Director of DevOps/Cloudops

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee a global DevOps/CloudOps team, which includes recruitment, mentorship, and upholding top-tier standards.

• Partner with engineers, architects, product managers, engineering managers, and support teams to oversee applications and cloud environments on a global scale.

• Manage and apply DevOps/CloudOps principles and industry best practices.

• Develop operational models, plans, and roadmaps, delivering commitments within an Agile/Scrum framework.

• Provide reports on quality, operational status, and system performance to executive management.

• Swiftly and decisively address customer-impacting issues.

• Oversee departmental resources, including staffing, tools, and automation efforts.

• Create metrics for cloud infrastructure and software components, along with monitoring dashboards and KPIs.

• Ensure that disaster recovery and business continuity tests are conducted.

• Engage in SOC/ISO audits to ensure adherence to audit controls.

• Manage on-call rotations and support.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field is required; a Master’s Degree is preferred.

• Over 10 years of experience in DevOps/CloudOps.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud environments, specifically with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.

• Strong proficiency with tools such as Jenkins, Bitbucket, Terraform, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, and other similar DevOps/CloudOps tools.

• More than 7 years leading multiple Agile teams and programs.

• Expert knowledge of Agile and Lean methodologies.

• At least 5 years of experience driving full DevOps automation and automated software delivery practices.

• Experience in building and managing a DevOps/CloudOps team.

• Familiarity with implementing Cloud/SaaS and on-premise solutions.

• Hands-on experience with cloud production operations.

• Strong understanding of CI/CD automated pipelines.

• Capability to manage various product lines and adhere to tight release schedules.

• Solid technical vision and a commitment to ongoing improvement.

• A strong desire to automate manual tasks.

• Highly effective planning and organizational abilities.

• Capacity to motivate individuals at all levels to embrace technical and operational visions.

• Dedication to addressing complex issues until resolution.

• Ability to function in a fast-paced, iterative operational environment and adjust to evolving technologies.

• Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Commitment to delivering high-quality software and enforcing development best practices.

• Exceptional written, presentation, and verbal communication skills.

• Excellent time-management abilities and aptitude for prioritizing tasks effectively.

• Background checks are required for employment, where permissible by country, state, or province.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary range of $184,000.00–$231,000.00 per year.

• Potential eligibility for additional bonuses.

• Opportunities for remote work.

• Confidential handling of applicant information.

• Equal employment opportunity workplace.

• Background checks required where permitted by country, state, or province.