Position Summary: The Director of DevOps is responsible for overseeing the company's DevOps strategy, ensuring the seamless integration, migration, and deployment of software across all platforms. This role requires a visionary leader who can drive the adoption of best practices, foster a culture of automation, continuous improvement and collaboration, and ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of our infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Leadership and Strategy:

• Develop and execute the DevOps strategy, aligning with business objectives and technology goals.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing DevOps team, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and innovation.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, infosec, and operations teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of applications.

1. Team Management:

• Build, manage, and mentor a high-performing DevOps team, including DevOps Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers (SREs), Cloud Engineers, and Release Managers.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the team.

1. Infrastructure Management:

• Manage container infrastructure hosted in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker Swarm).
• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure using container orchestration tools.
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Ensure infrastructure as code (IaC) practices are followed and automated across all environments.

1. Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD):

• Develop and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes.
• Work closely with development and infosec teams to integrate testing and security into the CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure the reliability and stability of deployment processes, reducing downtime and increasing release frequency.

1. Monitoring and Performance:

• Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure infrastructure and application performance.
• Perform regular performance tuning, capacity planning, and disaster recovery planning.
• Utilize tools such as New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, and Datadog for monitoring and observability.
• Drive incident management processes, ensuring timely resolution and root cause analysis.

1. Security and Compliance:

• Ensure infrastructure security by implementing best practices for identity and access management, network security, and data protection.
• Ensure DevOps practices adhere to security standards and compliance requirements.
• Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments, implementing necessary remediation measures.
• Collaborate with the security team to implement DevSecOps practices, integrating security into the CI/CD pipeline.

1. Collaboration and Communication:

• Communicate DevOps goals, progress, and challenges to executive leadership.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, providing regular updates on infrastructure status, project progress, and potential risks.
• Promote a DevOps culture across the organization, advocating for best practices in automation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with engineering, product, and QA teams to ensure alignment on goals and priorities.

1. Vendor and Tool Management:

• Evaluate and manage relationships with third-party vendors and tools relevant to DevOps practices.
• Ensure the adoption of best-in-class tools and technologies.

1. Budget Management:

• Develop and manage the DevOps budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities without compromising on quality and reliability.

Qualifications:

• Education:
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Experience:
• 10+ years of experience in DevOps, infrastructure, and operations roles, with the majority in DevOps.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing DevOps.
• Proven experience with container orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker Swarm).
• Strong background in CI/CD pipeline development and management.
• Experience with Azure cloud (AWS, GCP, others a plus).
• Technical Skills:
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm).
• Proficiency in CI/CD tools (e.g., TeamCity, Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI) and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Datadog).
• Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash).
• Soft Skills:
• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities.
• Strategic thinking and ability to align technical initiatives with business goals.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional DevOps Engineer, etc.).