Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Lumen
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Ownership","Operational excellence","Identifying gaps","Debugging","Partnering"]

Lead and evolve reliable platforms by designing and operating AKS-based container systems with enterprise guardrails across Azure Public and Azure Government. Own CI/CD and observability using GitOps (Flux CD), Helm 3, Prometheus, and Grafana, and drive secure integration patterns with Azure Key Vault, Nginx, and Kong. Build infrastructure and policy-as-code pipelines (Terraform/Bicep) and help teams deliver scalable, secure, compliant high-availability services.

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Lumen
Lumen
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Lead Site Reliability Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead and evolve reliable platforms by designing and operating AKS-based container systems with enterprise guardrails across Azure Public and Azure Government. Own CI/CD and observability using GitOps (Flux CD), Helm 3, Prometheus, and Grafana, and drive secure integration patterns with Azure Key Vault, Nginx, and Kong. Build infrastructure and policy-as-code pipelines (Terraform/Bicep) and help teams deliver scalable, secure, compliant high-availability services.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, build, and operate AKS clusters with enterprise guardrails including RBAC, pod security policies, autoscaling, and upgrade strategies.
  • •Implement GitOps with Flux CD and define Helm chart standards while managing lifecycle via Helm 3.
  • •Configure ingress/API access with Nginx and Kong, including routing, rate limiting, mutual TLS, JWT/OAuth2 authentication, and WAF integration.
  • •Lead CI/CD, observability, and automation by standing up Prometheus/Grafana and running CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
  • •Build and enforce secure infrastructure using IaC/policy-as-code (Terraform/Bicep) and integrate Azure Key Vault and Azure networking components.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kGym MembershipLearning Budget

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years in DevOps/Platform/SRE roles and 2+ years leading teams or cross-functional initiatives.
  • •Deep expertise in Azure (Public/Gov) cloud services and resource management.
  • •Hands-on experience with AKS, Helm 3, Flux CD (GitOps), and Docker.
  • •Experience with Prometheus & Grafana for metrics, alerting, and dashboards.
  • •Ability to obtain GSA Tier 2 Suitability Clearance.
Experience:8+ yearsDevOpsSRE
Skills:OwnershipOperational excellenceIdentifying gapsDebuggingPartnering
Certifications:AZ-104AZ-305AZ-400CKACKADTerraform Associate
Tech Stack:AzureAKSAzure GovernmentAzure PublicRBACPod security policiesAutoscalingHelm 3Flux CDGitOpsHelm chartsDockerMulti-stage buildsSBOMVulnerability scanningNginxKongMutual TLSJWTOAuth2

Eligibility

Security Clearance:GSA Tier 2 Suitability

Company Brief

Lumen
Provides integrated communications, network, edge cloud, and security services to enterprise, government, and carrier customers, operating a global fiber network and delivering connectivity and managed IT solutions.
Industry: Telecommunications
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Monroe, United States
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