- Company Name
- Inspiration Mobility Group
- Job Title
- Lead DevOps Engineer
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Lead DevOps Engineer
**Role Summary**
Design, build, and maintain Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure supporting data ingestion pipelines and SaaS applications. Lead and mentor a cross‑functional team of 3‑7 engineers, ensuring systems are scalable, reliable, and observable while aligning infrastructure with product and data needs.
**Expectations**
- Provide technical leadership and people management (1:1s, sprint planning, feedback).
- Deliver robust, automated CI/CD pipelines and reliable production monitoring.
- Operate effectively in a fast‑moving startup environment, handling shifting priorities and limited resources.
- Collaborate with product and data teams to match infrastructure to business requirements.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead and mentor a small team of data and application engineers.
- Architect, deploy, and manage Azure services (Container Apps, Static Web Apps, networking, secrets, monitoring) using IaC.
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable data pipelines integrating multiple sources.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, testing, and deployments.
- Implement comprehensive observability (alerts, dashboards, log aggregation, tracing) to ensure production reliability.
- Continuously improve system scalability, performance, and fault tolerance.
- Partner with product and data stakeholders to align infrastructure with roadmap and customer needs.
**Required Skills**
- Strong experience with Microsoft Azure (deployment, networking, security, monitoring, IaC).
- Proficiency in Docker (Dockerfile authoring, image optimization).
- Advanced Git usage (branching, merging vs. rebasing, pull‑request workflow).
- Hands‑on experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure Pipelines, GitHub Actions).
- Expertise in observability tools and practices (metrics, logging, alerting, tracing).
- Demonstrated ability to lead small engineering teams (3‑7 members).
- Excellent communication, mentorship, and collaborative skills.
- Ability to thrive in a high‑pace, resource‑constrained startup setting.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- Preferred: Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert.
Washington, United states
On site
Senior
07-10-2025