DevOps Lead Engineer

We are looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to join a service company specializing in Web3 solutions. In this role, you will lead a distributed team, shape DevOps strategy, and ensure the scalability and reliability of infrastructure across multiple projects. Experience working with blockchain or Web3 technologies is expected to navigate domain-specific challenges effectively. Let us know if you’d like more details.

Responsibilities:
— Define and maintain a unified DevOps roadmap aligned with both our company’s standards and each client’s business objectives;
— Continuously evaluate new tools, platforms, and best practices to improve speed of delivery, reliability, and security;
— Architect and implement CI/CD pipelines for a variety of technology stacks (e.g., microservices, monoliths, serverless);
— Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modules (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) to support reproducible environments;
— Oversee container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm) and related tooling (Helm, Istio, Argo CD);
— Define and enforce network, storage, and compute configurations to meet high-availability and scalability requirements;
— Evaluate, select, and integrate monitoring/logging/alerting solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack);
— Supervise and mentor a distributed DevOps team (both internal resources and client-side counterparts), guiding them to solve technical challenges;
— Establish best practices for peer reviews, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning;
— Coordinate with project managers, QA, security, and development leads to ensure cross-functional alignment.

Requirements:
— Deep expertise in at least one major public cloud (AWS preferable) and familiarity with others;
— Hands-on experience with Terraform (preferred), CloudFormation, or ARM templates;
— Experience with Web3 and blockchain;
— Production-grade Kubernetes experience: cluster provisioning (kubeadm, EKS, GKE, AKS), Helm charts, Operators;
— Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI (preferable), CircleCI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions;
— Familiarity with pipeline-as-code approaches, pipeline security (scanning artifacts, verifying signatures), and rollback strategies;
— Proficiency in scripting languages to automate routine tasks or build custom tooling;
— Knowledge of secrets management solutions (HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault);
— Solid understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, CDN integration (Cloudflare, Akamai);
— Experience designing storage strategies: block vs. object storage, backup/restore, Disaster Recovery (DR) planning;
— Experience deploying and scaling relational (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra) databases in production;
— Familiarity with cache layers (Redis, Memcached) and message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka).

We offer:
— Competitive compensation;
— Social package (24 working days of annual leave, 5 paid sick days);
— Flexible working hours;
— Challenging projects in diverse business domains and a variety of tech stacks;
— Personal development and professional growth opportunities;
— Work with talented, ambitious and family-feel teams;
— Educational possibilities: corporate courses, knowledge hubs, and in-house English classes;
— Compensation for your professional certification & support for your learning activities;
— Opportunity to choose IT equipment you like;
— Corporate social responsibility.