, we work with clients across the US, UK, and the European Union. Our teams are globally distributed, collaborating from the US, UK, Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Serbia, and North Macedonia. We’re committed to excellence and continuous growth, and we’re always looking for passionate, driven individuals to help us create impactful solutions and shape the future of technology together.