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Job Description

Job Description

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

- 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

- 8+ years of DevOps experience
- 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)

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