Lead DevOps Engineer

Ideaware; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ideaware is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to define and own the architecture powering our system—from backend services to game delivery and live operations. You will ensure a scalable, reliable, production-ready platform and establish strong DevOps practices to enable fast, high-quality delivery.

You’ll lead AI-forward development workflows and design an API-first, modular architecture while owning cloud infrastructure and monitoring standards. Remote-friendly role with global impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years defining and owning infrastructure architecture for scalable products.
• Experience with AI-forward workflows and Claude Code.
• Proficient in AWS and modern cloud-based systems.
• Strong DevOps practices including CI/CD, monitoring, and release pipelines.
• English at B2 level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Define and own infrastructure and platform architecture across environments.
• Lead technical decisions around scalability, reliability, and system performance.
• Promote AI-assisted and agentic development practices to improve team velocity and quality.
• Design and support an API-first, modular architecture.
• Establish DevOps practices (CI/CD, deployment, release processes).
• Own cloud infrastructure (AWS or similar).
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting standards.
• Support structured data/config pipelines.
• Act as the most senior technical authority across infra and platform concerns.

Skills

Infra architecture

DevOps leadership

CI/CD

AI workflows

Cloud monitoring

Tools

AWS

Job description

Location: Colombia

What we’re looking for

At Ideaware we’re looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to define and own the architecture that powers our entire system, from backend services to game delivery and live operations. This person will ensure the platform is scalable, reliable, and production-ready, while establishing strong DevOps practices and tooling that enable efficient, high-quality delivery. You’ll join a team that designs and builds digital experiences with measurable impact, combining strategy, engineering, and human-centred design with deep technical expertise.
Responsibilities

• Define and own infrastructure and platform architecture across environments
• Lead technical decisions around scalability, reliability, and system performance
• Define and promote AI-assisted and agentic development practices (e.g. Claude Code, sub-agents, plugins) to improve team velocity and quality
• Design and support an API-first, modular architecture
• Establish DevOps practices (CI/CD, deployment, release processes)
• Own cloud infrastructure (AWS or similar)
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting standards
• Support structured data/config pipelines
• Act as the most senior technical authority across infrastructure and platform concerns

Qualifications

• +5 years proven experience defining and owning infrastructure/platform architecture for scalable products
• Experience working in AI-forward, agentic development workflows (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor) and leveraging them to accelerate development
• Strong experience with AWS and modern cloud-based systems
• Experience establishing DevOps practices CI/CD, monitoring, release pipelines
• Comfortable operating as the most senior technical decision-maker in a team
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher (able to communicate effectively in written and spoken form in professional settings)

What's in It for You

• Fully remote — work from anywhere
• Benefits — PTO and other perks depending on the client
• Work with US-based companies building exciting, impactful products
• Join collaborative, high-performance teams that value your input and expertise

If you’re a Lead Engineer who thrives on solving complex challenges, delivering elegant solutions, and working with talented teams around the world, we’d love to hear from you.