Lead DevOps Engineer (Remote) at Datafin Recruitment

ENVIRONMENT:

• LEAD a talented team, championing automation & robust software design across a sophisticated multi-cloud environment as the next Lead DevOps Engineer sought by a dynamic Tech Consultancy.
• You'll be working primarily within the GCP suite while also leveraging Azure technologies, giving you the opportunity to work across multiple cloud platforms and expand your expertise.
• In this role, you'll be instrumental in architecting and managing the cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on Kubernetes orchestration and FastAPI frameworks. Your technical leadership will help drive DevOps practices and cloud-native solutions forward.

DUTIES:

• Guide a high-performing team, setting the technical North Star for infrastructure.
• Design secure, scalable solutions primarily on GCP, with strategic integration into Azure.
• Build seamless CI/CD flows that empower developers to ship FastAPI and NextJS apps with confidence.
• Apply rigorous software architecture principles to infrastructure, ensuring "Reliability by Design."
• Support team-dependent DB choices, maintaining high availability for Postgres and beyond.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ Years relevant work experience.

Must-have skills:

• FastAPI
• Kubernetes managed via Helm
• Google Cloud
• Other: Data: Postgres focus (must be DB-agnostic and comfortable with diverse schemas), Security & Ops: Okta for identity; Atlassian suite for PM tooling.
• Leadership: Proven experience mentoring Engineers and managing stakeholders.
• Cloud Mastery: Deep hands-on expertise in GCP; solid proficiency in Azure.
• Code-First Mindset: A solid grasp of Python (for FastAPI support).
• Architectural Rigor: A deep understanding of how frontends (NextJS/React) and Backends scale.

Nice-to-have skills:

• Terraform
• js