Lead DevOps Engineer (with App Dev)
Posted 1 day ago by Sun Technologies,Inc.
Negotiable
Inside
Remote
Remote
Summary: The Lead DevOps Engineer role focuses on leading the build engineering for Windows, Mac, and Chromebook platforms while enhancing CI/CD pipelines and implementing Infrastructure as Code solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in application development, particularly with C++ and React, and will be responsible for troubleshooting and optimizing web technology deployments. This position requires collaboration with developers and stakeholders to improve delivery processes and mentor junior engineers. A strong emphasis is placed on customer focus and proactive problem-solving skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead Windows, Mac and Chromebook platform build engineering, ensuring reliable, scalable, repeatable builds
- Assess and improve web module bundler configurations, build tooling, and monorepo (NX) workflows
- Evaluate and optimize (or replace) Electron-based desktop build architecture
- Own and enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild, and related tooling.
- Design and implement Infrastructure as Code solutions (CloudFormation, CDK)
- Improve dependency management, vulnerability remediation strategies, and release governance
- Establish and document standardized Git branching strategies and DevOps best practices
- Troubleshoot build, deployment, and infrastructure issues in real time as an escalation point
- Partner closely with developers, QA, and business stakeholders to improve delivery cohesion
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers in DevOps principles, build engineering, and automation practices
- Drive measurable improvements in build time, build reliability, and deployment confidence
Key Skills:
- Strong customer focus, ownership, urgency, and drive
- Solid experience with web technologies, JavaScript/HTML/CSS
- Experience supporting desktop and web application build pipelines
- Independent, proactive, and able to deliver high-quality code
- Ability to mentor and influence engineers without formal authority
- Strong documentation habits and process standardization experience
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps, build engineering, or platform engineering
- Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Terraform, or CDK)
- Experience improving dependency management and vulnerability remediation processes
- Strong cross-functional communication with business, development, and QA stakeholders
- Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild, etc.)
- Strong web component bundler expertise, including assessing, refactoring, and explaining configuration changes
- Strong hands-on experience with Windows build environments and Windows OS-level considerations
- Strong AWS experience (Cloud*, Code*, Dynamo, EC2, ECR, ECS, IAM, Lambda, Route53, S3, VPC, etc.)
Salary (Rate): £60 hourly
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Pay Range: $60 - $85/hr. The pay rate may differ depending on your skills, education, experience, and other qualifications.
Featured Benefits:
- Medical Insurance in compliance with the ACA.
- 401(k).
- Sick leave in compliance with applicable state, federal, and local laws.
Profile: lead-level DevOps technologist with Application development chops (C++ and React evergreen native dev in AWS - in addition to the tech stack criteria below), also. So, basically a developer who loves ops. Must have experience build/deploy/troubleshoot web technology – dealt with all layers. Web pack is essential – Installed Electron windows; dealt with security problems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead Windows, Mac and Chromebook platform build engineering, ensuring reliable, scalable, repeatable builds
- Assess and improve web module bundler configurations, build tooling, and monorepo (NX) workflows
- Evaluate and optimize (or replace) Electron-based desktop build architecture
- Own and enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild, and related tooling.
- Design and implement Infrastructure as Code solutions (CloudFormation, CDK)
- Improve dependency management, vulnerability remediation strategies, and release governance
- Establish and document standardized Git branching strategies and DevOps best practices
- Troubleshoot build, deployment, and infrastructure issues in real time as an escalation point
- Partner closely with developers, QA, and business stakeholders to improve delivery cohesion
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers in DevOps principles, build engineering, and automation practices
- Drive measurable improvements in build time, build reliability, and deployment confidence
Required Qualifications:
- Strong customer focus, ownership, urgency, and drive
- Solid experience with web technologies, JavaScript/HTML/CSS
- Experience supporting desktop and web application build pipelines
- Independent, proactive, and able to deliver high-quality code
- Ability to mentor and influence engineers without formal authority
- Strong documentation habits and process standardization experience
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps, build engineering, or platform engineering
- Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Terraform, or CDK)
- Experience improving dependency management and vulnerability remediation processes
- Strong cross-functional communication with business, development, and QA stakeholders
- Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild, etc.)
- Strong web component bundler expertise, including assessing, refactoring, and explaining configuration changes
- Strong hands-on experience with Windows build environments and Windows OS-level considerations
- Strong AWS experience (Cloud*, Code*, Dynamo, EC2, ECR, ECS, IAM, Lambda, Route53, S3, VPC, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with cloud cost optimization initiatives
- Experience building applications with C++
- Experience working with Electron in desktop applications
- Experience working in large monorepo environments (e.g., NX)
- Experience formalizing Git branching and release strategies across teams
- Experience evaluating or migrating away from Electron-based architectures
- Enterprise-scale DevOps experience in regulated or structured environments
- Experience with technical support using tools such as Pager Duty to identify and resolve issues