We are seeking an experienced DevOps Team Lead with at least two years of managerial or leadership experience to guide and inspire a team of DevOps engineers. In this role, you will play a key part in shaping the future of Rise’s Ad Serving Platforms by overseeing the development and maintenance of foundational backend services, tooling, and automation. You’ll work in a fast-paced environment, managing large-scale traffic, ensuring system scalability, and driving platform reliability.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, fostering collaboration and technical excellence
- Design and implement efficient, high-quality cloud architectures to meet organizational needs
- Oversee and scale our distributed, highly available SaaS platform to ensure optimal reliability and performance
- Collaborate closely with engineering teams to ensure their applications are scalable, secure, and performant
- Drive innovative solutions to complex challenges, both independently and as a team leader
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across a massive distributed system spanning dozens of services
- Continuously improve platform architecture and drive adoption of best practices in reliability, scalability, and observability
- Act as a point of expertise for DevOps tools, practices, and technologies within the organization
- Stay updated with industry trends and incorporate new technologies and practices as appropriate
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Requirement
- At least 2 years of experience in a leadership role within a DevOps or infrastructure team
- Minimum of 5 years as a hands-on DevOps Engineer, including experience with Kubernetes in production environment
- Expertise with monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, Datadog, and Grafans.
- Extensive experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or simila
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormatio
- Strong programming skills
- Deep understanding of CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or CircleC
- Advanced knowledge of Linux operating systems, Bash scripting, and computer networking
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a focus on collaboration and team development.
Nice-to-Have
- Experience building and managing data pipelines
- Knowledge of Apache Airflow for workflow automation