Lead DevOps Engineer

About the role

Lead DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing and operating CI/CD pipelines, managing releases, ensuring reliable, secure, and repeatable delivery of applications from development to production environments.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment of applications across environments.
• Deploy and operate containerised applications on Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE), including rollout strategies, scaling, and upgrades.
• Set up and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting for applications and platforms, and respond to incidents and performance issues.
• Work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to enforce DevOps best practices, including versioning, branching, and deployment standards.
• Implement security, compliance, and access controls in CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes/public cloud environments.
• Scheduled upgrade of application packages and tools.
• Own and improve release management processes (change management, approvals, deployment windows, rollback procedures).
• Document pipelines, deployment processes, and runbooks for operations and support teams.

Required skills

• 6–10 years of experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role in a production environment.
• Solid understanding and strong hands‑on experience of CI/CD concepts and tools such as GitHub Actions, Argo CD, Jenkins, or similar.
• Strong hands‑on experience with containerisation (Docker) and deploying applications to Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE or equivalent).
• Practical experience with at least one public cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and its core services (compute, networking, storage, IAM).
• Experience managing release cycles, coordinating with multiple teams, and executing deployments with minimal downtime.
• Proficiency in scripting (Bash, Python, or PowerShell) for automation of build, deployment, and operational tasks.
• Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus/Grafana, ELK/EFK, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, etc.).
• Strong communication, documentation, and problem‑solving skills; comfortable working with cross‑functional teams.