Lead DevOps Engineer: Hybrid Cloud & Automation

System One; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

System One in Cincinnati, OH is seeking an experienced Lead DevOps Engineer to join a small, high-impact infrastructure team. This role blends software engineering and systems automation to scale hybrid cloud environments, owning projects from design through deployment with a major focus in the first year on infrastructure modernization and a hosting migration initiative.

You will build and manage IaC, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and runbooks while applying SRE practices like SLOs and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps and/or Cloud Engineering with production Azure or AWS exposure.
• Strong Linux/Unix administration and network troubleshooting skills.
• Hands-on with Terraform and designing/operating CI/CD pipelines.
• Scripting/programming proficiency in Python, Go, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Production experience with Docker (Kubernetes is a strong plus).
• Strong communication and documentation skills; comfortable owning work end-to-end in a small-team environment.
• Ability to collaborate with application development and data engineering teams to define standards and manage change.
• Must reside in the Greater Cincinnati Metro area (hybrid onsite requirement).

Responsibilities

• Lead modernization efforts and hosting migrations across hybrid infrastructure (Azure, AWS, and on-prem).
• Streamline provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell DSC).
• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) to enable fast, reliable delivery.
• Implement and manage observability/monitoring platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) and establish operational standards.
• Operate and improve containerized workloads (Docker); apply SRE practices such as SLOs and error budgets.
• Lead incident response, perform root-cause analysis, and reduce toil through automation, scripting, and runbooks.
• Support DevSecOps initiatives, including secure practices, backup strategy, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Evaluate and pilot emerging tools/technologies to keep the infrastructure stack modern, efficient, and scalable.

Skills

DevOps

Cloud Engineering

Linux/Unix

CI/CD

Terraform

Python

Go

Bash

PowerShell

Docker

Kubernetes

Observability

SRE

SLOs

Incident response

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell DSC

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

System One in Cincinnati, OH is seeking an experienced Lead DevOps Engineer to join a small, high-impact infrastructure team. This role blends software engineering and systems automation to scale hybrid cloud environments, owning projects from design through deployment with a major focus in the first year on infrastructure modernization and a hosting migration initiative.

You will build and manage IaC, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and runbooks while applying SRE practices like SLOs and