Lead DevOps Engineer

We are looking for a skilled Lead DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team in Edison, New Jersey. This role involves designing and managing scalable and resilient infrastructure while driving automation and optimization across our systems. The ideal candidate is passionate about streamlining processes, improving developer productivity, and ensuring system reliability.

Responsibilities:
• Design and implement highly scalable, fault-tolerant, and cost-efficient infrastructure to support production systems.
• Manage and optimize infrastructure costs, providing recommendations for improvement.
• Lead the migration of applications into Kubernetes, ensuring effective container orchestration strategies.
• Develop and maintain reliable CI/CD pipelines and operational tools to enable rapid development and deployments.
• Write efficient JavaScript and Bash scripts to automate infrastructure tasks and resolve technical issues.
• Create systems and tools to automate processes, enhancing operational efficiency and developer productivity.
• Build monitoring and alerting solutions to improve visibility and proactively address system performance.
• Implement automated incident response workflows to ensure swift recovery from system disruptions.
• Apply and automate security controls, compliance checks, and governance processes to maintain system integrity.
• Collaborate with Engineering, QA, and Product teams to troubleshoot issues and deliver innovative solutions.
• Proven experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and cloud infrastructure.
• Deep understanding of DevOps practices and methodologies.
• Hands-on expertise with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure as code.
• Solid knowledge of networking concepts and best practices.
• Experience in managing budgets and optimizing infrastructure costs.
• Strong scripting skills in JavaScript and Bash.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a collaborative mindset.
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