Lead Software Engineer - DevOps

ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it, we transform ideas into impact by bringing together data, science, technology and human ingenuity to deliver better outcomes for all. Here you'll work side-by-side with a powerful collective of thinkers and experts shaping life-changing solutions for patients, caregivers and consumers, worldwide. ZSers drive impact by bringing a client-first mentality to each and every engagement. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop custom solutions and technology products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business. Bring your curiosity for learning, bold ideas, courage and passion to drive life-changing impact to ZS.
What you'll do:

• Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines using TeamCity, Bitbucket Pipelines, and ArgoCD to enable rapid and reliable deployments.
• Implement feature toggle-based deployments, canary releases, and blue-green deployments.
• Enhance deployment automation using Helm charts, Kubernetes, and Docker.
• Ensure seamless API, service and schema deployments, reducing downtime and improving developer productivity.
• Establish comprehensive logging, monitoring, and alerting strategies using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Datadog.
• Implement real-time application and system performance monitoring to proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Enhance distributed tracing and root-cause analysis to improve system reliability.
• Enforce security best practices across infrastructure, ensuring compliance with HIPAA, ISO 27001, or GDPR standards.
• Implement secure IAM and RBAC policies for cloud resources and Kubernetes clusters.
• Conduct regular security audits, vulnerability assessments, and threat modeling to harden infrastructure.•
• Integrate Cucumber and Selenium into CI/CD pipelines for end-to-end automated testing.
• Implement infrastructure testing using TestInfra, Terratest, or Inspec.
• Ensure all services and microservices are thoroughly tested before deployment to production.
• Work closely with engineering, security, and product teams to align infrastructure with business needs.
• Mentor junior and mid-level DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
• Clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Incident Response & Reliability Engineering
• Develop and refine incident response protocols to ensure rapid issue resolution.
• Lead post-mortem analysis and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system resilience.
• Implement chaos engineering principles to test and improve infrastructure robustness.

What you'll bring:

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps or Deployment Engineering.
• Expertise in CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and cloud security best practices.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, Helm, CloudFormation
• Containerization & Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker
• CI/CD & Automation: TeamCity, Bitbucket Pipelines, Jenkins, ArgoCD
• Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Selenium, Cucumber, TestInfra
• Passionate about automation, operational excellence, and high-performance systems.
• Innovative thinker, always looking for ways to optimize, automate, and improve infrastructure.
• Proactive problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Experience mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Strong communication skills, capable of bridging technical and business needs.
• Ability to work effectively across teams, aligning DevOps strategies with product goals.

Perks & Benefits:
ZS offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health and well-being, financial planning, annual leave, personal growth and professional development. Our robust skills development programs, multiple career progression options and internal mobility paths and collaborative culture empowers you to thrive as an individual and global team member.
We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working. A flexible and connected ZS allows us to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of our week. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections.
Travel:
Travel is a requirement at ZS for client facing ZSers; business needs of your project and client are the priority. While some projects may be local, all client-facing ZSers should be prepared to travel as needed. Travel provides opportunities to strengthen client relationships, gain diverse experiences, and enhance professional growth by working in different environments and cultures.
Considering applying?
At ZS, we honor the visible and invisible elements of our identities, personal experiences, and belief systems-the ones that comprise us as individuals, shape who we are, and make us unique. We believe your personal interests, identities, and desire to learn are integral to your success here. We are committed to building a team that reflects a broad variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Learn more about our inclusion and belonging efforts and the networks ZS supports to assist our ZSers in cultivating community spaces and obtaining the resources they need to thrive.
If you're eager to grow, contribute, and bring your unique self to our work, we encourage you to apply.
ZS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to any class protected by applicable law.
To complete your application:
Candidates must possess or be able to obtain work authorization for their intended country of employment.An on-line application, including a full set of transcripts (official or unofficial), is required to be considered.
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