DevOps Lead Azure/AWS (Multi-Cloud)

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of DevOps engineers across Azure and AWS cloud platforms.
• Design and manage CI/CD pipelines using

  Azure DevOps

  ,

  GitHub Actions

  , or

  AWS CodePipeline/CodeBuild

  .
• Automate infrastructure using

  Terraform

  ,

  CloudFormation

  , or

  Bicep/ARM templates

  .
• Manage container orchestration using

  Kubernetes (AKS/EKS)

  and implement GitOps workflows.
• Define and implement monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions using

  CloudWatch

  ,

  Azure Monitor

  ,

  Prometheus

  ,

  Grafana

  , or

  Datadog

  .
• Optimize cloud costs and resource usage through governance policies, tagging strategies, and FinOps practices.
• Implement cloud security best practices, identity and access management, secrets management, and policy-as-code.
• Drive operational excellence by setting up proactive alerting, incident response, RCA, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to embed DevOps and SRE principles into the software development lifecycle.
• Stay current with cloud platform enhancements and recommend strategic improvements.

Required Skills Qualifications

• Bachelors or Master s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud, or Platform Engineering roles.
• 3+ years in a technical leadership or DevOps lead role.
• Strong expertise in either

  Azure

  or

  AWS

  , with working knowledge of the other.

  • Azure

    : Azure DevOps, AKS, App Services, Azure Monitor, Key Vault, ARM/Bicep.

  • AWS

    : EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, Lambda, CloudFormation, IAM, CloudWatch.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code using

  Terraform

  or native tools.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, Python).
• Hands-on experience with observability, CI/CD automation, and deployment strategies (blue/green, canary).
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps and cloud compliance (SOC2, HIPAA, ISO27001).

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications:

  • Azure

    : Azure DevOps Engineer Expert / Azure Solutions Architect

  • AWS

    : AWS Certified DevOps Engineer / Solutions Architect
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments and tools like

  Azure Arc

  ,

  Outposts

  , or

  VMware Cloud

  .
• Knowledge of service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) and API gateways.
• Experience managing multi-cloud or cloud-migration projects.