Sr. Manager DevOps

Job Description About the Client

Our client is a fast‑scaling, technology‑driven company operating at the intersection of digital infrastructure and modern supply chain solutions. With a strong emphasis on innovation, automation, and cross‑functional collaboration, the organization is deeply invested in cloud‑native technologies and platform scalability. They’re on a mission to enable seamless product delivery through highly reliable, performant, and secure infrastructure systems.

Our client is seeking a hands‑on Head of Dev Ops Engineering to lead the charge in redefining their infrastructure, platform operations, and incident response strategy. This is a deeply technical leadership role suited for a Principal‑level Dev Ops or SRE architect who thrives on building scalable systems, driving automation, and fostering a high‑ownership engineering culture. You’ll be responsible for setting vision and execution across infrastructure, CI/CD, Kubernetes environments, and observability—while mentoring a growing team.

• Architect & Automate
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  Lead the design and implementation of repeatable, Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) environments—governing over 90% of infra via Terraform and Git Ops principles.
• CI/CD Ownership
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  Redesign and own artifact‑based deployment pipelines enabling safe, self‑service deployments using tools like ArgoCD, Helm, and Docker.
• Platform Engineering
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  Build multi‑account, multi‑region Kubernetes infrastructure leveraging EKS/ECS, with intelligent autoscaling (Karpenter, HPA) and containerized workloads.
• Cost Optimization
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  Lead cloud cost control initiatives, including SPOT instance utilization, rightsizing, tagging strategies, and architectural remediation—driving measurable efficiency gains (25%+ reduction).
• Observability & Reliability
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  Roll out comprehensive observability tooling—centralized logging, alerting, tracing—and establish actionable IR runbooks and downtime mitigation strategies.
• Team Leadership & Culture
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  Mentor Dev Ops/SRE engineers, establishing a culture of speed, operational excellence, and continuous feedback.
• Cross‑functional Enablement
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  Collaborate with engineering and product teams to foster Git Ops workflows and enable safe, low‑trust deployments that reduce operational friction.
• Process Standardization
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  Develop strategic roadmaps, author runbooks, and create reusable deployment patterns and documentation to scale Dev Ops practices across the organization.

• Experience
  : 8+ years in Dev Ops, Site Reliability Engineering, or Infrastructure roles—preferably in high‑scale, cloud‑native environments.
• Technical Leadership
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  Proven experience architecting robust CI/CD systems and infrastructure platforms, with an ops‑focused mindset.
• IaC Mastery
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  Deep knowledge of Terraform (modular design), Git Ops workflows, and infrastructure‑as‑code best practices.
• Kubernetes Expertise
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  Extensive hands‑on experience with Kubernetes (EKS/ECS), Helm, and autoscaling solutions such as Karpenter and HPA.
• Cloud Cost Management
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  Demonstrated success in optimizing cloud usage and spend at scale (e.g., AWS tagging, SPOT strategies, rightsizing).
• Observability Focused
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  Strong understanding of observability stacks, with experience building SLOs, SLIs, monitoring dashboards, and incident workflows.
• Mentorship & Influence
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  Strong ability to lead and mentor senior engineers while driving organizational best practices across multiple teams.
• Communication Skills
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  Effective communicator able to distill complex technical systems to cross‑functional stakeholders.

• Competitive compensation ($215,000–$230,000 total annual package, including bonus and/or equity)
• High‑impact leadership role with strategic influence across engineering and operations
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous PTO and company‑observed holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan with potential employer matching
• FSAs and pre‑tax commuter benefits
• Access to wellness and mental health support programs
• Opportunity to shape and lead a modern Dev Ops organization from the ground up