Lead DevOps Engineer (Remote)

About the position

ENVIRONMENT:

LEAD a talented team, championing automation & robust software design across a sophisticated multi-cloud environment as the next Lead DevOps Engineer sought by a dynamic Tech Consultancy. You'll be working primarily within the GCP suite while also leveraging Azure technologies, giving you the opportunity to work across multiple cloud platforms and expand your expertise. In this role, you'll be instrumental in architecting and managing the cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on Kubernetes orchestration and FastAPI frameworks. Your technical leadership will help drive DevOps practices and cloud-native solutions forward.

 

DUTIES:

• Guide a high-performing team, setting the technical North Star for 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.

 

REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ Years relevant work experience.
• Must-have skills:
• FastAPI
• Kubernetes managed via Helm
• Google Cloud
• Other: Data: Postgres focus (must be DB-agnostic and comfortable with diverse schemas), Security & Ops: Okta for identity; Atlassian suite for PM tooling.
• Leadership: Proven experience mentoring Engineers and managing stakeholders.
• Cloud Mastery: Deep hands-on expertise in GCP; solid proficiency in Azure.
• Code-First Mindset: A solid grasp of Python (for FastAPI support).
• Architectural Rigor: A deep understanding of how frontends (NextJS/React) and Backends scale.

Nice-to-have skills:

• Terraform
• Next.js

Desired Skills:

• DevOps
• Engineering
• Kubernetes
• postgreSQL
• Python

About The Employer:

A dynamic Tech Consultancy