Cisive
We are a comprehensive global background screening firm offering onboarding, drug testing, & risk mitigation solutions.
DevOps Team Lead
Location
Maryland + 4 moreAll locations: Maryland, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington
Posted
10 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglishAWSAzureCloudFirewallsJenkinsTerraform
Job Description
• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Own and manage cloud infrastructure in production environments, primarily within Microsoft Azure.
• Design, write, and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Bicep and ARM templates.
• Apply cloud-agnostic DevOps principles and best practices across infrastructure and deployment pipelines.
• Establish DevOps best practices for build, release, deployment, monitoring, and operational excellence.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, security, and performance of systems.
• Collaborate with development teams to streamline deployment workflows and improve developer productivity.
• Monitor and optimize system reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
• Lead incident response activities, including root cause analysis and continuous improvement processes.
• Mentor, coach, and provide technical guidance to DevOps engineers.
• Document architecture, operational procedures, and technical processes.
• Partner with security teams to ensure compliance and implement secure deployment methodologies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of professional DevOps or software development experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
- Strong hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure on at least one major cloud platform (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, etc.).
- Strong experience with modern CI/CD platforms such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
- Experience designing and maintaining pipelines using Git-based workflows; Azure DevOps experience highly preferred.
- Expertise in Infrastructure as Code tools and concepts (Bicep, ARM, Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.).
- Solid understanding of cloud networking, security, and identity concepts (VPC/VNet, IAM, firewalls/NSGs, etc.).
- Experience with scripting and automation using PowerShell, Bash, or similar.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, including cross‑team coordination.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities