DevOps Team Lead

remote work; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

FundCount is a growing international fintech company delivering a unified software solution for investment and accounting needs. This role leads the DevOps team, owns the infrastructure, and drives CI/CD and automation improvements.

You will mentor a team of 3+ engineers, define processes and an infrastructure roadmap, and ensure robust monitoring, incident response, and security. Collaboration with Development, QA, PMs is essential to align tech direction and deliver reliable systems.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a DevOps team lead role for 3+ engineers.
• 7+ years DevOps experience with deep AWS expertise.
• Strong CI/CD with GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD.
• Container orchestration with Docker, Kubernetes, EKS/ECS.
• Monitoring/logging with Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch; scripting in Bash/PowerShell/Python.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a DevOps team of 3+ engineers; assign tasks and review work.
• Define and implement DevOps processes, Agile workflows, and infra roadmap.
• Maintain and optimize CI/CD pipelines and IaC practices.
• Manage monitoring, logging, and incident response for reliability and security.
• Collaborate with Development, QA, PMs to align on tech direction.

Skills

Leadership

Team coordination

Communication

Agile workflows

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab CI

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Docker

Kubernetes

EKS/ECS

Prometheus

Grafana

CloudWatch

Bash

PowerShell

Python

Job description

About the role

FundCount is a growing international fintech company offering a unified software solution for investment and accounting needs. This role leads the DevOps team, owns the infrastructure, and drives CI/CD and automation improvements.

What you'll do

• Lead and mentor a DevOps team of 3+ engineers, assigning tasks and conducting reviews
• Define and implement DevOps processes, Agile workflows, and an infrastructure roadmap
• Maintain and optimize CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code practices
• Manage monitoring, logging, and incident response to ensure reliability and security
• Collaborate with Development, QA, PMs, and other stakeholders to align on technology direction

What they're looking for

• 2+ years of leadership experience as a Team Lead, Tech Lead, or Senior DevOps leading 3+ engineers
• 7+ years of overall DevOps experience with deep AWS expertise
• Strong experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD) and IaC (Terraform, Ansible)
• Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS/ECS)
• Proficiency in monitoring and logging stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, EFK/EFK, CloudWatch) and scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python)

For applicants in Nigeria

• The listing states Remote location but does not specify Nigeria or region eligibility beyond Remote. Confirm before interviewing.
• Time zone expectation: Located in a time zone between UTC+1 and UTC+4 for effective team synchronization
• Pay currency/range: The listing mentions a competitive salary but does not specify currency or range. Confirm during interview.
• Employment type: The listing does not specify contractor vs employee. Confirm during interview.
• Visa/work authorization: Not specified. Confirm during interview.