DevOps Team Lead - Remote

Overview

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 the New Jersey area, requiring three days of in-office presence per week.

Position: DevOps Team Lead Engineer

We’re seeking a hands-on DevOps Engineer Team Lead 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.

In Short

• 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

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
• Strong communication, leadership, and troubleshooting abilities

Benefits

• Be part of a global team on the front lines of cybersecurity innovation
• Celebrate curiosity, integrity, and initiative
• Value a healthy balance between work and life
• Opportunity for professional development and growth
• Recognition as one of America’s Fastest-Growing Cybersecurity Companies