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Lead DevOps Engineer

You'll own and scale multi-cloud infrastructure, enabling impactful public good software delivery.
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About SDL: SDL provides cloud-based software solutions to local governments, aiming to make our communities better places to live and work. As a mission-driven company, SDL is committed to creating impactful technology that serves the public good. We are looking for team members who take pride in their work and seek to consistently improve themselves, their skills, and their knowledge. If this sounds like you–and the type of work environment where you’d thrive–we hope you’ll join us! We offer flexible remote work options and are primarily based in the US East Coast time zone. You do not have to relocate to join SDL!What We Offer:Competitive salary.Unlimited PTO.Flexible working hours and remote work options.Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.Professional development opportunities and learning budget.Home office and IT budget.Supportive team environment.The chance to work on innovative projects with cutting-edge technologies.About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled Lead DevOps Engineer to own and scale our cloud infrastructure across GCP, and Azure, enabling our engineering teams to deliver software faster, safer, and more reliably. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a multi-cloud environment, loves automation, and can mentor other engineers while building world-class infrastructure.As the Lead DevOps Engineer, you will design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, build Infrastructure as Code IaC solutions, optimize system performance, and lead efforts around observability, security, and reliability. You will be a key partner to engineering leadership, driving our DevOps strategy and building a culture of automation, scalability, and operational excellence.Key Responsibilities:Cloud Architecture & OperationsDesign, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and cost-optimized infrastructure in GCP, and Azure.Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code IaC Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation for consistent, repeatable deployments.Lead multi-cloud strategy, ensuring workloads are secure, and resilient.Own and optimize CI/CD pipelines for speed, reliability, and security GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, or similar.Champion an automation-first approach, reducing manual intervention in builds, deployments, and scaling.Observability & ReliabilityIntroduce and maintain logging, monitoring, and alerting New Relic, Datadog, ELK etc.Lead incident response, postmortems, and root cause analysis to improve system resilience.Security & ComplianceIntegrate security into every layer identity, secrets management, patching, vulnerability scanning.Ensure compliance with SOC 2 or other regulatory requirements as applicable.Collaboration & LeadershipMentor DevOps and software engineers, providing technical guidance and best practices.Partner with product, engineering, and leadership to align infrastructure initiatives with business goals.Evaluate and introduce emerging DevOps tools and practices to keep the organization on the cutting edge.Required Qualifications7+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering roles.Proven hands-on experience with two major cloud platforms GCP, Azure.Expertise with Infrastructure as Code Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation.Strong background with containers and orchestration Docker, Kubernetes, Helm.Proficiency with CI/CD tooling Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.Experience with monitoring observability stacks Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK, New Relic.Knowledge of networking, load balancers, DNS, VPN, and firewalls in a cloud context.Familiarity with security best practices least privilege, secrets management, vulnerability scanning.Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.How to Apply:If you are passionate about technology and eager to work on a dynamic team, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and cover letter today!Application Process:Screening call with a recruiterHiring Manager InterviewTeam InterviewFinal Interview with SDL CEOReference ChecksEqual Opportunity Employer:SDL is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. It’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and by providing this data, if you choose to, it will help us to stay accountable.Join us in creating amazing technology solutions that make a difference. Apply today!
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