DevOps Lead Engineer

We’re looking for a hands-on DevOps leader with deep expertise in:

• GCP cloud architecture

• Kubernetes platforms (GKE or equivalent)

• Terraform & IaC best practices

• GitOps workflows

• CI/CD pipelines at scale

• Security & compliance (PCI/SOX preferred)

• Production reliability & observability

You will work across engineering, security, SRE, and client architecture teams to shape the platform’s infrastructure direction and ensure operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture (GCP + Multi-Cloud)

• Design and operate cloud infrastructure spanning multiple regions and environments.

• Define networking, identity, security, and infrastructure standards.

• Drive multi-cloud integration patterns (GCP primary, AWS/Azure optional).

Infrastructure-as-Code & Automation

• Own Terraform architecture, module standards, versioning, validation, and automation.

• Establish GitOps workflows for infrastructure and application deployments.

• Lead migration from legacy or manual setups to fully automated IaC-based systems.
  
  

Kubernetes Platform Engineering

• Architect and operate production-grade Kubernetes clusters at scale.

• Implement service mesh, observability, deployment strategies, and workload security.

• Define best practices for manifests, Helm/Kustomize, CI-integrated testing, and rollouts.

CI/CD & Deployment Automation

• Design enterprise CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.).

• Implement secure build pipelines, artifact management, and progressive delivery.

Security, Compliance & Governance

• Implement cloud security controls aligned with PCI/SOX and enterprise compliance.

• Manage secrets, encryption, IAM, policies, and audit posture.

• Collaborate with security teams on vulnerability management and incident prevention.

Observability & Reliability

• Build unified logging, metrics, tracing, SLO/SLI frameworks, and dashboards.

• Lead incident response, production readiness assessments, and capacity planning.

• Advocate for reliability engineering, chaos testing, and best practices.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Mentor DevOps and platform engineers.

• Lead technical reviews, RFCs, and architecture discussions.

• Enable engineering teams with self-service tooling and platform capabilities.