Lead DevOps Engineer

Atlas Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Search is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to lead infrastructure and team operations in New York City. The role emphasizes hands-on AWS management, DevOps practices, and team development. Responsibilities include architecting AWS infrastructure, driving CI/CD pipelines, and managing a growing DevOps team.

The ideal candidate will have senior-level experience in AWS, Kubernetes, and strong leadership skills. A competitive salary range of $180,000 to $200,000 is offered, with potential for bonus compensation.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in DevOps/SRE with team leadership/mentoring.
• In-depth knowledge of AWS core services, secure infrastructure design.
• Production experience with EKS/Kubernetes and Docker lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of DevOps engineers.
• Architect and operate AWS infrastructure using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Design and manage VPCs and load balancers.

Skills

AWS core services

Networking (TCP/IP, routing, DNS)

CI/CD automation

Kubernetes/EKS

Security (IAM, encryption)

Scripting (Python, Go, Bash)

Cloud monitoring (Datadog)

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub

Docker

Job description

Our client, a global fintech innovator, is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to guide architecture, operations, and team leadership in their New York City engineering hub. This role combines hands‑on DevOps and SRE engineering, AWS cloud infrastructure ownership, operational strategy, and direct management of a growing team. The Lead DevOps Engineer will drive secure, cost‑efficient infrastructure operations and modern DevOps practices, and be a key voice across platform and product engineering initiatives.

The annual base salary range is $180,000 to $200,000. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things. Details about eligibility for bonus compensation (if applicable) will be finalized at the time of offer.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop DevOps engineers while fostering a culture of reliability, security, and continuous improvement
• Architect and operate AWS infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK; ensure scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency
• Design/manage VPCs, subnets, routing, hybrid connectivity, load balancers, API gateways, and DNS
• Build/operate CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, GitHub Actions) enabling automated deployments across teams
• Deploy and manage Kubernetes/EKS clusters and Docker-based environments
• Implement cloud and network security controls: IAM, encryption, secrets, compliance guardrails
• Drive cloud monitoring, metrics, dashboards, and alerting strategy (Datadog) for distributed systems
• Guide incident response, root cause analysis, production troubleshooting, and long‑term reliability improvements
• Build automation and developer tooling to enable rapid, reliable deployments
• Manage AWS cost monitoring, resource optimization, cloud architecture efficiency, and forecasting
• Create and maintain technical documentation and operational runbooks
• Oversee DR planning, backup/recovery, and cross‑team exercises for operational readiness
• Promote AI-assisted development, SRE/DevOps best practices, and influence cloud engineering decisions at scale

Job Requirements

• Senior‑level experience in DevOps/SRE with team leadership/mentoring responsibility
• In‑depth knowledge of AWS core services, secure infrastructure, and production environment design
• Strong background in networking, TCP/IP, routing, DNS, VPNs, and firewalls
• Hands‑on with cloud security: IAM, secrets, encryption, vulnerability management, and incident response
• Production experience with EKS/Kubernetes and Docker lifecycle management
• Advanced with Datadog for logging, dashboards, alerting, and distributed metrics
• Strong experience with GitHub and automated CI/CD
• Scripting or programming skills in Python, Go, or Bash
• Infrastructure as code (Terraform strongly preferred)
• Familiarity with AI‑assisted development and automation workflows
• Ability to lead complex cloud and infrastructure initiatives and shape team standards

Preferred Skills

• Experience with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd), zero‑trust networking, or chaos engineering
• SRE background with SLOs, error budgets, or capacity modeling
• Exposure to distributed systems or high‑throughput data/event platforms
• AWS professional‑level or security certifications
• Experience driving adoption of AI‑enhanced engineering tools