Lead DevOps Engineer
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This role is for a Lead DevOps Engineer with a 12+ month contract in Culver City, CA. Requires 10+ years in Kubernetes, leadership experience, and strong CI/CD skills. Preferred certifications include CKA or CKAD. On-site work is expected.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
680
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🗓️ - Date discovered
May 29, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
More than 6 months
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🏝️ - Location type
On-site
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📄 - Contract type
Unknown
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🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Culver City, CA
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Deployment #Logging #Terraform #Strategy #DevOps #Leadership #Observability #Security #Programming #Ansible #Python #Conda #Infrastructure as Code (IaC) #Java #Monitoring #SaaS (Software as a Service) #Docker #Kubernetes #Containers #Cloud
Role description
Job Title: Lead DevOps Engineer
Duration: 12+ Months contract with extension
Location: Culver City, CA (preferred) | Sunnyvale, CA (Secondary option)
Job Description:
Lead DevOps Engineer for start-up like environment to bring mastery of Technology, Leadership, Communication and Strategy to lead a team of platform engineers. Opportunity to grow a talented team and build an innovative DevOps platform to help achieve its goals.
Responsibilities and duties
• Lead solutioning and problem-solving collaborating across engineering and development teams to containerize applications and deploy them on Kubernetes
• Optimize Kubernetes cluster performance, resource utilization, and cost-effectiveness
• Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for Kubernetes environments
• Ensure the security of Kubernetes clusters by following best practices and implementing security controls
• Automate Kubernetes deployment and management processes using infrastructure as code tools
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Kubernetes infrastructure and deployments
• Stay up to date with Kubernetes ecosystem developments and propose improvements
Skills and qualifications:
• 10+ years proven experience as a lead Kubernetes engineer or similar role (e.g., DevOps engineer with Kubernetes focus) primarily working in autonomous, SaaS start-up environments.
• Leadership experience including road mapping strategy.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes concepts, components, and APIs
• Hands-on experience with container technologies (Docker, containers) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Helm)
• Strong CI/CD (Infra as code) tools, pipelines, deployments (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation)
• Strong programming skills in one or more languages (e.g., Go, Python, Java)
• Proven Leadership skills with mastery in observability and thoughtful, holistic set ups.
• Self-starter in autonomous environment with strong resourcefulness, and scrappy skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
Preferred skills and experience:
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certifications
Job Title: Lead DevOps Engineer
Duration: 12+ Months contract with extension
Location: Culver City, CA (preferred) | Sunnyvale, CA (Secondary option)
Job Description:
Lead DevOps Engineer for start-up like environment to bring mastery of Technology, Leadership, Communication and Strategy to lead a team of platform engineers. Opportunity to grow a talented team and build an innovative DevOps platform to help achieve its goals.
Responsibilities and duties
• Lead solutioning and problem-solving collaborating across engineering and development teams to containerize applications and deploy them on Kubernetes
• Optimize Kubernetes cluster performance, resource utilization, and cost-effectiveness
• Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for Kubernetes environments
• Ensure the security of Kubernetes clusters by following best practices and implementing security controls
• Automate Kubernetes deployment and management processes using infrastructure as code tools
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Kubernetes infrastructure and deployments
• Stay up to date with Kubernetes ecosystem developments and propose improvements
Skills and qualifications:
• 10+ years proven experience as a lead Kubernetes engineer or similar role (e.g., DevOps engineer with Kubernetes focus) primarily working in autonomous, SaaS start-up environments.
• Leadership experience including road mapping strategy.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes concepts, components, and APIs
• Hands-on experience with container technologies (Docker, containers) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Helm)
• Strong CI/CD (Infra as code) tools, pipelines, deployments (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation)
• Strong programming skills in one or more languages (e.g., Go, Python, Java)
• Proven Leadership skills with mastery in observability and thoughtful, holistic set ups.
• Self-starter in autonomous environment with strong resourcefulness, and scrappy skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
Preferred skills and experience:
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certifications
