Lead DevOps Engineer

Lead DevOps Engineer
Location: Hyderabad
Experience: 16-23 Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Mode: Hybrid
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead DevOps Engineer to drive cloud transformation, automation, and platform engineering initiatives. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure. The role requires strong technical leadership, hands-on engineering capabilities, and the ability to mentor teams while ensuring scalable, secure, and reliable infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable cloud-native infrastructure across GCP/AWS/Azure.
• Lead Kubernetes platform engineering, cluster administration, and container orchestration initiatives.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and other DevOps tools to enable rapid and reliable software delivery.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions for production systems.
• Drive DevOps best practices including automation, security, reliability, and performance optimization.
• Collaborate with development, architecture, security, and operations teams to streamline deployment processes.
• Establish platform standards, governance, and operational excellence across engineering teams.
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve complex production issues.
• Mentor and guide DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and automation.

Required Skills & Experience
Must-Have Skills

• strong DevOps and Cloud Engineering expertise.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (cluster setup, administration, scaling, upgrades, troubleshooting).
• Strong experience with Docker and containerization technologies.
• Expertise in CI/CD pipeline implementation using Jenkins.
• Extensive experience with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong experience in GCP (preferred) or AWS/Azure cloud platforms.
• Experience with Linux system administration and scripting (Bash, Python, Shell).
• Knowledge of Git, GitOps, and source code management tools.
• Experience implementing security best practices within CI/CD and cloud environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and production support skills.

Good to Have

• Experience with Argo CD, Helm, Istio, or service mesh technologies.
• Knowledge of cloud networking, security, and identity management.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, or Datadog.
• Exposure to SRE practices and platform engineering concepts.
• Cloud certifications (GCP, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes) are preferred.

Leadership Expectations

• Lead technical discussions and architectural decisions.
• Drive automation and operational excellence initiatives.
• Mentor junior engineers and build high-performing DevOps teams.
• Partner with stakeholders to define DevOps roadmaps and cloud strategies.
• Promote best practices around reliability, scalability, security, and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or masters degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience leading enterprise-scale cloud and DevOps transformations.