Lead DevOps Engineer

Our client is looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to take ownership of a mission-critical, on-premises Linux environment while helping shape the long-term path toward cloud. This is a chance to lead infrastructure strategy from the ground up — stabilizing core operations today while laying the groundwork for a major cloud migration down the road. You'll be a key technical voice at the table as the organization plans its next chapter. C2C is not an option with this job opening and all applicants should be able to work for any US Employer without sponsorship. Sponsorship is not provided and this person will not need to require sponsorship in the future. Benefits & Extras High-visibility leadership role shaping infrastructure strategy Direct influence over the future cloud migration roadmap Work closely with department leadership and Development teams Ownership over both current operations and long-term technical direction Opportunity to build and lead out a growing DevOps function Compensation: $55-60/hour What You'll Be Doing Lead and manage the day-to-day Linux, on-premises environment Own stability and performance of current infrastructure and operations Partner with leadership to develop a future cloud migration strategy Administer and maintain Azure DevOps, Azure Key Vault, and Azure Arc for Linux Support adoption of cloud-native tooling (e.g., Azure Reverse Proxies) Guide the team through migration planning alongside Development Ensure operations remain strong regardless of migration timeline or pace What You'll Need to be Considered Strong, hands-on Linux and on-premises DevOps experience Experience administering Azure-native tooling (Key Vault, Azure Arc, DevOps) Comfortable leading infrastructure decisions with minimal oversight Experience balancing on-prem operations with cloud tooling adoption Prior experience guiding or mentoring a technical team INDIT