Lead DevOps Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure
First seen by Alion on Oct 23, 2026.
Role : Lead DevOps Engineer
Accellor is an AI-native services firm delivering measurable business outcomes through advanced AI, data, and engineering capabilities. We help global enterprises modernize their architectures, scale operations, and deploy production-grade solutions.
We are looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to lead cloud infrastructure automation, CI/CD implementation, cloud security, and operational excellence across enterprise environments.
Key Responsibilities :
- Lead the design, implementation, and management of scalable cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or similar platforms to automate application deployments.
- Manage cloud services across AWS, Microsoft Azure, or GCP, including IAM, networking, compute, and Kubernetes.
- Drive cloud cost optimization, resource utilization, scalability, and operational reliability.
- Establish cloud security standards covering access controls, encryption, least-privilege policies, and compliance monitoring.
- Integrate security and vulnerability scanning for source code, containers, and infrastructure into CI/CD pipelines.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, and CloudWatch.
- Define cloud governance practices, subscription structures, resource organization, and access management standards.
- Collaborate with architecture, development, data, and security teams to deliver secure and cost-effective solutions.
- Mentor DevOps engineers, establish engineering best practices, and drive continuous improvement in automation and deployment processes.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of professional IT experience, with at least 5 years focused on cloud, DevOps, or data engineering.
- Strong hands-on expertise in at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Microsoft Azure, or GCP.
- Extensive experience with Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or equivalent IaC tools.
- Strong experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or similar platforms.
- Proficiency in Python, Bash, or Go scripting.
- Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and GitOps practices.
- Strong understanding of cloud security, vulnerability management, monitoring, and governance.
- Familiarity with SQL and data lake or data warehouse architectures.
- Proven leadership, troubleshooting, stakeholder management, and team mentoring skills.
Benefits:
- Opportunity to work on enterprise projects across high-tech, communications, media, healthcare, retail, and telecom.
- Collaborative environment with exposure to global teams and innovative technologies.
- Flexible working schedules, work-from-home opportunities, paid time off, and holidays.
- Professional development through training, certifications, and learning programs.
- Competitive compensation, family medical insurance, personal accident insurance, annual performance bonuses, and referral bonuses.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Accellor provides equal employment opportunities and does not discriminate based on legally protected characteristics.
Skills
DevOps, IAC Terraform, AWS, Cloud Infrastructure, CloudFormation, CI/CD Pipeline, CDK, Python, Bash Scripting, Docker, Kubernetes