Lead DevOps Engineer (Austin, TX based Hybrid)We are seeking a
Lead DevOps Engineer to drive operational excellence, improve developer experience, and lead infrastructure automation in a modern, enterprise SaaS environment. This role will focus on CI/CD pipeline optimization, infrastructure as code, security, observability, and team leadership.
Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or Green Card holders. Visa sponsorship is not available.Responsibilities:
- Lead and evolve DevOps practices to improve automation, visibility, and team efficiency.
- Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (IaC).
- Partner with architects and engineers on scalable, secure system design.
- Implement observability, incident management, and continuous improvement best practices.
- Ensure systems meet security and compliance standards.
- Mentor and support a high-performing DevOps team.
- Participate in Agile/Scrum processes and ensure timely project delivery.
- Provide on-call support as part of a 24/7/365 operations model.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of DevOps experience, 3+ years in a leadership role.
- Strong experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, TeamCity) and IaC (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, AWS CDK).
- Proven track record managing cloud and hybrid environments (AWS, Azure, self-hosted).
- Experience with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog, Grafana, ELK, Prometheus).
- Proficiency in Linux environments, networking concepts, and debugging complex applications.
- Experience supporting SaaS applications, preferably Java-based (Spring Boot, Oracle).
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
Preferred:
- Strong leadership, communication, and mentoring skills.
- Results-driven, collaborative, and adaptable in fast-paced environments.
- Comfortable wearing multiple hats and taking initiative.