DevOps Team Leader

Description

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Team Lead to drive our CI/CD strategy, automation initiatives, and lead a team of engineers in building scalable, resilient infrastructure. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, collaborative, and capable of translating business needs into technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing DevOps team.
• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, and Bitbucket.
• Define and enforce automation standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with developers, QA, and product to ensure rapid, high-quality delivery.
• Oversee monitoring, logging, and incident response processes.
• Identify inefficiencies and implement infrastructure automation solutions.

Requirements

Must-Have Qualifications:

• 3+ years in DevOps roles, 2+ years in a leadership capacity.
• Expert-level experience with CI/CD tools including Jenkins, GitLab, Bitbucket.
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, Groovy, etc.).
• Solid hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Deep understanding of Git workflows and code promotion strategies.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm, Ansible).

Nice-to-Have (Advantages):

• Hybrid cloud/on-prem experience.
• Security/DevSecOps practices.
• Monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, ELK, Grafana).
• Experience with artifact repositories (Artifactory, Nexus).
• Familiarity with service mesh (e.g., Istio) and K8s networking.