Lead DevOps Engineer

 

• Fully Remote in Brazil
• Timezone- GMT +1 or EST/CST
• Please upload your resume in English

Hi, we’re Search Atlas! We’re a rapidly growing SEO software company and full-service digital agency that helps websites improve their Google performance. From Fortune 500 companies to Silicon Valley startups, our clients trust us to drive results.

We’re hiring a Lead DevOps Engineer to drive the architecture and operational excellence of our GCP-native infrastructure. This role leads a team of 4 engineers and is critical to scaling our systems with high reliability, security, and observability. You'll own the CI/CD lifecycle, manage Kubernetes at scale, and champion observability through Open Telemetry and tools like Grafana, Datadog, and Sentry.

We're looking for someone hands-on, collaborative, and passionate about automation, GitOps, and building high-performing infrastructure in a modern SaaS environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 4 DevOps engineers, setting priorities and mentoring team members
• Define and maintain best practices for cloud-native infrastructure
• Build and manage GitLab CI/CD pipelines with ArgoCD using GitOps workflows
• Administer and scale GKE clusters for secure, cost-efficient, and high-availability microservices
• Manage GCP infrastructure with Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
• Implement observability with OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Datadog, and Sentry
• Oversee PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, and ClickHouse database performance and reliability
• Develop and execute disaster recovery and incident response strategies
• Collaborate with backend, frontend, and QA teams to improve deployment reliability
• Lead incident management, escalation, and post-incident reviews
  

Requirements

• 5+ years of DevOps or SRE experience, including 3+ years in a leadership capacity.
• Expert in Kubernetes (GKE) and GitOps workflows with ArgoCD.
• Deep experience in GCP infrastructure and Terraform-based IaC.
• Hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing and system instrumentation.
• Strong expertise in Grafana, Datadog, and Sentry.
• Operational experience with PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, and ClickHouse in production environments.
• Strong debugging, incident management, and communication skills.
• Proven track record of leading DevOps initiatives in fast-paced environments.

Nice to Have

• Helm, Kustomize, and OPA/Gatekeeper experience.
• Cloud cost optimization experience on GCP.
• Familiarity with secret management solutions.
• Experience with blue-green or canary deployments.

Salary & Benefits

• $6,000-$7,000 USD per month/depending on your location and skills/experience
• 15 Days Paid Time Off + Christmas Day + New Year's Day Paid Off