Lead DevOps Engineer

Role: Lead DevOps Engineer
Location : Rocklin, CA (4 days Onsite)
Duration: Long Term
MOI: Video and F2F

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms and underlying Linux infrastructure, including cluster provisioning, upgrades, node lifecycle, networking, storage, and configuration.
• Automate infrastructure and platform operations using Terraform, Ansible, GitOps, and scripting, reducing manual L1/L2 support effort and enabling self-service capabilities.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, Helm charts, and reusable platform templates using Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, and Argo CD.
• Implement DevSecOps practices, including automated security scanning, vulnerability management, security gates, and automated remediation workflows within CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage container platforms and standards, including Docker/container images, registries, base images, resource management, and platform security.
• Implement platform monitoring, observability, and reliability practices using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, or Splunk.
• Troubleshoot complex Kubernetes/OpenShift, Linux, networking, storage, and infrastructure issues, including platform-level performance and availability problems.
• Partner with application, infrastructure, security, and operations teams to deliver platform capabilities, establish standards, improve reliability, and continuously reduce operational toil.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or related fields.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and/or OpenShift.
• Experience supporting enterprise container platforms in production environments.
• Strong Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent infrastructure automation tools.
• Strong experience with CI/CD technologies such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions.
• Experience with GitOps and tools such as Argo CD is highly desirable.
• Experience implementing DevSecOps practices and integrating security scanning into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong scripting/programming skills using Python, Shell, or equivalent.
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring and observability platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Kubernetes certifications such as CKA, CKAD, or CKS.
• Red Hat OpenShift certifications or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Experience with Ansible Automation Platform or Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management.
• Experience with vulnerability management tools such as Trivy, Snyk, Aqua, SonarQube, Clair, Anchore, or equivalent.
• Experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Experience with Kafka, Redis, MongoDB, IBM MQ, or other enterprise middleware platforms.
• Experience with Vault, Consul, CDN/edge technologies, or enterprise infrastructure services.
• Experience migrating workloads from VM-based infrastructure to container platforms.

Experience in large-scale enterprise or retail/e-commerce environments