DevOps Team Lead / Руководитель DevOps

Social Discovery Group (SDG) is the 3rd largest social discovery company in the world, uniting 60+ brands with 500 million users. We solve the problems of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection by transforming virtual intimacy into the new normal. Our portfolio includes online communication platforms focusing on AI, game mechanics, and video streaming - Dating.com, DateMyAge, Cupid Media, Dil Mil, Kiseki, and others.

We bring together a team of like-minded people and IT professionals specializing in the creation and development of globally impactful social discovery products. Our international team of 1200 professionals and digital nomads works all over the world.

We are looking for a DevOps Team Lead to join our engineering team and drive the transformation of CI/CD workflows across multiple complex products.

Your main tasks will be:

• Lead the modernization and optimization of CI/CD pipelines across diverse systems and legacy components.
• Introduce and implement industry-leading DevOps tools and practices, fostering a culture of automation and reliability.
• Oversee and support existing CI/CD workflows, ensuring high stability and performance.
• Manage and optimize ephemeral and pre-production environments to improve efficiency and reduce deployment friction.
• Collaborate closely with development teams to align DevOps solutions with product needs.
• Mentor and guide DevOps engineers, promoting best practices and continuous improvement.

We expect from you:

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, infrastructure, or system engineering roles.
• Expertise in Kubernetes — orchestrating and managing containerized applications.
• Extensive experience working with on-premise infrastructure
• Strong experience with GitLab CI/CD — designing, maintaining, and optimizing pipelines.
• Proficiency in Shell scripting and Linux administration.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Ansible.
• Knowledge of observability tools such as Grafana and OpenSearch.
• Solid understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD methodologies, and automation practices.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to lead, motivate, and mentor a team.
• Problem-solving mindset and persistence in achieving results.
• English and Russian language proficiency

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of networking protocols and technologies.
• Experience with Windows environments, VMware, or logging stacks (ELK / EFK)

What do we offer:

• REMOTE OPPORTUNITY to work full time;
• Vacation 28 calendar days per year;
• 7 wellness days per year (time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave;
• Bonuses up to $5000 for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company;
• 50% payment for professional training, international conferences and meetings;
• Corporate discount for English lessons;
• Health benefits. According to the paychecks, if you are not eligible for corporate medical insurance, the company will compensate you with up to $ 1,000 gross per year per employee. This can be spent on self-purchase of health insurance or on doctor’s fees for yourself and close relatives (spouse, children);
• Workplace organization. The company provides all employees with an equipped workplace and all the necessary equipment (table, armchair, wifi, etc.) in our offices or co-working locations. In the other locations, the company provides reimbursement of workplace costs up to $ 1000 gross once every 3 years, according to the paychecks. This money can be spent on the rent of the co-working room, on equipping the working place at home (desk, chair, Internet, etc.) during those 3 years;
• Internal gamified gratitude system: receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for our merchandise, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.

Sounds good? Join us now!

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Мы ищем DevOps Team Lead, который присоединится к нашей инженерной команде и возглавит трансформацию CI/CD-процессов для нескольких комплексных продуктов.

Основные задачи:

• Руководить модернизацией и оптимизацией CI/CD-пайплайнов в разнообразных системах и проектах с легаси-компонентами.

• Внедрять современные инструменты и практики DevOps, формируя культуру автоматизации и надежности.

• Контролировать и поддерживать существующие CI/CD-процессы, обеспечивая их стабильность и высокую производительность.

• Управлять и оптимизировать эфемерные и предпродовые окружения, повышая эффективность и ускоряя выпуск фич.

• Тесно сотрудничать с командами разработки, чтобы DevOps-решения соответствовали продуктовым потребностям.

• Наставлять инженеров DevOps, развивать лучшие практики и культуру постоянных улучшений.

Наши ожидания:

• 5+ лет опыта в DevOps, инфраструктурных или системных инженерных ролях.

• Экспертный опыт работы с Kubernetes — оркестрация и управление контейнеризованными приложениями.

• Глубокий опыт работы с on-premise инфраструктурой.

• Сильные навыки работы с GitLab CI/CD — разработка, поддержка и оптимизация пайплайнов.

• Уверенное владение Shell-скриптингом и администрированием Linux.

• Практический опыт использования Terraform и Ansible.

• Знание инструментов наблюдаемости (observability), таких как Grafana и OpenSearch.

• Отличное понимание DevOps-принципов, CI/CD-методологий и практик автоматизации.

• Навыки коммуникации и лидерства, умение мотивировать и развивать команду.

• Аналитическое мышление, настойчивость в достижении результата.

• Владение английским и русским языками.

Будет плюсом:

• Знание сетевых протоколов и технологий.

• Опыт работы с Windows-окружениями, VMware или логирующими стеками (ELK / EFK).