DevOps Lead

DevOps Lead

DevOps Lead

7+ years - Remote

7+ years - Remote

Department: Engineering

Team: DevOps / Infrastructure

Reports to: Head of Engineering / CTO

Company: Odin AI (https://getodin.ai)

Role Overview

Odin AI is seeking a DevOps Lead to architect, manage, and scale our infrastructure with a strong emphasis on security, automation, and scalability. This role is especially critical as many of our enterprise deployments involve on-premise and air-gapped environments. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise and a proactive, solution-driven mindset to help us deliver reliable AI solutions to our clients.

Must-Have Criteria

  • Total Experience: Minimum 7 years in DevOps or infrastructure roles, with 7+ years of hands-on experience in a DevOps capacity.

  • Cloud Certification: Must hold at least one active certification from:

    ○ AWS (preferred)

    ○ Google Cloud Platform

    ○ Microsoft Azure

  • Core Technical Proficiencies:

    ○ Linux system administration

    ○ Computer networking (in-depth): TCP/IP, DNS, routing, VPNs, and firewalls

    ○ AWS Services: VPC, IAM, EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, etc.

    ○ Kubernetes: Deployments, Helm/Kustomize, Operator patterns

    ○ Docker: Image creation, optimization, and container security

    ○ Terraform: Modular IAC, remote state management, multi-environment setups

    ○ CI/CD Pipelines: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD (or similar)

    ○ Scripting: Proficiency in Bash and Python for automation

Preferred (Bonus) Experience

  • Experience with air-gapped or fully on-premise infrastructure

  • Familiarity with GitOps tools (e.g., ArgoCD, FluxCD)

  • Exposure to Secrets Management (e.g., HashiCorp Vault, SOPS)

  • GPU provisioning and model serving experience, especially for LLM/MLOps workloads

  • Familiarity with Service Mesh tools (e.g., Istio, Linkerd)

  • Strong understanding of security best practices for both cloud and on-prem deployments

  • Exposure to LLM pipelines or MLOps tooling

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain secure and scalable infrastructure across cloud and on-prem environments

  • Lead CI/CD pipeline development and infrastructure automation

  • Own infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and Git-based workflows

  • Ensure high standards of network, system, and application security—especially in enterprise environments

  • Manage monitoring, observability, and rollback strategies for reliable deployment

  • Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers or DevOps team members as needed

Soft Skills & Cultural Fit

  • Self-motivated, accountable, and proactive

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical teams

  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, startup environment

  • Strong operational discipline with a focus on security and compliance

  • Able to effectively collaborate with client-side IT and security teams

Join Our Team at Odin AI!

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