DevOps Team Lead

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.

Requirements:

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 environments.
Expertise with monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, Datadog, and Grafana.
Extensive experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or similar.
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation.
Strong programming skills.
Deep understanding of CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or CircleCI.
Advanced knowledge of Linux operating systems, Bash scripting, and computer networking.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a focus on collaboration and team development.

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.

Advantages:

Experience building and managing data pipelines.
Knowledge of Apache Airflow for workflow automation.