Lead DevOps Engineer (AWS Cloud) at Houston, TX (Hybrid 2 Days/Week Onsite)

Houston 2 days agoFull-time External
Negotiable
Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, TeamSuccess LLC DBA HiEd Success, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today! Job Title: Lead DevOps Engineer (AWS Cloud) Location: Houston, TX (Hybrid 2 Days/Week Onsite) Interview Mode: Onsite client interview possible Location Constraint Candidates must be based in Houston, TX or within a 1-hour driving distance. Only Houston-area candidates will be reviewed by the client. Project Description We are seeking a strong and creative Lead AWS Cloud DevOps Engineer to work on large-scale, high-impact systems using modern and open-source technologies. This role provides an opportunity to design, build, and support solutions that serve thousands of users on a monthly basis. You will be part of the Information Technology Team within the IT Division, working in an Agile, product-engineering-driven environment. The team culture emphasizes innovation, ownership, collaboration, hypothesis-based problem solving, and continuous learning. Key Responsibilities Assist in the design and development of account-level applications Lead, influence, and mentor peers, junior engineers, and senior stakeholders across teams Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions aligned with release plans Drive DevOps best practices, automation, and continuous innovation Work with Engineering and QA teams to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve production and non-production issues Provide production support and guide the team during critical incidents Take ownership of technical decisions and DevOps leadership initiatives Required Skills & Experience Core Requirements Excellent communication skills with a strong ownership and leadership mindset 10+ years of overall IT experience 5+ years of hands-on AWS experience as a Senior/Lead DevOps Engineer 7+ years of CI/CD experience Minimum 2 3 Years Of Lead-level Experience Strong experience in production support and team guidance Ability to drive innovation and make technical decisions Mandatory Technical Skills AWS ECS & Fargate AWS CloudFormation ElastiCache & Redis OpenSearch Solace or ActiveMQ GitHub & GitHub Actions AWS Route 53 Disaster Recovery setups (Active/Active or Active/Passive) Monitoring & Observability Tools Kibana Datadog Dynatrace Or similar monitoring and observability tools