Lead DevOps Automation Engineer

Excella

$149K — $213K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years in DevOps, automation, or cloud engineering.
  • Proven leadership in enterprise automation solutions.
  • Expertise in CI/CD tools like GitLab and Jenkins.
  • Advanced scripting skills: Python, Ruby, Go, Node.js, C#.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud security and IAM in AWS/Azure.
  • Command-line proficiency with Bash or PowerShell.
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Elastic Container Service.
  • Background in configuration management tools like Ansible and Chef.
  • Familiarity with DORA metrics and Agile methodologies.
  • Excellent communication skills with executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and implementation of enterprise DevOps solutions.
  • Define and enforce DevOps best practices across teams.
  • Architect and manage automated cloud infrastructure deployment.
  • Guide security integration into CI/CD pipelines for compliance.
  • Optimize test automation strategies for system reliability.
  • Develop test data management solutions for automated testing.
  • Influence tooling choices for version control and CI/CD.
  • Provide mentorship and technical guidance to DevOps Engineers.
  • Communicate DevOps strategy and progress to stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for an annual bonus based on firmwide goals.
  • Consideration for different roles aligned with qualifications.
Full Job Description
Overview

Lead DevOps Automation Engineers at Excella provide technical leadership and mentorship in designing and optimizing Continuous Delivery (CD) solutions. They drive strategic decision-making around DevOps automation, cloud security, and infrastructure as code, ensuring teams deliver high-quality software efficiently and securely.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design and implementation of enterprise DevOps solutions, aligning with business goals.
  • Define and enforce DevOps best practices across multiple teams, optimizing pipelines for scalability and efficiency.
  • Architect and manage automated infrastructure deployment in cloud environments.
  • Guide security integration into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
  • Optimize test automation strategies to enhance system reliability and deployment confidence.
  • Develop test data management solutions, ensuring high-quality data for automated testing.
  • Influence tooling and technology choices for version control, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation.
  • Provide mentorship and technical guidance to other DevOps Engineers.
  • Communicate DevOps strategy and progress to stakeholders and clients.


Qualifications:

  • 6+ years of experience in DevOps, automation, or cloud engineering.
  • Proven leadership experience in enterprise-level automation solutions.
  • Expertise in CI/CD tools (GitLab, Jenkins, Bamboo, CircleCI, TravisCI).
  • Advanced scripting and automation skills in Python, Ruby, Go, Node.js, C#.
  • Strong understanding of cloud security, IAM, and network access management in AWS and/or Azure.
  • Strong Command-line skills with Bash or PowerShell for operating system management with skills in package management, service configuration, logging, process/resource monitoring, and network configuration.
  • Established experience creating, deploying, and orchestrating code changes using tools such as: Docker, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, Elastic Container Service
  • Experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure. Should demonstrate skill with network and access security and the deployment via code of modern web and data applications and their constituent infrastructure
  • Strong background in configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Packer).
  • Familiarity with DORA metrics, DevOps Research and Assessment, and Agile methodologies.
  • Excellent communication skills, with experience engaging executive stakeholders and decision-makers.


This range represents the minimum and maximum base salary that Excella reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this role. Actual compensation within the range will depend on factors such as skills, experience, training, certifications, and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top or bottom of the range.

Your pay also includes the opportunity for an annual bonus in addition to the base salary. This variable pay opportunity is dependent upon the attainment of shared firmwide goals and objectives as determined by Excella's Executive Team. Certain eligibility and pro-ration rules apply.

Should your experience and knowledge qualify you for a different position or title within Excella, we may consider you for positions that better align with your qualifications. In that case, we will provide the range for those positions as well.

Pay Range

$149,469-$213,019 USD

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