Senior DevOps Lead

Veriipro; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Veriipro in Jersey City, NJ is seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Lead to architect and drive cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, and IaC. The role requires hands-on work with Terraform, Helm, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and AWS to deliver scalable and secure platforms.

You will design pipelines, automate provisioning, manage Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters, mentor engineers, and collaborate with security, QA, and development teams to enhance reliability and release

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of IT experience with DevOps and cloud engineering.
• Proven experience designing enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong experience with Terraform, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Helm, and AWS.
• Ability to lead, mentor engineers and improve DevOps delivery processes.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub, and GitLab.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and IaC practices.
• Develop, maintain, and manage Helm Charts for Kubernetes/OpenShift deployments.
• Manage and support Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms, including deployment and scaling.
• Leverage AWS to build scalable, secure infrastructure.
• Develop Bash and Python scripts to automate tasks.
• Establish DevOps best practices for source control, build automation, and release management.
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with development, QA, security, and infra teams to improve delivery and reliability.
• Implement automation and standardization to reduce manual effort and errors.
• Manage release activities, deployment schedules, and production support.
• Mentor team members and drive continuous improvement in DevOps processes.
• Ensure adherence to security, compliance, availability standards.

Skills

DevOps Leadership

CI/CD Expertise

Cloud Architecture

Automation Scripting

Team Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Helm Charts

Kubernetes

OpenShift

GitHub

GitLab

Jenkins

AWS

Python

Bash

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Lead with strong expertise in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, container orchestration, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Terraform, Helm Charts, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and AWS cloud services.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub, and GitLab.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and application deployments using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Develop, maintain, and manage Helm Charts for Kubernetes and OpenShift application deployments.
• Manage and support Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms, including deployment, scaling, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Leverage AWS cloud services to build and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure.
• Develop Bash and Python scripts to automate operational tasks and improve deployment efficiency.
• Establish DevOps best practices for source control, build automation, release management, and environment configuration.
• Monitor application and infrastructure performance, troubleshoot production issues, and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with development, QA, security, and infrastructure teams to improve software delivery and operational reliability.
• Implement automation and standardization to reduce manual effort and minimize deployment errors.
• Manage release activities, deployment schedules, rollback strategies, and production support.
• Mentor team members, provide technical guidance, and drive continuous improvement across DevOps processes.
• Ensure adherence to security, compliance, availability, and operational standards.

Must-Have Technical Skills

• Terraform: Infrastructure provisioning, automation, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Helm Charts: Kubernetes application packaging, configuration, and deployment management.
• CI/CD Tools: Hands-on experience with GitHub, GitLab, and Jenkins.
• Container Orchestration: Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and OpenShift.
• Scripting: Proficiency in Bash and Python scripting.
• AWS Cloud: Experience with AWS infrastructure, cloud services, and deployment automation.
• DevOps Practices: Continuous integration, continuous delivery, release management, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

Experience and Education

• 10-15 years of overall IT experience, with substantial hands-on experience in DevOps and cloud engineering.
• Proven experience designing and maintaining enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong experience with Terraform, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Helm, and AWS.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and improve DevOps delivery processes.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.