Lead DevOps

Project description Project Goal: Ongoing development and optimization of a large-scale eCommerce platform for a major US retail company serving millions of omnichannel customers weekly. The cloud migration phase has been completed. The current focus is on: CI/CD process optimization and standardization Infrastructure improvement and operational maturity Security hardening and compliance Performance, reliability and scalability improvements Continuous modernization of the cloud-native platform Responsibilities Improve and standardize CI/CD pipelines across teams Optimize build, test, and deployment processes Enhance Infrastructure as Code practices Improve observability, reliability, and scalability of the platform Drive security improvements across infrastructure and delivery pipelines Implement DevSecOps best practices Collaborate with product and engineering teams to improve operational processes Participate in architectural decision-making and continuous platform evolution Contribute to pre-sales and technical consulting activities when required Skills Must have Core Technical Competencies Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure Strong Kubernetes experience (production environments) CI/CD pipeline design and optimization Infrastructure as Code: Terraform or Azure Bicep Containers: Docker or Podman Scripting: Python and/or Bash or PowerShell Experience with security best practices in cloud-native environments Leadership & Communication: Experience leading or mentoring engineers Strong client-facing communication skills Ability to drive cross-team improvements Nice to have DevSecOps tooling (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, container scanning) Experience improving SDLC governance CI/CD platforms: GitLab CI, TeamCity, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD or Flux Configuration Management: Salto, Puppet, Chef Programming: Python, Golang J-18808-Ljbffr