The Role
As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will lead a team in designing scalable cloud solutions, managing infrastructure, and ensuring system reliability while mentoring engineers.
Summary Generated by Built In
Are you a cloud architect who thrives on building resilient, high-traffic systems? We’re looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to steer our infrastructure strategy at the intersection of media and ad-tech. You’ll lead a talented team, championing automation and robust software design across a sophisticated multi-cloud environment.
The Stack You’ll Command 🛠️
- Cloud: GCP (Primary) & Azure (Secondary).
- Orchestration: Kubernetes managed via Helm.
- IaC: Heavy Terraform for declarative deployments.
- Backend/Frontend: FastAPI backends; NextJS/React frontends.
- Data: Postgres focus (must be DB-agnostic and comfortable with diverse schemas).
- Security & Ops: Okta for identity; Atlassian suite for PM tooling.
Your Mission
- Guide a high-performing team, setting the technical North Star for our infrastructure.
- Design secure, scalable solutions primarily on GCP, with strategic integration into Azure.
- Build seamless CI/CD flows that empower developers to ship FastAPI and NextJS apps with confidence.
- Apply rigorous software architecture principles to infrastructure, ensuring "Reliability by Design."
- Support team-dependent DB choices, maintaining high availability for Postgres and beyond.
What You’ll Bring
- Leadership: Proven experience mentoring engineers and managing stakeholders.
- Cloud Mastery: Deep hands-on expertise in GCP; solid proficiency in Azure.
- K8s Expertise: Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes and Helm charts.
- Code-First Mindset: Strong Terraform skills and a solid grasp of Python (for FastAPI support).
- Architectural Rigor: A deep understanding of how frontends (NextJS/React) and backends scale.
Why Join Us? ✨
- Build for millions of daily active users.
- Remote-first culture with a focus on output, not hours.
- Generous budget for certifications (GCP/Azure) and global conferences.
- Top-tier salary and comprehensive benefits.
Ready to lead the next evolution of our cloud? Apply now.
Top Skills
Atlassian
Azure
Fastapi
GCP
Helm
Kubernetes
Nextjs
Okta
Postgres
React
Terraform
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The Company
What We Do
CloudSmiths is a technology consultancy specialising in data analytics, machine learning, software development, AI and business reporting in the cloud.
