Platform/Release Engineering Team Lead

Sofia Stars is a fast-growing global service provider that guides high-growth businesses to success. Our range of tailored solutions includes R&D, Customer Support, Sales, KYC, Risk, and Anti-Fraud services. We make every connection shine with fresh tech and cultural understanding. ✅ It's a 100% office-based position. We invite the Platform/Release Engineering Team Lead to join our team in Sofia City , Bulgaria. We are looking for a leader to head our internal CI infrastructure team. Your primary goal is to build a seamless and efficient SDLC. We are currently transitioning to a GitOps model (ArgoCD, Argo Rollouts) and building robust tools for managing test environments. ✅

Responsibilities

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Technical Leadership

Manage the team and define the strategic direction for the company-wide CI/CD infrastructure. ✔️

GitOps Transformation

Drive the migration of service deployments to ArgoCD and Argo Rollouts (Canary, Blue-Green). ✔️

Tooling Development

Build internal services and Proof of Concepts (PoCs) to optimize team workflows, including environment management, Quality Gates, and release automation. ✔️

Security & Quality

Integrate static analysis tools (SAST/DAST) and automate code quality checks within our pipelines. ✔️

Optimization

Accelerate the build and distribution pipelines for mobile and web applications, ensuring overall infrastructure stability. ✅

Requirements

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Experience

5+ years in DevOps/Infrastructure/SRE/Release Engineering, coupled with proven team leadership or tech lead experience. ✔️

Core Skills

Deep expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm. ✔️

Argo Ecosystem

Hands-on experience with ArgoCD and Argo Rollouts. ✔️

CI Tools

Practical, in-depth experience with GitLab CI and Jenkins. ✔️

Development

Strong programming skills in Python (or TS/JS as an alternative) for building internal tooling and automation. ✔️

Observability

Solid experience with Grafana and OpenTelemetry. ✔️

Architecture

Understanding of microservices architecture, message brokers (RabbitMQ/Kafka/NATS), and network protocols (gRPC, GraphQL, WebSockets). ✔️

Domain Knowledge

Familiarity with the specific nuances of building and delivering Mobile (iOS/Android) and Web applications. ✅

Nice to have

✔️ Experience integrating AI tools into development and testing processes. ✔️ Familiarity with Service Catalogs (Backstage, Port.io, or similar equivalents). ✔️ Proven track record of driving and implementing technological changes at a company-wide level. ✔️ Hands-on experience with AWS and HashiCorp Vault. ✅ Why Sofia Stars? 🏖️ Up to 25 vacation days. 🤒 6 Undocumented Sick Leave Days. 💷 Monthly food vouchers (102 EUR). 🏥 Private Medical Insurance. 🏋🏼 Multisport Card. 🎁 Birthday, Wedding and Newborn gifts. 🍔 Breakfast, Friday lunches, fruits, and snacks in the office.

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