Must have

• Python

• Linux

• Kubernetes

• Nginx

• Docker

• English (Fluent)

Nice to have

• Blockchain

Offer description

We’re looking for a hands-on Head of Infrastructure to own and lead all things DevOps, infrastructure, and reliability at Noves.

This is a senior, highly technical role: you’ll be the person ultimately responsible for keeping our systems secure, scalable, observable, and fast. You’ll spend a decent chunk of your time designing architecture, and the rest actually building, shipping, and debugging systems.

You’ll lead a small infra team:

• You – Head of Infrastructure (this role)

• 1 DevOps Engineer

• 1 infra-focused co-founder, who was the original architect of the company's infrastructure and can be hands-on if needed

We are a startup with mission-critical systems. That means we need someone who:

• Is not a clock-puncher

• Is comfortable with longer hours when needed

• Is willing and able to jump in during off-hours incidents or emergencies

• Takes full ownership of infrastructure, including proactive work (monitoring, careful systems design, etc) and is not just used to “reactive” fire-fighting

Our stack & environment

You don’t need to know every single tool on day one, but you should be strong across most of these and able to pick up the rest quickly.

Cloud & platform

• Azure stack (core cloud provider)

• Docker

• Kubernetes (multi-cluster, microservices-heavy)

• Helm

• Flux

• Prometheus / Grafana

• Cloud networking (VNets, peering, firewalling, VPN, private endpoints)

• Service mesh (Istio or similar experience)

Azure services

• Azure Functions

• Azure Blob Storage

• Azure DevOps pipelines

• Azure Service Bus

• Azure Application Insights

• Entra ID

Linux & traditional sysadmin

• Ubuntu  server administration

• Bash scripting

• Systemd

• Storage, backups, file systems

• Security hardening, SSH, firewalling, and basic network tooling (iptables, tcpdump, etc.)

Databases & data

• Relational DBs: MySQL, Postgres

• DuckDB

• Experience managing DBs with hundreds of millions of rows in at least one of the above

Networking & load balancing

• Nginx and/or HAProxy (we use both extensively)

• SSL/TLS, reverse proxies, rate limiting, caching, etc.

Languages & automation

• Strong programming background – you write code, not just YAML

• Python

• Github Actions CI

About you

• You’ve designed and operated complex, cloud-native systems at scale.

• You’ve previously been a senior or staff-level DevOps/SRE/Infrastructure engineer and are ready to step into (or already operating in) a Head of Infra capacity.

• You’re comfortable being the final escalation point for infra issues.

• You are calm under pressure and know how to prioritize in an incident.

• You’re opinionated about good practices (security, observability, IaC, reliability) but pragmatic about trade-offs.

• You enjoy working closely with developers and leadership, not in a silo.

• You’re aligned with startup reality: sometimes things break at inconvenient times, and you’re willing to jump in and fix them.

Big pluses (but not required)

• Experience deploying and maintaining blockchain RPC nodes (Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos, etc.).

• Prior experience in blockchain / Web3 infra more broadly

• Data warehouses / big-data tooling (Azure Data Lakes, Snowflake, etc.)

About Noves

At Noves, our mission is to make Web3 data accessible to everyone.

We build software that interprets the incredibly complex world of blockchain data and turns it into something humans and businesses can actually use. The problem space changes and grows constantly, so there’s never a dull moment—and we like it that way.

• We are a startup: we move fast and ship daily.

• We care deeply about craft, ownership, and impact.

• We are passionate about blockchain and its potential for positive change.

  • Blockchain experience is a plus, not a requirement. If you’re new to it but excited, you’ll have every opportunity to become an expert.

We offer:

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity allocations

• Remote-first, no-drama culture

• Flexible vacation policy (take as many days off as you need)

• Travel to conferences and team retreats (if you want it)

• Challenging problems, real autonomy, and a direct impact on the company’s success

Your responsibilities

1. Own Noves infrastructure end-to-end
2. Lead architecture and implementation for our Kubernetes clusters, CI/CD pipelines, networking, observability, and security.
3. Define standards, best practices, and infrastructure roadmaps.
4. Lead and grow the infra function
5. Manage and mentor other DevOps engineers.
6. Collaborate closely with the founders on decisions and long-term strategy.

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