Lead DevOps Engineer

Summary

Join Tether and lead a team of DevOps specialists, architecting, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub. You will deploy and manage critical infrastructure, requiring extensive experience with Docker, JavaScript package publishing to NPM, and automating mobile app build processes. A deep understanding of Linux system administration and networking is crucial for ensuring scalable, secure, and highly available deployments. The role involves mentoring the team, collaborating cross-functionally, and implementing monitoring and logging systems. You will design test-driven deployment systems and stay updated on industry trends and best practices. Tether offers the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate with a global team of talented individuals.

Requirements

• 7+ years in DevOps/Infrastructure roles, with at least 2-3 in a leadership/technical lead capacity
• Expertise in containerization technologies—Docker image creation, registry management, and basic orchestration patterns
• Hands-on experience managing JavaScript packages and publishing workflows to NPM, with a solid understanding of semantic versioning
• Understanding of C++ build systems, specifically CMake, and experience optimizing native code pipelines using Github Actions
• Strong Linux system administration and networking expertise, including shell scripting, package management, system performance troubleshooting, firewalls, and VPNs to secure and optimize deployments
• Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline

Responsibilities

• Mentor and lead a team of DevOps specialists, promoting best practices, documentation, and knowledge sharing
• Collaborate cross‑functionally (Dev, QA, Management etc.) to enhance deployment quality, observability, and stability
• Implement monitoring, logging, alerting into systems to proactively detect issues and maintain system health
• Design the architecture, implementation, and management of end-to-end CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions, ensuring rapid and reliable software delivery
• Design and enforce test-driven deployment systems, integrating automated testing at every stage to maintain code quality and accelerate feedback loops
• Oversee server system administration, including configuration, monitoring, patching, and troubleshooting
• Keep up to date on industry trends and best practices, and evaluate and integrate new DevOps tools and processes