Azure DevOps Team Lead
Primary stack
Azure DevOpsAnsibleAKSKubernetesJenkinsLinuxCI/CDWindows
Job description
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About the Position
We are seeking an Azure DevOps Team Lead to guide our SRE team, collaborating with L2 and cross-functional teams to ensure production stability and drive improvements in DORA metrics.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, and governance of CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Jenkins across multiple teams
- Drive infrastructure and configuration automation with Ansible, ensuring reusable, standardized, and secure automation practices
- Provide technical leadership and escalation support for complex Linux and Windows-hosted application platform issues in build and runtime environments
- Define and enforce DevOps standards, best practices, and guardrails in collaboration with development, QA, and security teams
- Oversee pipeline performance, reliability, and scalability, proactively identifying risks and improvement opportunities
- Guide and review Azure and AKS-based deployments, ensuring alignment with organizational architecture and security standards
- Own release orchestration across environments, including planning, execution, approvals, and post-release stabilization
- Mentor, coach, and upskill junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, design reviews, and knowledge sharing
- Act as the primary technical point of contact for DevOps-related initiatives and cross-team dependencies
- Communicate clearly with stakeholders across engineering, operations, and management
Requirements
- 5+ years of working experience in DevOps, SRE, or related roles
- Expertise in Linux and Windows Server administration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
- Proficiency in managing services, automation, and scripting on Linux and Windows-based systems
- Knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD ownership, and release orchestration
- Skills in designing and managing build and release pipelines with Azure DevOps and Jenkins
- Competency in YAML pipelines, templates, variables, approvals, and integration with repositories and deployment targets
- Experience in designing and maintaining Jenkins pipelines, shared libraries, and agent management
- Expertise in Ansible for playbook design, automation of deployments, and system configuration
- Capability to integrate Ansible with CI/CD pipelines and troubleshoot playbook failures
- Background in Microsoft Azure services, supporting cloud infrastructure through automated CI/CD pipelines
- Understanding of security and governance basics in Azure
- Familiarity with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Kubernetes concepts for CI/CD-driven deployments
- Strong analytical skills
- Upper-Intermediate English language proficiency (B2)
We Offer
- Remote work from Kyiv, Ukraine
- Opportunity to work with a leading team in the DevOps and SRE space
- Competitive compensation package
- Professional growth and development opportunities
About the Company
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