
Lead Data DevOps Engineer with Azure
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Lead Data DevOps Engineer with Azure
Lead · Hybrid · Lithuania, Latvia
About the Role
We are seeking a Lead Data DevOps Engineer with Azure expertise to join our team and lead impactful projects in Lithuania and Latvia. You will take charge of designing and maintaining infrastructure on Azure using Terraform. You will support both frontend and backend teams by managing application environments and optimizing data platforms. If you are ready to lead impactful projects and collaborate with diverse teams, we encourage you to apply.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code for Azure, ensuring environments are consistent, repeatable, and compliant
- Build, provision, and support application environments for Frontend and Backend Java teams using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure DevOps pipelines
- Administer and optimize Databricks workspaces and clusters; support DataOps processes around platform setup, configuration, governance, and cost control
- Identify gaps in current infrastructure, build, and release processes; propose and implement improvements to reliability, security, performance, and developer efficiency
- Develop automation tooling in Python to extend Azure DevOps capabilities (e.g. pipeline logic, governance automation, environment bootstrap, operational tasks)
- Work closely with Development Tech Leads and architects to align infrastructure design with application requirements and non-functional requirements (scalability, security, availability)
- Enforce automation and platform standards, including security hardening, least-privilege access, and auditability across environments
- Produce and maintain clear documentation (infrastructure design, IaC modules, runbooks) and implement unit tests / validation for automation code and Terraform modules
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in a DevOps / DataOps / Platform Engineer role with a strong focus on Azure and Infrastructure as Code
- Deep understanding of core Azure services, including virtual networking (VNets), Private Endpoints, Web Application Firewall, API Gateway / API Management, Azure Monitor / Application Insights, Virtual Machines, and messaging/streaming services such as Event Hub / Event Bus
- Strong practical experience with AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service), including cluster provisioning, configuration, scaling, workload deployment, and basic troubleshooting
- Strong knowledge of Terraform (module design, state management, environment promotion) and Azure DevOps Pipelines (build/release pipelines, approvals, multi-stage workflows)
- Demonstrated ability to drive DevOps culture: collaborating with development teams, enabling self-service, improving delivery flow, and promoting automation-first practices
- Fluent English (spoken and written), able to communicate clearly across engineering teams and stakeholders
What We Offer
- Engineering Heritage: Best-in-class experts sharing a culture of engineering excellence and tackling complex engineering challenges for over 30 years
- Advanced Tech Stack: Innovative projects where you can apply or enhance your expertise in Cloud, Data, AI, and other emerging technologies
- World-Class Clients: Work closely with 340+ of the Forbes Global 2000 on creating disruptive solutions that make a global impact
- Professional Growth: Exceptional support for career development with comprehensive resources for upskilling or reskilling in pioneering practices
- GenAI Community: Strong AI competencies with 600+ experts across 55+ locations driving GenAI-enabled transformation journeys
- Entrepreneurial Culture: If you're passionate and dedicated to improving business transformation, we provide the support you need to bring your ideas to life
- Hybrid Setup: The flexibility to work from any location in Lithuania, whether it's your home or our dynamic offices in Vilnius and Kaunas, or in Latvia, whether it's your home or our office in Riga
- Other Benefits: Additional vacation and trust days, private health insurance, Employee Stock Purchase Plan and more
About the Company
We are a company with a rich history of engineering excellence, working on complex challenges for over 30 years. Our team is composed of best-in-class experts who are passionate about tackling innovative projects in Cloud, Data, AI, and other emerging technologies. We collaborate with 340+ of the Forbes Global 2000, providing disruptive solutions that have a global impact. Our commitment to professional growth is evident in the exceptional support we offer for career development, with comprehensive resources for upskilling or reskilling in pioneering practices. With a strong GenAI community of 600+ experts across 55+ locations, we are at the forefront of driving GenAI-enabled transformation journeys. Our entrepreneurial culture encourages passion and dedication to improving business transformation, providing the support needed to bring ideas to life. We offer a hybrid setup, allowing flexibility to work from any location in Lithuania or Latvia, whether it's your home or our offices. Additionally, we provide various benefits such as additional vacation and trust days, private health insurance, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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