N-IX is looking for a talented Lead DevOps Engineer to join our client's Cloud Operations team Our client is an open-source platform built to productionize data science from day 1 by a team with a strong scientific background. Today it has a strong user community of 300,000+ across all industries and in over 60 countries. 

Responsibilities:

Lead DevOps level with Azure and AWS Experience: 7+ years of experience. As the Lead DevOps Engineer, your primary strategic and leadership responsibilities will include:

  • Define the strategic vision for cloud infrastructure, overseeing the architecture and governance of the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, including AKS, networking, and data services.
  • Lead the cross-cloud environment strategy, ensuring seamless integration and architectural consistency between Azure and AWS platforms.
  • Direct the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) roadmap, establishing Terraform standards and modules to be utilized by the broader engineering team.
  • Architect and enforce global best practices for cloud security, networking, and governance, while driving cost-optimization initiatives at the enterprise level.
  • Take full ownership of the tenant onboarding framework and automation strategy, mentoring junior engineers on scripted automation and cloud deployment processes.
  • Govern containerization and orchestration standards (Docker/AKS), selecting and validating toolchains such as Helm, ArgoCD, and GitHub Actions for the organization.
  • Design and optimize the overarching CI/CD architecture, ensuring robust and scalable delivery pipelines using GitHub Actions.
  • Spearhead the implementation of advanced deployment strategies (Blue/Green, Canary) and establish reliability metrics to mitigate operational risk.
  • Provide technical leadership and code reviews for automation scripts (Python, PowerShell/Bash) to maintain high standards of system provisioning.
  • Serve as the primary technical point of contact within the distributed team, influencing development processes and guiding sprint planning.
  • Act as an escalation point for critical incidents, providing expert guidance during on-call rotations to ensure 24/7 system availability.

 

Requirements:

  • Strong Azure Knowledge, including hands-on experience with AKS, Private Link Services, Entra ID, Managed Identities and Private Endpoints.
  • Good experience of AWS, including knowledge of basic components / building blocks (EC2, VPC, IAM)
  • Terraform knowledge, including working with modules (Both for Azure and AWS)
  • Gitops knowledge, including Github actions and deployment using ArgoCD using Helm Charts

Ideal Certifications:

  • AZ-104: Azure Administrator Associate
  • AZ-400: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
  • AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional

We offer*:

  • Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
  • A competitive salary and good compensation package
  • Personalized career growth
  • Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
  • Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
  • Education reimbursement
  • Memorable anniversary presents
  • Corporate events and team buildings
  • Other location-specific benefits

*not applicable for freelancers