Azure DevOps Team Lead

We are seeking an Azure DevOps Team Lead to guide our SRE team, collaborating with L2 and cross-functional teams to ensure production stability and drive improvements in DORA metrics. Responsibilities Lead the design, implementation and governance of CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Jenkins across multiple teams Drive infrastructure and configuration automation with Ansible, ensuring reusable, standardized and secure automation practices Provide technical leadership and escalation support for complex Linux and Windows-hosted application platform issues in build and runtime environments Define and enforce DevOps standards, best practices and guardrails in collaboration with development, QA and security teams Oversee pipeline performance, reliability and scalability, proactively identifying risks and improvement opportunities Guide and review Azure and AKS-based deployments, ensuring alignment with organizational architecture and security standards Own release orchestration across environments, including planning, execution, approvals and post-release stabilization Mentor, coach and upskill junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, design reviews and knowledge sharing Act as the primary technical point of contact for DevOps-related initiatives and cross-team dependencies Communicate clearly with stakeholders across engineering, operations and management Requirements 5+ years of working experience in DevOps, SRE or related roles Expertise in Linux and Windows Server administration, troubleshooting and performance tuning Proficiency in managing services, automation and scripting on Linux and Windows-based systems Knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD ownership and release orchestration Skills in designing and managing build and release pipelines with Azure DevOps and Jenkins Competency in YAML pipelines, templates, variables, approvals and integration with repositories and deployment targets Experience in designing and maintaining Jenkins pipelines, shared libraries and agent management Expertise in Ansible for playbook design, automation of deployments and system configuration Capability to integrate Ansible with CI/CD pipelines and troubleshoot playbook failures Background in Microsoft Azure services, supporting cloud infrastructure through automated CI/CD pipelines Understanding of security and governance basics in Azure Familiarity with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Kubernetes concepts for CI/CD-driven deployments Strong analytical skills Upper-Intermediate English language proficiency (B2)