Lead DevOps Engineer – EMEA, LATAM

• Build and optimize self-hosted GitLab CI/CD pipelines for hybrid deployments
• Create reusable CI/CD templates for build, test, package, and release workflows
• Operate and improve container platforms, including migration from Docker-based environments to Kubernetes
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and configuration automation with Ansible
• Strengthen DevSecOps controls in pipelines, including SAST/DAST, dependency and license scanning, and secrets handling
• Manage container image lifecycle and security using Harbor/Trivy
• Improve observability, alerting, and reliability across infrastructure and applications using Elastic, Zabbix, and Prometheus/Grafana
• Partner with Engineering, QA, Security, and IT Ops to reduce incidents and improve deployment confidence
• Support cost-aware operations across Azure, AWS, and GCP with a FinOps mindset

Requirements

• 4+ years in DevOps / SRE / Platform Engineering
• Strong hands-on GitLab CI/CD experience (self-hosted preferred)
• Hands-on experience creating and managing Docker containers
• Strong hands-on Kubernetes experience (AKS preferred, EKS/GKE welcome)
• Solid production experience with Terraform and Ansible
• Strong Linux, networking, and container fundamentals
• Experience embedding security controls into CI/CD pipelines
• Experience in hybrid environments (on-prem + cloud)
• Harbor, Trivy, Vault (nice to have)
• HAProxy / Traefik (nice to have)
• VMware exposure (nice to have)
• ISO 27001-aligned security practices (nice to have)
• FinOps / cloud cost optimization experience (nice to have)

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in building and optimizing GitLab CI/CD pipelines, implementing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Ansible, and managing container platforms like Kubernetes. Strong focus on security controls in DevSecOps practices and cost optimization across cloud environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• GitLab CI/CD
• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• Ansible
• DevSecOps

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• CI/CD Pipeline Optimization
• Container Management
• Infrastructure as Code
• Linux Fundamentals
• Networking Fundamentals

Industry Keywords

• DevOps
• SRE
• Platform Engineering
• Hybrid Environments
• FinOps

Tools & Technologies

• Docker
• Harbor
• Trivy
• Elastic
• Prometheus