Senior DevOps Engineer

Job Opening: Senior DevOps Engineer in Lahore. Job Description:Core ResponsibilitiesStrategic Planning & Infrastructure Roadmaps· Define and evolve the company-wide DevOps strategy· Align infrastructure goals with product and engineering roadmapsTeam Leadership & Governance· Lead DevOps, platform, and SRE teams across squads or regions· Mentor senior engineers and architects, ensuring skill development and succession planningCI/CD Pipeline Oversight· Design, build, and manage scalable CI/CD frameworks· Standardize release processes and ensure deployment reliabilityAutomation & Tooling Direction· Drive adoption of automation across environments· Select and implement tools, when needed, for version control, configuration management, and monitoringCloud Optimization & Security Posture· Manage cloud infrastructure across AWS· Oversee cost optimization, security compliance, and technical risk mitigationCross-Functional Collaboration· Coordinate with engineering, product, and security teams.· Represent DevOps metrics and decisions at leadership level.· Support zero-downtime migrations and incident response planning.· Communicate DevOps performance, risks, and roadmap to CTOs and executive leadership.Align DevOps KPIs with business outcomes and delivery timelines.Strategic & Leadership FitHow have you scaled DevOps practices in a fast-growing startup?Whats your approach to balancing speed of delivery with infrastructure reliability and security?Can you describe a time when you had to influence engineering or product teams to adopt DevOps best practices?Technical DepthWalk me through your preferred CI/CD pipeline setup. What tools do you use and why?How do you manage infrastructure as code in multi-cloud or hybrid environments?Whats your process for incident response and postmortems? Can you share a recent example?Security & ComplianceHow do you integrate security into the DevOps lifecycle (DevSecOps)?Whats your experience with compliance frameworks like SOC 2 or ISO 27001 in cloud-native environments?Metrics & MonitoringWhich metrics do you track to assess DevOps performance and reliability?How do you ensure observability across distributed systems?Collaboration & CultureHow do you foster a culture of ownership and automation among developers?Whats your approach to mentoring junior DevOps engineers or SREs?Startup-Specific ScenariosIf you had to choose between investing in deployment automation or monitoring first, which would you prioritize and why?How would you handle a situation where a critical service goes down during a product launch?Other Details: Working Mode: Onsite Location: Lahore, Pakistan Experience: 5 years Work time: Monday - Friday (9 am - 6 pm), About HR Ways: HR Ways is an Award winning Technical Recruitment Firm helping software houses and IT Product companies internationally and locally to find IT Talent. HR Ways is engaged by 300+ Employers worldwide ranging from worlds biggest SaaS Companies to most competitive Startups. We have entities in Dubai, Canada, US, UK, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Brazil and other parts of the world.