DevOps Team Lead

At Semperis, our mission is to be a Force for Good. Starting with being a great place to work. We believe that when people feel valued, supported, and empowered, they do their best work. That's why we focus on creating an employee experience rooted in purpose, growth, and balance. Semperis has been recognized as one of America's Fastest-Growing Cybersecurity Companies by the Inc. 5000, a DUNS 100 Top Startup to Work For, and a multi-year Inc. Best Workplace awardee. This is a hybrid position based in either Dallas, TX, Ottawa, Canada, or the New Jersey area, requiring three days of in-office presence per week Position: DevOps Team Leader Engineer We're seeking a hands-on DevOps Engineer Team Leader to join our Engineering organization and take ownership of the deployment, orchestration, and secure operations of our cutting-edge identity and security products. You'll lead a global team while staying intimately involved in the technical delivery and evolution of our DevOps strategy. This is a player-coach role: you'll architect and implement solutions directly, while also guiding, mentoring, and enabling a team of engineers to operate at the highest standards of DevOps excellence. What You Will Be Doing Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of build and release pipelines Provide day-to-day guidance and direct support to a team of three global DevOps engineers Conduct 1:1s, deliver performance reviews, and promote professional development across the team Architect and execute cloud deployment strategies for optimized performance and cost efficiency Review code, infrastructure configurations, and documentation to uphold best practices Train and mentor developers and stakeholders in Azure DevOps and Git workflows Advocate for DevOps culture and best practices across engineering and IT teams Collaborate with Infrastructure engineers to diagnose and resolve deployment challenges Document and communicate procedures with clarity and consistency Troubleshoot issues during deployment and provide production support in staging and live environments Represent the team in cross-functional meetings with insightful recommendations Research and evaluate emerging technologies for possible adoption Key Responsibilities Infrastructure & Cloud Operations Design and manage Azure infrastructure using IaC principles with Terraform and Terragrunt Maintain AKS clusters with Istio for secure, scalable service-to-service communication Manage Azure resources such as networking, Key Vault, Blob Storage, and CosmosDB Configure OpenSearch clusters for efficient logging and data indexing Optimize CosmosDB performance with scaling strategies and cost oversight DevOps Practices & Automation Lead the development of robust CI/CD pipelines. Establish and maintain GitOps workflows via ArgoCD Author and maintain automation scripts (primarily Bash) to streamline operations Continuously evaluate and enhance deployment and developer processes Security & Compliance Implement Zero Trust security architecture using Azure PIM and RBAC Define and enforce least privilege access models and security best practices Configure Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) and manage network security in Azure Ensure alignment with compliance frameworks and standards Monitoring & Reliability Deploy observability tooling using OpenTelemetry, Azure Monitor, and Application Insights Participate in on-call rotation and incident response protocols Lead post-incident analysis and drive implementation of long-term fixes Define and maintain reliability objectives, SLAs, and error budgets Required Qualifications 5+ years of DevOps/SRE experience in SaaS or cloud-native environments 2+ years in a formal engineering leadership role, including people management and performance reviews Proven expertise with Microsoft Azure infrastructure and services Strong hands-on experience with: Terraform and Terragrunt Kubernetes (AKS) and Helm Istio Service Mesh and Istio Ingress Gateways ArgoCD and GitOps workflows CI/CD pipelines via Azure DevOps Zero Trust architecture, including PIM and RBAC Observability tools: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor Bash scripting; Python or Go for automation/tooling Comfortable supporting production systems in on-call rotation Strong communication, leadership, and troubleshooting abilities Experience with WAFs and secure network configurations in Azure Preferred Qualifications Hands-on experience with Kafka and event-driven systems Familiarity with microservices and distributed systems architecture Advanced knowledge of OpenSearch or Elasticsearch Deep understanding of CosmosDB performance tuning and data modeling Exposure to Azure API Management, Logic Apps, and other Azure native services Experience building and operating large-scale SaaS platforms Why Join Semperis? You'll be part of a global team on the front lines of cybersecurity innovation. At Semperis, we celebrate curiosity, integrity, and people who take initiative. If you're someone who sees the glass as half full, embraces challenges as growth opportunities, and values a healthy balance between work and life-we'd love to meet you. **Semperis maintains office locations in several cities across the globe. Candidates who reside within 45 miles of one of our offices-or where the job description specifies a required location-will follow our hybrid work model. This includes working onsite three days per week and remotely the remaining days. Semperis is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, citizenship, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by the Semperis application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or other applicable state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Semperis. 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