Cloud Platform Team Lead

HavocAI

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About The Position

We are seeking a Cloud Platform Team Lead to lead the development and operation of the infrastructure and platform systems that power our engineering organization.
In this role, you will lead a team of Cloud Platform, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineers, driving execution while contributing hands-on to architecture and system design. You will be responsible for building and maintaining a reliable, scalable platform that enables engineering teams to deploy, operate, and scale mission-critical systems.
This is a hands-on leadership role—you will guide the team, set direction, and contribute directly to building the platform.

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or platform engineering
• Prior experience leading or mentoring engineers (formal or informal)
• Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and system reliability
• Experience operating production systems with monitoring and incident response
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to operate in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

• Experience with CI/CD systems and automation tooling
• Exposure to SRE practices (SLIs, SLOs, incident management)
• Experience supporting data pipelines or data platforms
• Familiarity with AWS or similar cloud providers
• Background in robotics, autonomy, or distributed systems

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution of the Cloud Platform team
• Set priorities, unblock engineers, and ensure consistent delivery
• Provide mentorship through code reviews, design discussions, and technical guidance
• Partner with leadership to align platform priorities with company goals
• Design, build, and maintain core cloud infrastructure and platform services
• Support containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes
• Ensure infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure
• Contribute hands-on to system design and implementation
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
• Support implementation of SRE practices, including monitoring, alerting, and incident response
• Help define and maintain observability across services and systems
• Reduce operational toil through automation and tooling
• Partner with engineering teams across autonomy, backend, hardware, and data
• Support teams in deploying and operating services effectively
• Help build self-service tools and workflows to improve developer productivity
• Maintain strong security practices across infrastructure and systems
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across infrastructure, services, and deployments

Benefits

• 100% Employer paid Health, Dental and Vision Insurance for you and your families
• Life Insurance (Employer Paid)
• Ability to participate in the companies 401k program (Matching)
• Unlimited PTO policy with an enforced 2 week minimum
• Equity Package
• Work / Home Office Stipend
• Global Entry
• 16 Week Paid Parental Leave
• Monthly Health and Wellness Stipend

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed