DevOps Technical Lead

We’re looking for a DevOps Technical Lead to join our newly established DevOps & Run Team in the Data & AI CoE at Prague’s NN Digital Hub. Join a collaborative, international environment where you’ll shape enterprise-scale AI and DevOps delivery, work hands-on with Azure, Databricks, and Kubernetes, and continuously grow through innovation and learning.

Your impact at NN

This senior individual-contributor role blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership. As DevOps Tech Lead you’ll act as a virtual/product lead for the DevOps & Infra chapter on specific products and platforms. You’ll define and implement patterns, toolchains and guardrails that enable squads to deliver AI, ML and digital services securely and efficiently.

The Tasks You Will Perform:

Technical Leadership & Strategy

• Act as SME and virtual lead for DevOps & Infra in cross-functional squads.
• Define and evolve DevOps patterns for Databricks, Azure and Kubernetes workloads.
• Provide architectural input on reliability, security and cost optimization.
• Architect and run CI/CD pipelines for Databricks notebooks, ML models and Azure services.
• Automate infrastructure with Terraform, Bicep, GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux).
• Deploy and operate AKS clusters, Helm charts and observability stacks.
• Partner with data engineers, ML engineers and product squads to streamline deployments.
• Work closely with Group IT and Security to enforce standards and integrate policy-as-code.
• Coach squads on Azure DevOps practices and cloud-native reliability.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement
• Provide architectural input on reliability, security and cost optimization.
• Architect and run CI/CD pipelines for Databricks notebooks, ML models and Azure services.
• Automate infrastructure with Terraform, Bicep, GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux).
• Deploy and operate AKS clusters, Helm charts and observability stacks.
• Partner with data engineers, ML engineers and product squads to streamline deployments.
• Work closely with Group IT and Security to enforce standards and integrate policy-as-code.
• Coach squads on Azure DevOps practices and cloud-native reliability.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement

Engineering & Delivery

Collaboration & Governance

• Evaluate and implement emerging tools (Asset Bundles, Delta Live Tables, LangChain orchestration).
• Enable self-service deployment frameworks and InnerSource DevOps assets.
• Drive FinOps and cost-optimization practices across Databricks and Azure services.

What we expect from you

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, Management, or related field.
• 5+ years in DevOps/SRE/Cloud Platform engineering.
• Deep expertise with Azure and Kubernetes, plus hands-on Databricks (or readiness to deepen quickly). Proficiency in at least one major toolchain area (CI/CD, IaC, observability, or DevSecOps), with readiness to learn others.
• Experience optimizing cloud cost and reliability at enterprise scale.
• Curiosity and willingness to explore emerging technologies (e.g. ArgoCD/Flux, LangChain, Asset Bundles)
• Excellent cross-team collaboration and technical leadership skills.
• Advanced English proficiency required for working in an international environment.
• Perks of joining NN
• Experience optimizing cloud cost and reliability at enterprise scale.
• Curiosity and willingness to explore emerging technologies (e.g. ArgoCD/Flux, LangChain, Asset Bundles)
• Excellent cross-team collaboration and technical leadership skills.
• Advanced English proficiency required for working in an international environment.
• Perks of joining NN
• We allow you to work where you feel the most comfortable, whether it is in the office or from home, and we contribute to your home office expenses every month.
• We understand the importance of having a work-life balance, which is why we offer 5 weeks of vacation, 5 well-being days, additional paid time off for personal and family events, and 1 volunteering day to support our community.
• In addition to your base salary you will have a lump-sum meal allowance, up to CZK 20,000 in the Cafeteria per year, the possibility of arranging a MultiSport card, the possibility of contributing to supplementary pension insurance / supplementary pension savings, and a discount on life insurance.
• We believe that your professional and personal growth is crucial, which is why we provide you with tailor-made professional training.
• Your friends and acquaintances are a valuable source of talent for us, which is why we offer up to 60,000 CZK as a reward for recommending a suitable candidate.
• A business laptop and an iPhone with a paid O2 tariff and a data package are basic tools for your work.

What is hiring process with us like

Once we review your application and English CV, Veronika (Talent Acquisition Partner - RPO) will give you a short introductory call to discuss the open position.

If the initial conversation goes well, you’ll be invited to two interview rounds. The first round will ideally take place in person at our Prague office (or online) with Adrian (Head of the Data Science Hub/Hiring Manager) and Veronika. In the second round, you’ll meet several members of the team you may soon be joining.