Devops Lead

Capgemini • San Antonio, TX

5d • $140,000 - $155,000

About The Position

Capgemini is seeking a highly experienced DevOps Engineer / Lead to drive automation, CI/CD, cloud adoption, and platform engineering initiatives. The role combines hands-on technical expertise, solution architecture, and team leadership to enable scalable and reliable software delivery. The position involves defining DevOps strategy and practices; designing and managing cloud infrastructure; automating provisioning and delivery; implementing container platforms, monitoring, reliability, and security practices; and guiding teams and stakeholders.

Requirements

• 12+ years of overall IT experience.
• At least 5–7 years of experience in DevOps or cloud roles.
• Experience leading teams or large-scale initiatives.
• Strong experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.
• Experience with Git for version control and build tools such as Maven, Gradle, or npm.
• Hands-on expertise with at least one of AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Strong knowledge of networking, IAM, storage, and compute services.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates.
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, including Helm charts and cluster management.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or Splunk, and application performance monitoring tools.
• Proficiency in Python, Shell scripting, or PowerShell.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage complex production environments.
• Experience with Agile/DevOps culture adoption.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Exposure to API gateways and service mesh such as Istio.
• Knowledge of SRE principles.
• AWS or Azure DevOps or Architect certifications.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement DevOps strategy, roadmaps, and best practices.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated build, testing, and deployment.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation initiatives.
• Design and manage infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Implement scalable, secure, and highly available systems, and optimize cloud usage for performance and cost efficiency.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, ARM, or CloudFormation, and develop scripts using Python, Shell, or PowerShell.
• Improve efficiency through pipeline optimization and reusable frameworks.
• Build and manage Docker containers and deploy and manage applications in Kubernetes clusters.
• Implement container security and monitoring.
• Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting, and ensure system reliability, uptime, and performance.
• Implement Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
• Integrate security into pipelines, conduct vulnerability scanning and compliance checks, and ensure adherence to security standards and policies.
• Lead and mentor DevOps teams.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams.
• Participate in architecture discussions and decision-making.
• Engage with stakeholders and provide technical guidance.

Benefits

• Paid time off based on employee grade, including 12–25 vacation days depending on grade, company-paid holidays, personal days, and sick leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada.
• Retirement savings plans, such as 401(k) in the U.S. or RRSP in Canada.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility.
• The role may be eligible for variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior