Lead DevOps Engineer

Elastic is hiring a Lead DevOps Engineer to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a full-time, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — US (EST)). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Partner with engineering on scalability and security • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability What we offer: • Competitive salary and meaningful equity • Generous paid time off and company holidays • Annual learning and professional development budget • Home office and wellness stipends • 401(k) retirement plan with company match How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. Elastic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 7+ years of experience, including leading teams or projects • On-call and incident response experience • Strong troubleshooting skills • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure • Hands-on with Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar Nice to have: • Comfort communicating clearly and proactively in writing • Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment