Job Description
Job DescriptionRole Summary
Our client, an advanced industrial technology organization, is seeking a DevOps Engineering Lead to drive the strategy, architecture, and delivery of modern DevOps practices across a global software engineering environment. This role is responsible for leading the development of scalable CI/CD pipelines, build systems, infrastructure automation, and platform engineering initiatives that support high-quality software delivery.
The DevOps Engineering Lead will provide technical leadership, mentor a team of DevOps engineers, collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams, and establish best practices for software release automation, infrastructure management, and system reliability. This role offers a clear path toward senior engineering and technology leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute the long-term DevOps and platform engineering strategy.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of DevOps engineers, supporting technical growth and career development.
- Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to improve software delivery efficiency and quality.
- Architect and maintain infrastructure automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
- Drive adoption of containerization technologies and modern deployment practices.
- Monitor build performance, automation metrics, and system reliability to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with software engineering, quality assurance, and infrastructure teams to improve development and release workflows.
- Serve as the technical lead for build systems, deployment automation, and release engineering initiatives.
- Ensure development pipelines adhere to security, compliance, and reliability standards.
- Evaluate emerging DevOps technologies and recommend improvements to engineering processes and tooling.
- Communicate technical strategy and project progress to engineering leadership and key stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field (or equivalent professional experience).
- Minimum of six (6) years of experience in DevOps, Build Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Platform Engineering, or a related software engineering discipline.
- Strong experience designing, implementing, and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as TeamCity, Jenkins, or similar platforms.
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker.
- Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions.
- Strong scripting or programming experience using Python, Kotlin, Ansible, or similar technologies.
- Experience working with complex build systems, including CMake, Yocto, or Embedded Linux environments.
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), automation, and release engineering best practices.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot build, deployment, and infrastructure issues.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience leading or mentoring DevOps, Platform Engineering, or SRE teams.
- Experience developing DevOps strategy and enterprise-scale automation initiatives.
- Experience supporting embedded software development environments.
- Knowledge of cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, and modern software delivery practices.
- Experience implementing security best practices within CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience working in Agile software development environments.
Compensation & Work Model
- Compensation: Competitive salary based on experience and technical expertise.
- Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package.
- Work Model: Hybrid schedule (3 days onsite / 2 days remote).
Growth Opportunity
- Opportunity to transition into broader engineering leadership responsibilities while remaining highly involved in technical strategy and architecture.
- Clear career progression within a collaborative, engineering-driven organization focused on innovation, automation, and continuous improvement.