DevOps Lead

Company: DK Hardware
Industry: E-commerce, Hardware Distribution

Join DK Hardware, a leading e-commerce platform in the hardware industry, and take charge of building, scaling, and optimizing our infrastructure to support global operations. As a DevOps Lead, you will drive cloud strategy, automation, and reliability across the engineering ecosystem.

Your Role in Our Mission

• Own and evolve DK Hardware’s cloud infrastructure in Microsoft Azure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps to accelerate software delivery.
• Lead and mentor a small team of DevOps engineers, establishing best practices for automation, observability, and release management.
• Collaborate with development teams to streamline deployment workflows for microservices-based systems.
• Oversee system monitoring, centralized logging, and incident response to maintain reliable operations.
• Participate in on-call rotations to ensure 24/7 infrastructure availability and quick incident resolution.
• Drive containerization initiatives with Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring smooth production rollouts and versioned environments.
• Define infrastructure-as-code (IaC) standards using Terraform and Ansible to achieve consistent and repeatable environments.
• Continuously improve system performance, reliability, and security posture.

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years of professional experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or System Administration roles.
• 2+ years in a lead or senior position, mentoring engineers or leading DevOps initiatives.
• Deep experience with Linux- and Windows-based systems administration.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Bash, Python, or similar).
• Proven experience with reverse proxy and load balancing (NGINX, HAProxy).
• Hands-on experience managing MS SQL, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch/Opensearch, ClickHouse, and Cassandra databases — including clustering, replication, and backups.
• Practical expertise in logging, monitoring, and alerting systems (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Advanced understanding of CI/CD principles and delivery automation.
• Proven track record with container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Deep experience with Kubernetes — including networking, security, StatefulSets/DaemonSets, and Custom Resources (CRDs).
• Strong understanding of infrastructure as code, security best practices, and cloud cost optimization.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Hands-on experience with:

• Azure, Azure DevOps, Gitlab
• Kafka, Redis, Service Bus, Opentelemetry
• Terraform, Ansible
• Git and modern CI/CD tools
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with developers, QA, and product managers.

Why DK Hardwares

• Be part of a high-impact e-commerce company driving digital transformation in the hardware industry.
• Opportunity to shape the DevOps culture and technology roadmap.
• Collaborative, flexible environment with a focus on automation, innovation, and reliability.
• Competitive compensation and growth opportunities.