Sr Manager Engineering - DevOps
Lead and mentor a DevOps team managing cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure. Drive IaC, CI/CD, container orchestration, and security best practices for a SaaS platform.
About the job
Team Leadership and Collaboration
- Lead a team of DevOps engineers in implementing best practices and innovative solutions.
- Support a collaborative, high-performance culture and provide mentorship to junior team members.
- Collaborate with product managers, developers, InfoSec, and other stakeholders to align platform requirements and priorities.
Infrastructure Management
- Implement and manage infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions using tools like Terraform and Helm Charts.
- Ensure the efficient provisioning and management of cloud resources across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
Continuous Improvement
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize the performance of DevOps tools and platforms.
- Implement and enhance CI/CD pipelines to streamline software delivery processes.
Innovation and Tools Enhancement
- Stay updated with industry trends and evaluate new tools, technologies, and best practices to enhance DevOps processes.
- Drive process improvements and the adoption of modern DevOps methodologies.
Security and Compliance
- Collaborate with security teams to integrate security controls into DevOps processes and infrastructure.
- Ensure documentation of technical designs, procedures, and configurations to maintain system integrity.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 8-10 years of experience in DevOps Engineering or a similar role with a solid background in software development and infrastructure operations.
- 3-5 years of experience in leading teams in a DevOps or related technical environment.
- Strong experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Understanding of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration tools.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Proficiency with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, ArgoCD) and practices.
- Solid troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Proven ability to drive process improvements and implement DevOps best practices.
- Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments.
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or OpenTelemetry.
- Experience with agile development methodologies and DevOps practices.
Skills
Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Jenkins, Argo CD, Helm, Prometheus
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