Hiring: Lead Site Reliability Engineer Company: Lumen Technologies Location: United States Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 13:33:55 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : API Gateway, Azure, Bash, CI/CD, Cosmos DB, Docker, FedRAMP, Flux CD, GitHub Actions, GitOps, Grafana, Helm, IaC, JWT, Jenkins, MongoDB, Nginx, Node.js, OAuth2, PostgreSQL, PowerShell, Prometheus, Python, RBAC, Redis, SBOM, TLS, Terraform, TypeScript, Vault, WAF About the job Experience: •8+ years in DevOps/Platform/SRE roles; 2+ years leading teams or cross-functional initiatives. Required Skills: •This role is designated as a fully remote position within the United States. •Design, build, and operate AKS clusters with enterprise guardrails (RBAC, pod security policies, node pools, autoscaling, upgrade strategies). •Implement GitOps with Flux CD; define Helm chart standards and manage lifecycle via Helm 3. •Own container platform best practices: Docker image standards, multi-stage builds, SBOM, vulnerability scanning, and base image governance. •Configure Nginx (ingress controller) and Kong (API gateway) including routing, rate limiting, mutual TLS, JWT/OAuth2 auth, and WAF integration. •Stand up Prometheus for metrics scraping, alert rules, and exporters; integrate Grafana for dashboards and SLO/SLA visualization. •Lead Jenkins pipeline automation and GitHub Actions workflows for build/test/deploy, with reusable templates and environment promotion strategies. •Build infrastructure-as-code and policy-as-code pipelines using Terraform (or similar tools like Bicep), with automated validations, PR gates, and compliance checks. Qualifications: •What We Look For in a Candidate •Deep expertise in Azure (Public/Gov) cloud services and resource management. •Hands-on with AKS, Helm 3, Flux CD (GitOps), Docker. •Proficiency in Nginx and Kong (ingress/API gateway). •CI/CD automation using Jenkins and GitHub Actions. •Strong development skills for automation & debugging (Python, Go, or TypeScript; Bash/PowerShell). •Proven experience with IaC using Terraform (or similar tools like Bicep), policy-as-code, and secure SDLC integrations. •Demonstrated capacity to obtain GSA Tier 2 Suitability Clearance. •Certifications: AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-400, CKA/CKAD, Terraform Associate. •Must be willing to go through GSA Tier 2 Suitability Clearance process post onboarding. Compensation: •$105,786 - $141,047 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!