Senior DevOps Lead

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Lead to spearhead our DevOps transformation and lead a high-performing team of DevOps engineers. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical expertise, requiring someone who can manage complex cloud and hybrid infrastructure while ensuring security compliance and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Team Mentoring

• Lead and mentor a team of 5-8 DevOps engineers, fostering growth and technical excellence
  
• Establish DevOps best practices, standards, and processes across the organization
  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development, security, and operations
  
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and innovation in DevOps practices

DevOps & Platform Management

• Design and implement scalable CI/CD pipelines for cloud and hybrid environments
  
• Manage containerized applications using Kubernetes orchestration
  
• Architect and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform
  
• Implement monitoring and observability solutions using Grafana and Prometheus
  
• Manage deployment strategies including blue-green, canary, and rolling deployments

Security Operations (SecOps)

• Integrate security practices into DevOps workflows (DevSecOps)
  
• Coordinate and manage Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) activities
  
• Ensure timely closure of security vulnerabilities and compliance issues
  
• Implement security scanning and monitoring tools in CI/CD pipelines
  
• Collaborate with security teams to maintain security posture

Compliance & Audit Management

• Lead ISO audit preparations and manage audit cycles
  
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements
  
• Maintain documentation for audit trails and compliance reporting
  
• Implement controls and processes to meet ISO 27001, SOC 2, and other relevant standards
  
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors

Technical Leadership

• Hands-on implementation and troubleshooting of complex infrastructure issues
  
• Design cloud architecture solutions on AWS platform
  
• Manage Helm charts and Kubernetes cluster operations
  
• Optimize system performance and cost management
  
• Provide technical guidance for architectural decisions

Required Qualifications

Technical Skills

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  Containerization & Orchestration: Expert-level Kubernetes administration and Docker containerization
  
• Cloud Platforms: Advanced AWS services knowledge (EC2, EKS, RDS, S3, IAM, VPC, etc.)
  
• Infrastructure as Code: Proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and management
  
• Package Management: Experience with Helm for Kubernetes application deployment
  
• Monitoring & Observability: Hands-on experience with Grafana dashboards and Prometheus metrics
  
• CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar platforms
  
• Scripting: Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation
  
• Version Control: Git workflows and branching strategies

Security & Compliance

• Experience with vulnerability management and VAPT coordination
  
• Knowledge of security frameworks (OWASP, NIST, etc.)
  
• ISO 27001, SOC 2, or similar compliance experience
  
• Security tools integration (SAST, DAST, SCA)
  
• Incident response and security monitoring

Leadership & Management

• Experience with agile methodologies and project management
  
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  
• Budget management and vendor relationship experience

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer certification
  
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
  
• Terraform Associate or Professional certification
  
• Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments
  
• Knowledge of GitOps practices (Jenkins, ArgoCD, Flux)
  
• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)