Lead DevOps Engineer

Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer Job Description Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Engineering| July 2026 Role Overview We are looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to drive cloud infrastructure strategy, platform engineering, and large-scale migration programs across Azure and AWS environments. This role leads a team of senior engineers, sets technical direction for infrastructure automation, and partners with application teams and stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and governed cloud platforms. Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Team Management Lead and mentor a team of senior and mid-level DevOps engineers across cloud migration and platform engineering workstreams.Own the technical roadmap for infrastructure automation, CI/CD maturity, and platform engineering practices.Conduct architecture and design reviews; set engineering standards, coding conventions, and IaC patterns.Drive cross-functional collaboration with application, security, and product teams.Serve as the escalation point for complex infrastructure incidents and migration blockers. Cloud Migration (Azure & AWS) Plan, architect, and oversee end-to-end cloud migrations across Azure and AWS environments.Lead Tenant-to-Tenant migrations covering Azure AD, subscriptions, and workloads at enterprise scale.Define migration playbooks for lift-and-shift, re-platforming, and re-architecture patterns.Establish quality gates, rollback procedures, and post-migration stabilization frameworks.Optimize and standardize multi-cloud environments for cost, performance, and resilience. Terraform & Infrastructure as Code Architect and govern enterprise-wide Terraform module libraries and IaC standards.Lead Terraform Enterprise (TFE) adoption, workspace governance, and platform migrations.Drive consistency in state management, module versioning, and pipeline integration.Review and approve IaC changes for security, compliance, and architectural alignment. Platform Engineering & Governance Define platform engineering strategy: landing zones, multi-subscription/account architectures, and self-service provisioning.Implement guardrails and governance models using Azure Policy and AWS Service Control Policies (SCPs).Enforce security policies covering RBAC, IAM, and network controls.Enable platform teams to build and consume self-service infrastructure capabilities. DevOps & CI/CD Design and govern CI/CD pipeline standards for application and infrastructure delivery.Champion GitOps principles for environment pipelines and deployment automation.Establish monitoring, logging, and reliability practices across cloud workloads.Identify and eliminate toil through automation and platform improvements. Stakeholder Engagement & Delivery Coordinate with senior leadership, application owners, and migration program managers on delivery timelines and risks.Produce and present architecture decisions, migration status updates, and platform roadmaps.Partner with onshore teams and client stakeholders across global time zones. Required Skills Skill AreaDetailsLevel Cloud PlatformsAzure and AWS (both mandatory)AdvancedMigration ExpertiseTenant-to-Tenant, subscription, and workload migrationsAdvancedInfrastructure as CodeTerraform, including Terraform Enterprise (TFE)AdvancedDevOpsCI/CD pipelines, Git, automation, GitOpsAdvancedPlatform EngineeringLanding zones, Azure Policy, AWS SCPs, governance modelsAdvancedContainersDocker, Kubernetes (EKS / AKS)ProficientScriptingPython and BashProficientMonitoringLogs, metrics, alerting (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor)ProficientLeadershipTeam lead or tech lead with 3+ direct reportsRequired Preferred Skills Terraform Enterprise (TFE) administration and migration initiatives.Multi-tenant architecture transformations at enterprise scale.Cloud FinOps and cost optimization practices.Experience with internal developer platforms such as Coder or Backstage.Kubernetes platform engineering: EKS, AKS, namespace governance, and policy enforcement.AWS or Azure professional-level certifications. LEADERSHIP EXPECTATIONS This is a lead role. Beyond technical execution, the ideal candidate drives team performance, raises the engineering bar, and connects infrastructure decisions to business outcomes. Builds and develops high-performing engineering teams; invests in career growth of direct reports.Communicates complex technical tradeoffs clearly to non-technical stakeholders.Operates with a bias toward action: ships working solutions before perfect ones.Holds technical quality standards without creating blockers for delivery.Proactively surfaces risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans.