Key skills
JavaScriptC++CAWSTerraformGitHub ActionsECSCloudFormationEC2LambdaS3Route53IAMCodeBuildGitGitHubCI/CDMentoringCommunication
About this role
Kellton is partnering with a leading client in the Education domain to hire a Lead DevOps Engineer who possesses a strong blend of application development and DevOps expertise. The role focuses on leading build engineering for various platforms, enhancing CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring junior engineers in DevOps principles.
Responsibilities:
- Lead Windows, Mac and Chromebook platform build engineering, ensuring reliable, scalable, repeatable builds
- Assess and improve web module bundler configurations, build tooling, and monorepo (NX) workflows
- Evaluate and optimize (or replace) Electron-based desktop build architecture
- Own and enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild, and related tooling
- Design and implement Infrastructure as Code solutions (CloudFormation, CDK)
- Improve dependency management, vulnerability remediation strategies, and release governance
- Establish and document standardized Git branching strategies and DevOps best practices
- Troubleshoot build, deployment, and infrastructure issues in real time as an escalation point
- Partner closely with developers, QA, and business stakeholders to improve delivery cohesion
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers in DevOps principles, build engineering, and automation practices
- Drive measurable improvements in build time, build reliability, and deployment confidence
Requirements:
- Strong customer focus, ownership, urgency, and drive
- Solid experience with web technologies, JavaScript/HTML/CSS
- Experience supporting desktop and web application build pipelines
- Independent, proactive, and able to deliver high-quality code
- Ability to mentor and influence engineers without formal authority
- Strong documentation habits and process standardization experience
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps, build engineering, or platform engineering
- Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Terraform, or CDK)
- Experience improving dependency management and vulnerability remediation processes
- Strong cross-functional communication with business, development, and QA stakeholders
- Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild, etc.)
- Strong web component bundler expertise, including assessing, refactoring, and explaining configuration changes
- Strong hands-on experience with Windows build environments and Windows OS-level considerations
- Strong AWS experience (Cloud*, Code*, Dynamo, EC2, ECR, ECS, IAM, Lambda, Route53, S3, VPC, etc.)
- Experience with cloud cost optimization initiatives
- Experience building applications with C++
- Experience working with Electron in desktop applications
- Experience working in large monorepo environments (e.g., NX)
- Experience formalizing Git branching and release strategies across teams
- Experience evaluating or migrating away from Electron-based architectures
- Enterprise-scale DevOps experience in regulated or structured environments
- Experience with technical support using tools such as Pager Duty to identify and resolve issues