DevOps Lead Engineer

Brief DescriptionExperience: 10+ years (3–5 years in leadership roles) About the Opportunity DeviceDriven is leading a major digital transformation initiative for a global-scale platform that processes millions of secure transactions across multiple industries. As a DevOps Lead Engineer, you will architect and operate a multi-cloud, highly scalable, secure, and compliance-ready cloud platform built on GCP, Kubernetes, GitOps, and Infrastructure-as-Code. This is a high-impact role where your decisions directly influence platform reliability, deployment velocity, security posture, cost efficiency, and operational excellence. Role Overview We’re looking for a hands-on DevOps leader with deep expertise in: ●     GCP cloud architecture ●     Kubernetes platforms (GKE or equivalent) ●     Terraform & IaC best practices ●     GitOps workflows ●     CI/CD pipelines at scale ●     Security & compliance (PCI/SOX preferred) ●     Production reliability & observability You will work across engineering, security, SRE, and client architecture teams to shape the platform’s infrastructure direction and ensure operational excellence. Key Responsibilities Cloud Architecture (GCP + Multi-Cloud) ●     Design and operate cloud infrastructure spanning multiple regions and environments. ●     Define networking, identity, security, and infrastructure standards. ●     Drive multi-cloud integration patterns (GCP primary, AWS/Azure optional). Infrastructure-as-Code & Automation ●     Own Terraform architecture, module standards, versioning, validation, and automation. ●     Establish GitOps workflows for infrastructure and application deployments. ●     Lead migration from legacy or manual setups to fully automated IaC-based systems. Kubernetes Platform Engineering ●     Architect and operate production-grade Kubernetes clusters at scale. ●     Implement service mesh, observability, deployment strategies, and workload security. ●     Define best practices for manifests, Helm/Kustomize, CI-integrated testing, and rollouts. CI/CD & Deployment Automation ●     Design enterprise CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, etc.). ●     Implement secure build pipelines, artifact management, and progressive delivery. Security, Compliance & Governance ●     Implement cloud security controls aligned with PCI/SOX and enterprise compliance. ●     Manage secrets, encryption, IAM, policies, and audit posture. ●     Collaborate with security teams on vulnerability management and incident prevention. Observability & Reliability ●     Build unified logging, metrics, tracing, SLO/SLI frameworks, and dashboards. ●     Lead incident response, production readiness assessments, and capacity planning. ●     Advocate for reliability engineering, chaos testing, and best practices. Leadership & Collaboration ●     Mentor DevOps and platform engineers. ●     Lead technical reviews, RFCs, and architecture discussions. ●   Enable engineering teams with self-service tooling and platform capabilities.Preferred SkillsRequired Skills & Qualifications Technical ●     10+ years in DevOps, SRE, and cloud platform roles. ●     Strong expertise with GCP (VPC, IAM, GKE, Cloud SQL, security products). ●     Deep Kubernetes experience (cluster design, service mesh, policies, deployment patterns). ●     Expert-level Terraform (modules, state, multi-cloud providers). ●     Strong CI/CD experience and GitOps methodologies. ●     Strong grounding in cloud security principles, IAM, secrets, encryption. ●     Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, etc.). ●     Solid scripting: Bash, Python, Go (nice to have). Leadership ●     Ability to lead cloud modernization and DevOps transformation initiatives. ●     Strong communication and cross-team collaboration skills. ●     Experience working with architects, security, and product teams. Bonus ●     Fintech or regulated domain experience. ●     AWS or Azure production experience. ●     Platform engineering background building internal developer platforms. Why DeviceDriven ●     Work on a global-scale fintech platform with advanced cloud engineering challenges. ●     Architect systems using GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitOps, and multi-cloud. ●     High autonomy, senior technical ownership, and leadership opportunities. ●     Ability to grow into Principal DevOps Architect or Cloud Platform Director roles. How to Apply Send your resume, GitHub/LinkedIn profile, and a short note about your interest to: jobs@devicedriven.com