Lead DevOps Engineer

Green Dot • Los Angeles, CA

12d • Remote

About The Position

We’re looking for talented professionals, anywhere in the United States, to join us in bringing smart money management and payment solutions to everyone’s fingertips. At Green Dot, we are evolving to a new and permanent “Work from Anywhere” model designed to maximize the benefits of remote work, promote and enable a strong culture of performance and connectedness, and attract the best and brightest talent who align with our entrepreneurial spirit and mission. <<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>> JOB DESCRIPTION About the Role: We are seeking a highly skilled Lead DevOps Engineer to drive and scale our infrastructure, with a primary focus on Kubernetes orchestration and cloud-native technologies. In this leadership role, you will architect, implement, and manage our containerized environments, ensuring performance, security, and reliability for critical applications and services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable Kubernetes-based infrastructure.
• Architect and manage CI/CD pipelines that enable automated testing, deployment, and monitoring of microservices.
• Define and enforce best practices for containerization, infrastructure as code (IaC), and Kubernetes operations.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to build resilient and secure cloud-native solutions.
• Drive improvements in observability, including logging, metrics, and alerting using tools like Prometheus, Data Dog, or similar.
• Manage and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, ensuring technical growth and consistent delivery.
• Own and maintain Helm charts, Kubernetes manifests, and automation scripts for multi-environment deployments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in cloud and containerized environments.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, tools, and Kubernetes CNCF ecosystem advancements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees