DevOps, Sr Manager - remote

** Considering candidates in San Mateo, Santa Barbara, or US-based remote. **

We are looking for a DevOps leader passionate about automation and building high performing teams. Experience with cloud architecture, cloud security, continuous integration, continuous delivery, infrastructure as code, and a strong operational background are all a must. More than a set of skills, we are looking for someone who is curious, collaborative, great at communicating, and is always willing to learn. If you are ready to help build a great DevOps organization this is the perfect opportunity.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead a team of DevOps engineers responsible for our Cloud infrastructure, this includes multiple AWS and Heroku environments
• Work with Consumer Engineering and Product teams during quarterly planning sessions to estimate the work on the DevOps team
• Help establish clear communication and collaboration patterns between different teams
• Work with Project Managers and Engineering leadership to prioritize work during sprint planning and daily standups
• Drive cloud resource optimization and cost reduction for our cloud infrastructures
• Apply your understanding of DevOps and software engineering best practices to influence design and implementation approaches and solutions
• Build high-performing teams and lead the team to embrace new ideas that produce outstanding results for customers
• Create a culture of transparency, ownership, collaboration, and accountability
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships with partners and stakeholders across the business
• Observability and measurement: define data collection methods to provide developer and visibility into system performance. Participate in measurement of system performance and SLA targets
• Collaborate with customers, partners and vendors when necessary

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum:

• Highly proficient with DevOps concepts and technologies
• Experience managing global teams
• Experience with configuration management and automation tools (e.g., Puppet, Ansible, Chef, CloudFormation, SaltStack, Terraform)
• Programming ability in at least one language (Python, Ruby, Perl, etc.)
• Strong management skills and ability to dive into technical details, as needed
• Experience with Cloud services (AWS preferred)
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related technical field
• Strong communication skills and ability to build lasting relationships between functional teams
• Experience in a 24/7 environment

Preferred:

• Experience with Terraform and SaltStack
• Experience with ECS or EKS
• Experience CI/CD Tools (Jenkins, CircleCI, GitHub Actions)
• Experience with AWS Services such as SNS, SQS, RDS, API Gateway, Kinesis, etc.
• Experience with persistent, distributed data stores (e.g., S3, HDFS, Cassandra)
• Experience with Direct to Consumer solutions
• Experience with HIPAA compliance or HITRUST certification