Lead DevOps Engineer

Solomon Page; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Solomon Page is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to oversee development, implementation, and maintenance of DevOps processes and infrastructure. You will lead a team of engineers, collaborating with application developers, data engineers, SRE, security, and IT to automate and streamline operations for reliability, scale, and security.

The role emphasizes leadership, cloud-focused infrastructure, and robust CI/CD practices, with a salary range of $175,000-$225,000.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years in DevOps with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Expert knowledge of cloud services (EC2, S3, RDS, ELB, EBS, VPC, Route53).
• Strong Linux skills and automation scripting ability.
• Proven incident RCA and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Experience with IaC and configuration management tools (Terraform, SaltStack).
• Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes; experience with ECS is a plus.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Knowledge of monitoring/logging tools (Datadog, CloudWatch).
• Excellent communicator and cross-functional collaborator.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers and coordinate with teams across disciplines.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate builds, tests, and deployments.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for scalability, performance, and cost efficiency, AWS preferred.
• Collaborate with SRE to implement monitoring and alerting for system health.
• Work with Security to enforce security controls across infrastructure and apps.
• Partner with developers to improve application reliability and performance.
• Participate in disaster recovery planning and business continuity efforts.
• Communicate project status, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Contribute to on-call rotation to provide system support.

Skills

DevOps leadership

Cloud platforms

Linux scripting

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Monitoring & logging

Stakeholder comms

Tools

Terraform

SaltStack

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Datadog

CloudWatch

Job description

As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and maintenance of our DevOps processes and infrastructure. You will lead a team of DevOps engineers, collaborating closely with Application developers, Data engineers, SRE, Security and IT professionals to automate and streamline our operations and processes. You will play a critical role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of our systems and applications.

Salary

• The salary range estimate for this position is $175,000-$225,000

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, providing guidance, support, and technical expertise.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes.
• Effectively prioritize workload with a constant focus on increasing developer efficiency.
• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure to ensure scalability, performance, and cost-effectiveness. Experience with AWS is a plus.
• Work closely with SRE to develop and maintain monitoring and alerting systems to ensure the health and performance of our systems and applications.
• Work closely with Security to implement and enforce security best practices across our infrastructure and applications.
• Collaborate with software developers to optimize application performance and reliability.
• Participate in the planning and execution of disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
• Effectively communicate with stakeholders to provide updates on project statuses, issues, and recommendations.
• Participate in on-call rotation to provide system support.

Required Qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience in a DevOps role, with 2 years in a leadership position.
• Expert knowledge of cloud concepts and services (EC2, S3, RDS, A/ELB, EBS, VPC, Route53 or equivalent).
• Expert level knowledge of Linux. Strong scripting skills for automation and tooling.
• Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, resolve & document RCA of incidents.
• Good knowledge of database configuration, concepts, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Thorough understanding of Security principles and experience in designing, implementing, monitoring proper controls.
• Extensive experience with Infrastructure-as-code & configuration management tools (Terraform, SaltStack or equivalent).
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes, ECS including managing microservices architectures.
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Github Actions or equivalent.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Datadog, Cloud Watch or equivalent.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.