Lead DevOps Engineer

TransUnion; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

This innovative firm is seeking a highly skilled Lead Developer in DevOps to join their dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in AWS or GCP, CI/CD tools, and Kubernetes, along with a strong foundation in infrastructure monitoring. In this role, you will lead the design and implementation of DevOps pipelines, manage Kubernetes clusters, and ensure system reliability through effective monitoring solutions. If you are passionate about driving efficiency and optimizing DevOps practices, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of DevOps experience with strong system-level knowledge.
• Proven experience with AWS or GCP and CI/CD tools.
• Expertise in Kubernetes and Terraform for infrastructure management.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and maintenance of DevOps pipelines using Jenkins or Harness.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters for high availability and performance.
• Implement monitoring solutions for infrastructure and applications.

Skills

DevOps

AWS

GCP

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Linux

Terraform

Shell scripting

Python automation

Agile development

Tools

Jenkins

Harness

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK stack

Tempo

OpenTelemetry

Kafka

OpenSearch

Apache NiFi

Job description

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What We'll Bring:

Seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Developer in DevOps to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in AWS or GCP, CI/CD tools, Kubernetes, and infrastructure monitoring.

What You'll Bring:

• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of DevOps pipelines using Jenkins or Harness.
• Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters (EKS/GKE) for high availability and performance.
• Implement and maintain monitoring solutions for infrastructure and applications using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack.
• Develop and maintain tracing solutions using Tempo and OpenTelemetry (OTEL).
• Ensure container security through hardening and scanning tools.
• Set up and manage data streaming and processing solutions using Kafka, OpenSearch, and Apache NiFi.
• Provide strong production support and troubleshoot complex issues in a timely manner.
• Utilize Terraform to set up infrastructure from scratch and develop custom modules.
• Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Monitor and analyze DevOps pipelines and practices, identifying areas for improvement, optimization, and automation to enhance launch/fallback consistency and accuracy.
• Design infrastructure architecture for new requirements.
• Lead and mentor junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance team environment.

Impact You'll Make:

• 9+ years of DevOps experience.
• Strong system-level knowledge and Linux experience.
• Proven experience with AWS or GCP.
• Expertise in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Harness.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS/GKE).
• Proficiency in monitoring tools for infrastructure and applications.
• Experience with tracing tools like Tempo and OpenTelemetry.
• Familiarity with container hardening and scanning tools.
• Experience with Kafka, OpenSearch, and Apache NiFi is a plus.
• Strong production support experience.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Terraform.
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code concepts and tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Solid understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Experience in Git branching strategies and deployment models with zero downtime (Canary, Blue-Green, GitOps).
• Strong experience in vulnerability management, implementing SAST, DAST, and understanding CVE scores.
• Ability to set up complete CI/CD from scratch.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Cloud Logging Solutions).
• Experience working in Agile development practices (Scrum, Kanban).
• Shell scripting or Python automation is mandatory.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively convey information and mentor junior team members.
• Leadership experience managing through conflict at all levels of stakeholders.

This is a remote position which may require occasional in-person attendance at work-related events at the discretion of management.

TransUnion Job Title: Sr Lead, Development Ops