Shield is a global startup, with offices in Tel-Aviv, New-York, London, and Lisbon.

We’re growing and looking for another important piece of the puzzle - DevOps Infrastructure Team Leader.

Is it you?

The ideal candidate is passionate about propelling our development and deployment processes forward, using automation, adopting best practices, and the latest cloud and container orchestration technologies. This role is tailor-made for those who can blend leadership skills with hands-on technical expertise and a team-oriented approach to elevate our DevOps operations and weave DevOps methodologies throughout our software development lifecycle.

Let’s get down to business.

What you’ll do:

• Establish and nurture a culture of excellence within the DevOps team, promoting best practices, effective work processes, and methodologies. Lead by example and mentor the team to foster a collaborative and high-performing environment.
• Set clear goals and technical direction, aligning team priorities with organizational objectives and ensuring timely execution of deliverables.
• Recruit, coach, and develop engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and ownership while supporting their professional growth.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable infrastructure solutions.
• Build and maintain automation frameworks to streamline deployments, enforce security and compliance standards.
• Continuously evaluate and introduce new technologies, methodologies, and tools to improve performance, observability, resilience, and scalability.
• Act as the technical point of contact for DevOps, guiding the team through complex challenges and advocating for DevOps principles across the organization.
  
  

Requirements:

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years in DevOps roles, with a proven track record of technical expertise.
• At least 2 years in a leadership role, demonstrating effective team management, mentorship, and strategic planning.
• Extensive knowledge of Kubernetes and containerization technologies.
• Hands-on experience with Ansible, Terraform and Terragrunt.
• Ability to design and develop code using Python or Go.
• Strong experience with CI/CD, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong inclination toward automating manual tasks and processes to improve operational efficiency.
• Excellent troubleshooting abilities with a methodical approach to diagnosing and resolving issues.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.