DevOps Lead Engineer

Job Description Job Description: As a DevOps Lead Engineer, you will architect and operate a multi-cloud, highly scalable, secure, and compliance-ready cloud platform built on GCP, Kubernetes, GitOps, and Infrastructure-as-Code. This is a high-impact role where your decisions directly influence platform reliability, deployment velocity, security posture, cost efficiency, and operational excellence. Role Overview 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. Required Skills & Qualifications Technical ● 10+ years in DevOps, SRE, and cloud platform roles. ● Strong expertise with GCP (VPC, IAM, GKE, Cloud SQL, security products). ● Deep Kubernetes experience (cluster design, service mesh, policies, deployment patterns). ● Expert-level Terraform (modules, state, multi-cloud providers). ● Strong CI/CD experience and GitOps methodologies. ● Strong grounding in cloud security principles, IAM, secrets, encryption. ● Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, etc.). ● Solid scripting: Bash, Python, Go (nice to have). Leadership ● Ability to lead cloud modernization and DevOps transformation initiatives. ● Strong communication and cross-team collaboration skills. ● Experience working with architects, security, and product teams. Bonus ● Fintech or regulated domain experience. ● AWS or Azure production experience. ● Platform engineering background building internal developer platforms.