DevOps/SRE Engineer Lead

DevOps / SRE Engineer Lead (Azure) Location: Remote (US Time Zone overlap required) Department: Engineering Role Seniority: Lead / Senior Technical Specialist About the Role We are seeking a DevOps / SRE Engineer Lead with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure (complemented by foundational AWS knowledge) to drive production reliability, technical debt remediation, and enterprise cloud infrastructure optimization. In this role, you will serve as the primary Azure subject matter expert and hands-on technical lead , capable of solving complex, real-world Azure scenarios independently. You will guide engineering teams on Azure architectural best practices, lead production troubleshooting, and enforce secure CI/CD workflows across cloud environments. Key Responsibilities Azure Technical Leadership & Hands-on Engineering: Drive technical initiatives focused on Azure technical debt remediation, architectural optimization, and Azure best practices alignment. Production Troubleshooting & SRE: Act as the primary technical point of escalation for complex Azure production issues, performing root-cause analysis (RCA) and implementing long-term mitigation strategies independently. Cloud Infrastructure & Security: Secure, scale, and govern enterprise Azure environments (with secondary support for AWS workloads) following strict compliance, IAM, and security standards. Automation & CI/CD Pipelines: Design and optimize automated CI/CD deployment pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Act