DevOps Team Lead

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Job Description:
We are looking for an experienced and motivated manager to take a lead role at a fast-growing, innovative biotechnology company. As a Team Lead, you will manage the DevOps team’s delivery of infrastructure, security, CI/CD, and internal tooling services to meet the needs of the business developed in consultation with our research scientists, computational biologists, front-end, and back-end teams.
The lead of the DevOps team will manage the evolution and operations of the company's production and development environments. Responsibilities will include delivering a scalable, resilient, and cost-effective architecture and building a team of first-class professionals by guiding and leading, planning career paths, and improving the hiring process.
The Role is:
  • Full time.
  • Fully Remote.
  • No agencies.
  • Competitive salary; Will be in accordance with skill, abilities, and experience, and can vary widely.
Responsibilities:
  • Managing the team of DevOps engineers.
  • DevOps project planning and management with best practices in mind: prioritize work based on business and developer requirements.
  • Effectively communicating with multiple teams, departments, and management representatives.
  • Be the team voice in meetings.
  • Mentor team members in terms of their personal development, goals, and advancement.
  • Developing and delivering on OKRs and/or KPIs.
Required Skills & Experience:
  • At least 3 years experience in a team lead or product management role in DevOps, SysOps, or Software Development.
  • Excellent soft skills necessary in order to be an effective team leader, such as:
  • Problem-solving
  • Communication
  • Negotiation
  • Analysis
  • Project management skills
  • General understanding of the technologies involved in our projects:
    • AWS
    • Containerized applications
    • Infrastructure as code
    • CI/CD
    • Microservices architecture
    It’s a plus if you have knowledge of:
    • Cloud-based security and privacy best practices.
    • HIPAA, GDPR, and other relevant compliance experience.
    • Python, React, Docker and/or Terraform, AWS CloudFormation.
    • Security / Networking / Development.
    • ITIL / IT management best practices.
    • Startup experience.
    • Managing penetration testing, response, and mitigation.
    Any relevant certifications are also a plus.
    Note: please complete the application and pre-screening within one week of starting.
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