IT Manager – DevOps

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

📋 Description

• Lead a global team of fifteen DevOps engineers located across various regions to ensure the success of diverse initiatives.

• Design and execute the DevOps and DevSecOps strategies, ensuring alignment with the organization's goals and objectives.

• Establish and uphold best practices for infrastructure automation, continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), monitoring, and release management.

• Create a Community of Practices (CoP) to promote best practices across various DevOps topics, including deployment methods and branching strategies.

• Drive automation projects to enhance operational tasks such as infrastructure provisioning, release notes, configuration management, and deployment processes.

• Implement and monitor adherence to DevOps metrics.

• Formulate strategies to minimize technical backlog.

• Ensure that DevOps guidelines are regularly updated.

• Stay informed about industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation.

• Proactively suggest and implement innovative solutions to enhance software delivery and deployment.

• Engage in the recruitment process for IT support personnel.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, security policies, and SOX-related activities.

• Schedule team members' job responsibilities to provide necessary coverage.

• Clearly articulate verbal and written ideas, employing appropriate business communication styles.

• Provide regular updates to relevant managers.

• Ensure that procedures and work instructions are efficient and not redundant.

• Show a commitment to customer service by anticipating, meeting, and exceeding expectations, effectively resolving problems and prioritizing customer issues.

• Consult with the reporting manager regarding complex or unusual situations.

• Guarantee 100% compliance with all company policies and procedures (e.g., Security, Health, Safety, and Quality).

• Maintain discretion and confidentiality concerning all data and proprietary information, whether internal to PPG or specific to customers.

• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively under pressure, managing changing priorities and deadlines.

• Understand and embrace the strategic direction of the business and IT.

• Comprehend business processes and tools in the current environment.

• Manage projects as required.

• Organize 24/7 support with the team.

• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

• A minimum of four (4+) years of experience as a Developer and/or DevOps engineer.

• At least two (2+) years of experience leading DevOps teams, including roadmap development, agile processes, performance management, conflict resolution, and career development.

• Strong experience and proficiency with DevOps tools, including containers, scripting, source control, and workflows using Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Git, and Azure DevOps.

• Proficient in creating, enhancing, and maintaining CI/CD processes and tools within Azure Pipelines.

• Experience in driving cultural change across organizations related to DevOps.

• Strong understanding of monitoring and logging management tools (e.g., App Insights, Prometheus, Grafana).

• Proficient in software development methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall.

• Demonstrated leadership experience.

• Experience in project management.

• Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration with management and technical teams in a self-starter role.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• Strong attention to detail.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employee benefits programs designed to promote health and well-being.

• Opportunities for career growth and development in a rewarding workplace.

• A continuous learning environment that embraces diversity.