DevOps & Infrastructure Team Lead

Airobotics is a leading company specializing in the development and manufacturing of autonomous drone systems. Its solutions combine hardware, software, and AI-driven technologies to support complex, large-scale operations. Airobotics works primarily with defense industries, including military and law enforcement agencies worldwide. The company is part of Ondas Holdings and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary. We build the software platform behind autonomous drone operations: a cloud backend, a ground control application, and onboard software running on the drone's companion computer alongside the flight controller. We are looking for a DevOps & Infrastructure Team Lead to own the platform that builds, ships, and runs this system, from cloud environments and CI/CD to the software images deployed on every drone and the networks that connect field sites to the cloud. This is a hands-on leadership role. You will lead a small team, set the technical direction for our infrastructure, and still spend a meaningful share of your time building. Lead, mentor, and grow a team of DevOps and infrastructure engineers Own the infrastructure roadmap and prioritize it against the needs of R&D, QA, and field operations Own cloud environments (dev, staging, production), managed as code with Terraform, Kubernetes, and GitOps practices Own the CI/CD platform and build runner fleet, and standardize build, versioning, and release pipelines across all repositories Own the base OS image, provisioning, and over-the-air update process for the drone's onboard computer and ground units Own device identity, secrets management, certificates, and access control across cloud, CI, and edge devices Own connectivity between field sites and the cloud: firewalls, VPNs, cellular links, and network segmentation Own monitoring, logging, and alerting across cloud, fleet, and CI, and define SLOs for platform services Run on-call and incident response for the platform, and drive post-incident improvements Manage cloud cost, capacity, and security posture 6+ years in DevOps, SRE, platform, or infrastructure engineering 2+ years leading engineers as a team lead or tech lead Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes, containers, and infrastructure as code (Terraform or equivalent) Deep experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Experience owning CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar) Strong Linux systems background: networking, storage, boot, and packaging Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, Go, or similar) Experience running production systems: on-call, incident response, monitoring, and SLOs Strong communication skills and the ability to set clear ownership boundaries with other teams Nice To Have Experience with embedded Linux, NVIDIA Jetson, Yocto, or custom OS image builds Experience with fleet management or over-the-air updates for edge devices Experience with site networking: enterprise firewalls, VPNs, VLANs, cellular and satellite links Experience with on-premises or air-gapped deployments Experience with security and compliance in regulated environments Experience with robotics, drones, or autonomous systems What Makes This Role Unique Own the full platform from cloud to vehicle, with one team and one pipeline from commit to the field Build infrastructure for systems that physically fly, where reliability means safe operations, not only uptime Shape the infrastructure team's charter, boundaries, and tooling as the company defines them