Lead DevOps Engineer

Remote Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Remote Jobs is seeking Lead DevOps Engineers to drive cloud transformation across datacenters, focusing on Azure infrastructure, DevOps pipelines, and automation. You will design, implement, and optimize CI/CD processes, infrastructure provisioning, and deployment strategies across hybrid or cloud-native environments.

The role requires hands-on expertise with Terraform/Bicep, ARM templates, Ansible, and Azure DevOps, with strong scripting abilities and a proactive, team-oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in system administration (Windows and/or Linux), DevOps and/or software development and IT Operations.
• 3+ years project experience migrating and deploying cloud-based solutions.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform or Bicep, ARM Templates and Ansible (or equivalent).
• Containers, CI/CD and automation tooling experience in cloud environments.

Skills

System administration experience

Analytical problem-solving

Communication skills

Independent/self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Terraform/Bicep

ARM Templates

Ansible

Azure DevOps / VSTS / TFS

Jenkins/Bamboo

Job description

Lead DevOps Engineers

Provide technical expertise and support across the following four areas of specialization:

• Datacenter Transformation
• Azure Infrastructure
• DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
• Cloud Automation

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in system administration (Windows and/or Linux), DevOps and/or software development and IT Operations.
• 3+ years project experience migrating and deploying cloud-based solutions.
• Must demonstrate hands-on experience with Terraform or Bicep, ARM Templates and Ansible (or equivalent)
• Hands-on implementation experience of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery in Azure DevOps (VSTS/TFS), Jenkins, and/or Bamboo (or another similar tool)
• 1+ years implementing and supporting Microsoft Azure infrastructure and topologies (or demonstrated experience with AWS or GCP)
• Automation experience - very good scripting knowledge (PowerShell, Bash, Python, Groovy, etc.). Experience can be from any public cloud.
• Experience with various cloud deployment methodologies.
• Understanding of cloud ecosystem and leading-edge cloud emerging technologies.
• Performance analysis, troubleshooting and remediation techniques.
• Strong analytical problem-solving ability.
• Strong presentation, written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently or as part of a virtual project team.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, or related field