DevOps/SRE Engineer Lead

# **DevOps / SRE Engineer Lead (Azure)**

**Location

** Remote (US Time Zone overlap required)

**Department

** Engineering

**Role Seniority

** Lead / Senior Technical Specialist

### **About the Role**

We are seeking a **DevOps / SRE Engineer Lead** with **deep expertise in Microsoft Azure** (complemented by foundational AWS knowledge) to drive production reliability, technical debt remediation, and enterprise cloud infrastructure optimization.

In this role, you will serve as the primary **Azure subject matter expert and hands-on technical lead** , capable of solving complex, real-world Azure scenarios independently. You will guide engineering teams on Azure architectural best practices, lead production troubleshooting, and enforce secure CI/CD workflows across cloud environments.

### **Key Responsibilities**

**Azure Technical Leadership & Hands-on Engineering

** Drive technical initiatives focused on Azure technical debt remediation, architectural optimization, and Azure best practices alignment.

**Production Troubleshooting & SRE

** Act as the primary technical point of escalation for complex Azure production issues, performing root-cause analysis (RCA) and implementing long-term mitigation strategies independently.

**Cloud Infrastructure & Security

** Secure, scale, and govern enterprise Azure environments (with secondary support for AWS workloads) following strict compliance, IAM, and security standards.

**Automation & CI/CD Pipelines

** Design and optimize automated CI/CD deployment pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) and Infrastructure as Code for reliable, zero-downtime releases.

**Risk Management & Stakeholder Alignment

** Identify cloud dependencies, manage operational risks, and communicate technical decisions clearly to client stakeholders and cross-functional global teams.

### **Must-Have Qualifications**

**Core Expertise in Microsoft Azure (Primary Focus)

** Deep, practical experience with Azure core services, Azure Architecture, networking, identity/IAM, governance, and cost optimization. Proven capability to independently solve real-world Azure production scenarios.

**Working Knowledge of AWS (Secondary)

** Practical baseline experience with AWS core components (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC) to navigate hybrid or multi-cloud environments when needed.

**Strong SRE & Production Troubleshooting

** Hands-on background investigating, diagnosing, and resolving live production outages under high pressure.

**CI/CD & Infrastructure as Code

** Deep understanding of Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins, along with IaC tools (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates).

**Cloud Security Awareness

** Strong understanding of Azure security tools, policy enforcement, vulnerability remediation, and enterprise compliance guidelines.

**Technical Leadership

** Proven ability to make autonomous decisions, prioritize technical remediation tasks, and mentor team members on Azure best practices.

**Communication Skills

** Excellent written and spoken English, with confidence in answering situational technical questions and escalating issues to client stakeholders.

### **What the Evaluation Process Includes**

Candidates will undergo a rigorous technical assessment focused on:

**Azure In-Depth Knowledge

** Questions starting from Azure fundamentals and systematically escalating to advanced architectural, networking, and governance scenarios.

**Situational & Real-World Troubleshooting

** Practical, scenario-based evaluation on how you handle live Azure production outages, enforce security policies, and manage escalation paths under real conditions.

### **Nice to Have**

• Microsoft Azure Certifications (e.g., **AZ-400 DevOps Engineer Expert** , **AZ-305 Azure Solutions Architect** , or **AZ-104** ).
• Experience collaborating across global distributed teams (e.g., US / India alignment).
• Agile / Scrum delivery framework experience.

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