Lead Devops Engineer

Job Title: Lead DevOps Engineer
Location: Cincinnati, OH (Hybrid – 3 days onsite/week)
Type: Direct Hire
Compensation: $160,000 + Range (based on experience)  

We’re seeking an experienced Lead DevOps Engineer to join a small, high-impact infrastructure team. This role blends software engineering and systems automation to scale reliable cloud and hybrid environments. You will own critical projects from design through deployment, with a major focus in your first year on infrastructure modernization and a hosting migration initiative.

Responsibilities

• Lead modernization efforts and hosting migrations across hybrid infrastructure (Azure, AWS, and on-prem).
• Streamline provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell DSC).
• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) to enable fast, reliable delivery.
• Implement and manage observability/monitoring platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) and establish operational standards.
• Operate and improve containerized workloads (Docker); apply SRE practices such as SLOs and error budgets.
• Lead incident response, perform root-cause analysis, and reduce toil through automation, scripting, and runbooks.
• Support DevSecOps initiatives, including secure practices, backup strategy, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Evaluate and pilot emerging tools/technologies to keep the infrastructure stack modern, efficient, and scalable.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps and/or Cloud Engineering with production Azure or AWS exposure.
• Strong Linux/Unix administration and network troubleshooting skills.
• Hands-on expertise with Terraform and designing/operating CI/CD pipelines.
• Scripting/programming proficiency in Python, Go, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Production experience with Docker (Kubernetes is a strong plus).
• Strong communication and documentation skills; comfortable owning work end-to-end in a small-team environment.
• Ability to collaborate with application development and data engineering teams to define standards and manage change.
• Must reside in the Greater Cincinnati Metro area (hybrid onsite requirement).

Preferred Qualifications

• Observability tooling experience (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar).
• Windows Server / Active Directory administration.
• Experience with legacy Unix (AIX/Solaris).
• Database experience (Oracle/MS SQL) or BI platform exposure (Snowflake/Azure Fabric).
• Relevant certifications (Azure, AWS, and/or CKA).

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