Team Lead – DevOps

Full Job Description

Electrum is seeking a skilled DevOps Team Lead to join our team and take charge of our systems and infrastructure. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that our systems are designed, implemented, and maintained in a way that is scalable, secure, and highly available. The ideal candidate will be a technical expert in DevOps tools and processes and will be able to demonstrate strong leadership and management skills.

YOU WILL:

Design and implement systems that can scale to meet the demands of our growing company.
Deploy load balancers, auto-scaling groups, and other tools to ensure that our infrastructure can handle increasing traffic and workloads.
Implement firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and other security measures to protect against cyber attacks.
Be expected to be able to identify problems and design solutions to complex technical issues. You should be able to analyze data and make data-driven decisions to improve the DevOps processes.
Ensure that our data is encrypted and stored securely and that access to sensitive information is restricted to authorized personnel only.
Implement redundancy and failover mechanisms, such as load balancing, clustering, and disaster recovery plans, to ensure the high availability of our systems
Communicate effectively with other members of the company, such as developers, product managers, and executives, to ensure alignment on company goals and priorities.
Lead a team of DevOps engineers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and coaching.
Develop, maintain, and improve the DevOps processes and tools in support of our development teams.
Manage the team’s workload, prioritize tasks, and assign projects.
Coordinate with other teams to ensure the smooth delivery of services and timely resolution of issues.
Monitor and analyze metrics to identify areas for improvement and drive continuous improvement.
Collaborate with stakeholders to identify business requirements and ensure that DevOps services meet those requirements.
Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.

MAJOR FOCUS AREAS:

Scalability: You will need to design and implement systems that can scale to meet the demands of the company’s growth. This will involve working with cloud-based services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) as well as deploying load balancers, auto-scaling groups, and other tools that can help ensure that the company’s infrastructure can handle increasing traffic and workloads.
Security: You will be responsible for ensuring that the company’s systems and infrastructure are secure and protected from external threats. This may involve implementing firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and other security measures to protect against cyber attacks. You will also need to ensure that the company’s data is encrypted and stored securely, and that access to sensitive information is restricted to authorized personnel only.
High Availability: You will need to ensure that the company’s systems are highly available and can continue to operate even in the event of system failures or downtime. This may involve implementing redundancy and failover mechanisms, such as load balancing, clustering, and disaster recovery plans.

PREREQUISITES:

Strong hands-on experience on AWS cloud platform.
Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, Cloud Formation, etc.
Experience with monitoring tools such as Nagios, Datadog, or Grafana.
Experience with DevOps tools and processes such as Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, etc..
Experience with DevOps tools and methodologies, such as Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
Deep understanding of scalability, security, and high availability concepts.
Should be an open-source advocate.
Proven experience as a DevOps team lead for minimum of 3 years.
Strong leadership and management skills, including the ability to motivate, mentor, and coach team members.
Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Why Electrum?

Electrum is an online solar and renewable energy marketplace that provides businesses and homeowners with expert advice and a concierge experience when it comes to home and business electrification. Our marketplace is integrated into Utility and OEM websites as a co-branded or white-labeled solution offered to their customers. We have a growing list of partners and new verticals to deliver on. We help home and business owners figure out just how much they can save on their home energy costs with electrification; help determine the most affordable options, and guide them through all available tax incentives and rebates.

We have a bidding platform with a national network of vetted installers and solar companies competing for our client’s business. A homeowner’s Energy Advisor will present the project for bid, talk to installers, pre-screen installer bids, and assist the customer to select the best-customized option for their home and budget. This process results in great deals for our customers, and even more, a great experience for our customers!

We value choice and transparency, which builds confidence in our customer’s decision to go solar. Our roadmap has a holistic approach, allowing you to work on a diverse range of projects where we see opportunities for impact.

Our diverse partner portfolio features some of the world’s largest brands that require the highest level of security compliance. You’ll get to lead our security efforts and work alongside our growing team in India and the United States. We’re a passionate team focused on building the ecosystem for home electrification. We value choice, integrity, and transparency.

With Electrum, you will:

Experience the growth stage of a start-up
Positively impact the world by simplifying the process of moving off fossil fuels
Create software leveraged by some of the world’s largest brands
Work with a diverse team
Experience a flexible hybrid work policy
Be eligible for health insurance benefits with a sum insured of INR 5 Lakhs (covering employee, spouse, and up to 4 children with an option to include parents by paying 50% of the additional premium cost)

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We are looking for passionate individuals interested in a home, where they will grow professionally, interact internationally, and take pride in exceeding expectations. If this appeals to you, then we encourage you to apply.

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