DevOps Team Lead

Semperis•Hoboken, NJ

51d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Semperis, our mission is to be a Force for Good. Starting with being a great place to work. We believe that when people feel valued, supported, and empowered, they do their best work. That's why we focus on creating an employee experience rooted in purpose, growth, and balance. Semperis has been recognized as one of America's Fastest-Growing Cybersecurity Companies by the Inc. 5000, a DUNS 100 Top Startup to Work For, and a multi-year Inc. Best Workplace awardee. This is a hybrid position based in either Dallas, TX, Ottawa, Canada, or Hoboken, NJ, requiring three days of in-office presence per week Position: DevOps Team Leader Engineer We're seeking a hands-on DevOps Engineer Team Leader to join our Engineering organization and take ownership of the deployment, orchestration, and secure operations of our cutting-edge identity and security products. You'll lead a global team while staying intimately involved in the technical delivery and evolution of our DevOps strategy. This is a player-coach role: you'll architect and implement solutions directly, while also guiding, mentoring, and enabling a team of engineers to operate at the highest standards of DevOps excellence.

Requirements

5+ years of DevOps/SRE experience in SaaS or cloud-native environments
2+ years in a formal engineering leadership role, including people management and performance reviews
Proven expertise with Microsoft Azure infrastructure and services
Strong hands-on experience with:
Terraform and Terragrunt
Kubernetes (AKS) and Helm
Istio Service Mesh and Istio Ingress Gateways
ArgoCD and GitOps workflows
CI/CD pipelines via Azure DevOps
Zero Trust architecture, including PIM and RBAC
Observability tools: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor
Bash scripting; Python or Go for automation/tooling
Comfortable supporting production systems in on-call rotation
Strong communication, leadership, and troubleshooting abilities
Experience with WAFs and secure network configurations in Azure

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with Kafka and event-driven systems
Familiarity with microservices and distributed systems architecture
Advanced knowledge of OpenSearch or Elasticsearch
Deep understanding of CosmosDB performance tuning and data modeling
Exposure to Azure API Management, Logic Apps, and other Azure native services
Experience building and operating large-scale SaaS platforms

Responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of build and release pipelines
Provide day-to-day guidance and direct support to a team of three global DevOps engineers
Conduct 1:1s, deliver performance reviews, and promote professional development across the team
Architect and execute cloud deployment strategies for optimized performance and cost efficiency
Review code, infrastructure configurations, and documentation to uphold best practices
Train and mentor developers and stakeholders in Azure DevOps and Git workflows
Advocate for DevOps culture and best practices across engineering and IT teams
Collaborate with Infrastructure engineers to diagnose and resolve deployment challenges
Document and communicate procedures with clarity and consistency
Troubleshoot issues during deployment and provide production support in staging and live environments
Represent the team in cross-functional meetings with insightful recommendations
Research and evaluate emerging technologies for possible adoption
Design and manage Azure infrastructure using IaC principles with Terraform and Terragrunt
Maintain AKS clusters with Istio for secure, scalable service-to-service communication
Manage Azure resources such as networking, Key Vault, Blob Storage, and CosmosDB
Configure OpenSearch clusters for efficient logging and data indexing
Optimize CosmosDB performance with scaling strategies and cost oversight
Lead the development of robust CI/CD pipelines.
Establish and maintain GitOps workflows via ArgoCD
Author and maintain automation scripts (primarily Bash) to streamline operations
Continuously evaluate and enhance deployment and developer processes
Implement Zero Trust security architecture using Azure PIM and RBAC
Define and enforce least privilege access models and security best practices
Configure Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) and manage network security in Azure
Ensure alignment with compliance frameworks and standards
Deploy observability tooling using OpenTelemetry, Azure Monitor, and Application Insights
Participate in on-call rotation and incident response protocols
Lead post-incident analysis and drive implementation of long-term fixes
Define and maintain reliability objectives, SLAs, and error budgets