DevOps Lead

Headquarters: Remote

As DevOps Lead, you will drive our DevOps strategy, ensuring the reliability and scalability of Axelar’s infrastructure. You’ll lead a team of engineers, fostering a culture of automation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. You’ll work closely with engineering teams to support development and production environments, optimizing deployment pipelines and improving system reliability.

• Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, guiding best practices in infrastructure automation, security, and reliability.
• Own and enhance our CI/CD pipelines, ensuring smooth and automated deployments across multiple blockchain ecosystems.
• Improve monitoring, alerting, and observability across the stack using tools like Grafana, Prometheus, and other monitoring solutions.
• Optimize infrastructure for scalability, security, and cost-efficiency, leveraging Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud services like AWS.
• Drive automation initiatives, minimizing manual operations and improving deployment workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve DevOps practices, troubleshooting issues and enhancing development workflows.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of our services, proactively identifying and addressing infrastructure bottlenecks.
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies in Web3 DevOps, continuously improving our stack to support blockchain interoperability.
• Proven experience in DevOps with a strong background in infrastructure automation, CI/CD, and cloud services.
• Experience leading a DevOps function or team, mentoring engineers, and driving strategic improvements.
• Hands-on expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or similar).
• Strong scripting, automation and IaC skills (Bash, Python, Javascript, Terraform, etc.).
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, or similar).
• Understanding of blockchain networks, DeFi protocols, or decentralized infrastructure is a plus.
• Self-starter with a problem-solving mindset, thriving in a fast-paced, distributed team.
• Autonomous, distributed environment with the opportunity to work collaboratively in a diverse team worldwide.
• The scope to contribute to high-impact work and make a difference in a decentralized protocol.
• The chance to challenge yourself whilst learning heaps of stuff in the process.
• Unlimited time off throughout the year to rest and recharge.
• Competitive compensation with stock options, experiencing growth from the initial phase.

To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/interop-labs-devops-lead