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# Lead DevOps Engineer

- **Company:** IT Labs
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Monitoring of Systems, Key Management, Network Security, Zero Trust Network Access, Datadog, Data Logging, Cloud Monitoring, Snowflake, Kubernetes, Cloud Optimization, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Docker
- **Published:** June 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0214eee42886ea70

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Tooling?, * Strong hands-on experience with AWS and Azure cloud platforms

 * Proven experience leading cloud workload and service migrations
 * Deep expertise in Terraform and infrastructure as code
 * Experience leading CI/CD practices across multiple environments
 * Strong container orchestration skills - Kubernetes and Docker
 * Knowledge of cloud cost optimization, governance frameworks, and tagging strategies
 * Experience with secret management tools - AWS Secrets Manager and Azure Key Vault
 * Proficiency with monitoring and observability solutions - Datadog, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor
 * Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills, * Solid understanding of HIPAA and ISO 27001 compliance requirements
 * Experience implementing zero-trust security models
 * Familiarity with Zscaler or similar network security platforms
 * Experience with Snowflake or similar cloud data warehouse platforms

## Description

* Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure
 * Lead and manage a team of DevOps engineers - assigning tasks and ensuring best practices in deployment, monitoring, and security
 * Define and enforce CI/CD processes and infrastructure automation standards using Terraform
 * Own the implementation and governance of Landing Zones in both AWS and Azure
 * Ensure HIPAA compliance and security policies are followed across all environments
 * Drive adoption of observability tools like DataDog and establish logging standards
 * Coordinate incident response and root cause analysis for infrastructure issues
 * Build SLA frameworks for critical services and define strategies for auto-scaling, failure recovery, and disaster recovery
 * Collaborate with stakeholders to align DevOps strategies with business needs
 * Review and approve technical documentation produced by the team


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