DevOps Lead (Hands-On Leadership | AWS | Kubernetes)
Intepros is seeking a DevOps Lead for one of their valued clients to mentor and guide a team of Network Administrators while remaining deeply hands-on in engineering and operations. This role blends technical leadership with execution, driving modern DevOps practices, infrastructure automation, and platform reliability.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys leading from the front—coaching teams, managing priorities, and actively contributing to cloud and infrastructure initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and support a team of Network Administrators in a DevOps-driven environment
- Own and manage Jira backlog, sprint planning, and task prioritization
- Design, build, and maintain scalable infrastructure in AWS
- Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes
- Automate infrastructure and configuration management using Puppet
- Provide hands-on support across Linux and Windows systems administration
- Collaborate with development teams to support CI/CD pipelines and application deployments
- Contribute to troubleshooting, performance tuning, and system reliability initiatives
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience in a DevOps Lead / Senior DevOps / Infrastructure Lead capacity
- Strong hands-on expertise with AWS and cloud-native services
- Deep experience with Kubernetes (deployment, scaling, troubleshooting)
- Experience with configuration management tools such as Puppet
- Solid background in both Linux and Windows system administration
- Experience working with Java-based applications/environments
- Strong experience with Jira, backlog management, and Agile workflows
- Excellent leadership, communication, and mentoring skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building or optimizing CI/CD pipelines
- Exposure to infrastructure as code (Terraform or similar)
- Background in networking concepts and enterprise infrastructure
- Experience in hybrid cloud or large-scale distributed systems
Why This Role
- Opportunity to lead while staying hands-on technically
- High visibility across infrastructure and engineering teams
- Ability to shape DevOps best practices and team direction
