DevOps Lead

TL;DR

DevOps Lead (AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD): Designing, building, and operating production systems with an accent on cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and developer enablement. Focus on leading automation, AI-assisted DevOps workflows, and ensuring operational excellence in a SaaS environment.

Location: We will consider both candidates located in the New York Metro Area who are willing to work in our NYC office 2-3 days a week (Tuesday - Thursday) OR Remote based EST Timezone.

Salary: $180,000–$240,000 per year

Company

hirify.global helps modern, mid-size businesses transform the way they manage people, offering an intuitive, data-driven HR platform.

What you will do

• Design, build, and operate production-grade Kubernetes infrastructure in AWS, spending 60–80% of your time hands-on.
• Build and evolve GitOps-based CI/CD pipelines, and develop internal DevOps tooling and developer self-service platforms.
• Lead implementation of automation and AI-assisted DevOps workflows.
• Own systems end-to-end, from design and code to deployment, monitoring, and incident response.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of DevOps engineers, providing technical guidance through architecture and code reviews.
• Design and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability systems, defining and tracking KPIs, SLOs, and operational metrics.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience as a DevOps / Platform Engineer.
• 2+ years of experience leading or mentoring engineers (formal or informal).
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS or a similar public cloud.
• Proven experience running Kubernetes in production, including Helm.
• Strong experience with CI/CD and GitOps (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD).
• Solid background in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, and security.
• Experience working in SaaS, production-heavy, multi-team environments.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI / LLM-based tooling or intelligent automation in DevOps.
• Experience with the Argo ecosystem (Workflows, Events, Rollouts).
• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd, or similar).
• Experience building developer platforms or internal tooling.
• Experience with ephemeral environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Stock options at a high-growth unicorn startup.
• 100% subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees.
• 401(k) with a 3% company match starting from Day 1.
• Hybrid working model for Bobbers in the NY metro area and work from home allowance.
• Temporary remote work-from-anywhere in the world for up to 2 months after 6 months of employment.
• Annual Headspace subscription, wellness benefits, two social impact days, and Bob balance days (4 additional long weekends).