DevOps Team Lead

About

Our client is a growing international software company with a strong focus on building reliable and scalable technology platforms used by a global user base. Their teams operate at the intersection of product, engineering, and infrastructure to deliver high-quality solutions and continuously evolve their systems.

This is a great opportunity to join them as a DevOps Team Lead and play a key role in shaping their infrastructure and platform capabilities.

What Will You Do?

• Execute the infrastructure strategy and coordinate the DevOps team within an agile framework, aligning internal operational needs with product requirements and the overall technological vision.
• Lead the planning and execution of the infrastructure roadmap to balance internal technical evolution with product demands, ensuring predictable and transparent delivery.
• Act as a mentor and technical reference for the team, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and high performance.
• Define and oversee Infrastructure as Code (IaC) standards and automation policies, ensuring systems are scalable, secure, and aligned with industry best practices.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering teams, acting as a technical enabler and ensuring the DevOps platform removes friction in the development lifecycle.
• Ensure high availability and resilience of critical services by leading incident response protocols, backup strategies, and disaster recovery plans.
• Promote effective asynchronous communication through high-quality technical documentation, ensuring knowledge is accessible across the organization.
• PEOPLE MANAGEMENT (121, PR,)

What Will Make You Succeed in This Position?

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in Systems Engineering, SRE, or DevOps roles.
• 2–3 years of experience leading or managing technical teams, with ownership of people development and roadmap prioritization.
• Experience working with both legacy infrastructure and cloud environments.
• Experience participating in infrastructure migration projects.
• AWS certification (Associate or Professional level).
• Fluency in Spanish and English.

Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience with Terraform (intermediate level).
• Understanding of deployment needs across different tech stacks (Java, PHP, Node.js, Rust).
• Strong knowledge of GNU/Linux systems.

Soft Skills

• Strong stakeholder empathy, with a service-oriented mindset and focus on enabling other teams.
• Ability to prioritize and negotiate effectively, balancing roadmap delivery with urgent operational needs.
• Strong mentoring skills, with the ability to grow and elevate the technical capabilities of the team.
• Ability to manage disagreements constructively, fostering a collaborative environment and avoiding blame culture.

Nice to Have

• Experience with containerization tools (Docker, Podman) and willingness to lead their implementation in production.
• Experience with Ansible for infrastructure management.
• Knowledge of MLS.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.

What Do We Offer You?

• Full-time position
• Contract directly with the client
• Competitive salary + perks
• Flexible working hours and hybrid work environment.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Collaborative and international work environment.