DevOps Team Lead
Job Summary
We are seeking a hands-on DevOps Team Lead with strong Microsoft Azure expertise to support and coordinate the DevOps function. This role combines technical engineering responsibilities with day-to-day team leadership, ensuring efficient delivery and operational excellence.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role, requiring active contribution within the Azure environment while organizing and guiding the DevOps team.
Experience: 8–12+ Years
Key Responsibilities
Azure Engineering & Platform Development
- Design, implement, and maintain Microsoft Azure infrastructure
- Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates
- Build and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation, preferably using Azure DevOps
- Support platform security, governance, and cost optimization
- Participate in complex troubleshooting and incident resolution
Azure Platform Management
- Ensure Azure environments are secure, scalable, and highly available
- Maintain best practices across:
- Networking
- Identity & Access Management
- Monitoring
- Security
- Review technical implementations and maintain engineering standards
- Collaborate with Technical Leads on architectural improvements
Team Leadership
- Coordinate and prioritize daily DevOps activities
- Translate platform strategy into actionable tasks
- Conduct stand-ups and planning sessions
- Remove delivery blockers
- Mentor and support DevOps engineers
Continuous Improvement
- Identify opportunities to modernize Azure environments
- Increase automation and reduce manual operations
- Improve monitoring and observability
- Enhance platform reliability and performance
Required Skills & Experience
Essential
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure production environments
- Deep understanding of Azure services:
- Compute
- Networking
- Storage
- Identity
- Security
- Monitoring
- Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines
- Strong troubleshooting skills
- Experience mentoring or leading engineers
- Strong organizational and delivery skills
Desirable
- Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Experience supporting SaaS platforms
- Experience with hybrid or legacy cloud environments
- Azure cost optimization experience
Key Competencies
- Strong technical leadership
- Hands-on problem solving
- Structured and organized approach
- Excellent communication skills
- Delivery-focused mindset