Lead DevOps Engineer

Watershed Ventures; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Matched 401k

Generous parental leave

Gym subsidies

Educational reimbursements

Pet-friendly offices

Job summary

Watershed Ventures in New York seeks a Lead DevOps Engineer to oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of DevOps processes and infrastructure. The role involves leading a team, optimizing cloud infrastructure, and ensuring the reliability of systems.

Ideal candidates should possess over 7 years of DevOps experience, with strong knowledge in cloud services, Linux, and automation. Competitive salary ranges from $160,000 to $215,000, plus annual bonus.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in DevOps, with 2 in a leadership role.
• Expertise in cloud concepts and services.
• Strong knowledge of Linux with scripting capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure.

Skills

Cloud services knowledge

Linux expertise

Scripting for automation

Infrastructure-as-code

CI/CD tools

Containerization technologies

Communication skills

Tools

AWS

Docker

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Octus

Octus is a leading global provider of credit intelligence, data, and analytics. Since 2013, tens of thousands of professionals across hedge fund, investment banking, management consulting, and law firm verticals have come to rely on Octus to make better, faster, and more confident decisions in pace with the fast-moving credit markets. For more information, visit: https://octus.com/

Working at Octus

Octus hires growth-minded innovators and trailblazers across the globe to drive our business and culture. Our core values – Action Oriented, Customer First Mindset, Effective Team Players, and Driven to Excel – define an organizational ethos that’s as high-performing as it is human. Among other perks, Octus employees enjoy competitive health benefits, matched 401k and pension plans, PTO, generous parental leave, gym subsidies, educational reimbursements for career development, recognition programs, pet-friendly offices (US only), and much more.

Role

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.

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.

Requirements

• 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.

The salary range estimate for this position is $160,000-$215,000 plus an annual bonus. The actual compensation will be at Reorg’s sole discretion and will be determined by the aforementioned and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for an annual year-end performance bonus.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Octus is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse work environment where all individuals are valued, respected, and treated fairly. We believe that diversity enriches our workplace and enhances our ability to innovate and succeed.