Lead DevOps Engineer

Elucid

$190K — $240K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of DevOps/SRE/Platform engineering experience on AWS environments with strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, Ruby, or similar.
  • Proven experience owning CI/CD strategy end-to-end using tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
  • Strong skills in containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Experience with infrastructure as code tools (such as Ansible or Terraform) for reproducible environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and drive architectural decisions as an informal technical leader.
  • Great communication skills, comfortable with both technical discussions and interactions with non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience in fast-paced startup environments, preferably in healthcare or regulated industries.

Responsibilities

  • Own CI/CD strategy, ensuring efficient software build, test, and deployment processes.
  • Guide infrastructure decisions, evaluating trade-offs and recommending best solutions for deployment.
  • Mentor team members, enhancing their DevOps skills and technical understanding.
  • Drive architectural decisions, promoting best practices across the engineering team.
  • Collaborate with engineering, product, and QA functions to align on system architecture and project goals.
  • Participate in on-call rotation to provide support during business hours, sharing responsibilities with the team.

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work environment based in Boston, MA.
  • Encouragement for Boston-area employees to collaborate in-office on scheduled days with options for additional in-office attendance.
  • Recognition of mental health and encouragement for candidates to apply, even if they don't meet every qualification.
Full Job Description
The best engineers on a platform team don't just keep things running. They make the engineers around them better at it too.

At Elucid, the platform you build is what makes it possible to ship software that gives cardiologists a clearer picture of cardiovascular disease reliably, safely and at speed. We're looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer who has seen enough production systems, deployment failures and architectural tradeoffs to know what good looks like-and who gets as much satisfaction from helping a teammate understand why as from solving the problem themselves. This is a senior role with broad scope: you'll own CI/CD strategy, guide infrastructure decisions and be the person others on the team turn to when the hard problems show up. In a regulated medical device environment like ours, the stakes for getting this right are real.

The ideal candidate will have:
  • 10+ years of DevOps/SRE/Platform engineering focused experience on AWS environments, with strong hands-on scripting in Python, Bash, Ruby, or similar.
  • A proven track record owning CI/CD strategy end-to-end (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar), making decisions about how software gets built, tested, and deployed across a multi-service environment.
  • Strong containerization and orchestration skills (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS/Fargate etc.) and Linux/Ubuntu fundamentals.
  • Experience with infrastructure as code (Ansible, Terraform, etc.) and a drive to make environments reproducible and self-documenting.
  • Proven ability to serve as an informal technical leader: mentoring engineers, driving architectural decisions, and setting best practices across a team.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills across engineering, product, and QA functions; equally comfortable whiteboarding with engineers and explaining tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment; healthcare or regulated-industry experience is a plus.
Work Location and Hours:
  • This role is based out of our office in Boston, MA. We operate in a hybrid model with regular in-office collaboration.
  • This role participates in on-call rotation that provides coverage on business days from 9:00 AM to 12:00 AM. The rotation is shared among all team members and generally occurs for 2-3 weeks per quarter.
Salary Range:
  • The anticipated base salary range for this position at Elucid is $190,000-$240,000. Compensation will be influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to internal pay equity, job-related knowledge, skills, education, relevant experience, certifications, and geography as outlined in the job description.


At Elucid, we believe the best work happens in a flexible hybrid environment. Boston-area employees are encouraged to work from the office on Mondays and Wednesdays, with the option to come in additional days if they prefer. Fully remote employees outside the Boston area come in as needed.

We understand that self-doubt can sometimes prevent great candidates from applying. If you believe you can make an impact at Elucid, even if you don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply!

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