Lead DevOps Engineer

**Description** We are seeking a hands‑on Lead DevOps Engineer to architect, build, and operate our AWS cloudinfrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. This role combines technical leadership with deep individualcontribution, requiring someone who leads by example while actively designing, implementing, andimproving DevOps capabilities. You will work closely with engineering, QA, and platform teams to ensure our systems are highlyavailable, secure, scalable, and cost‑efficient, while mentoring a team of DevOps engineers and driving modern DevOps and SRE practices across the organization. Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership \& Ownership Act as a hands‑on technical resource, setting the bar for DevOps engineering excellence Mentor and guide DevOps engineers through design reviews, automation standards, and operationalbest practices Define and enforce DevOps standards, patterns, and tooling across teams Partner with application, QA, and architecture teams to align DevOps strategy with business anddelivery goals AWS Infrastructure \& Automation Design, implement, and operate scalable, secure, and resilient AWS infrastructure Own Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, or AWS‑nativeservices Automate environment provisioning, deployments, and operational workflows Containers \& Platform Engineering Design and support containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS) Enable best practices for microservices deployment, scaling, and resilience on AWS Support platform capabilities such as blue/green and canary deployments Monitoring, Reliability \& Operations Implement proactive monitoring, alerting, and dashboards using tools like Prometheus, Grafana,Datadog, and CloudWatch Own logging and observability solutions (oTel, Splunk etc.) Lead root cause analysis, incident response, and continuous reliability improvements Participate in and help mature on‑call and operational support processes Security, Compliance \& Cost Optimization Enforce AWS security best practices, including IAM design, secrets management, and vulnerabilityscanning Well experienced with all kind of scanning SCA, DAST, SAST and WIZ.IO Drive AWS cost optimization through right‑sizing, automation, and cost‑management tooling **Required Qualifications** 5\+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Engineering with strong hands‑on delivery Proven experience leading or acting as a technical lead for DevOps or SRE teams Deep expertise with AWS services and cloud architecture patterns Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible) **Extensive Experience With Docker And Kubernetes (EKS Preferred)** Solid background building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and Git‑based workflows Strong scripting and automation skills in Python, Bash, or similar languages Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence across engineering teams **Preferred Qualifications** AWS certifications (DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect, or equivalent) Experience with GitOps tools such as Argo CD, Gitlab Familiarity with micro\-services and advanced Kubernetes networking Experience operating production systems at scale with a focus on reliability and cost efficiency