Remote Director of Development Operations

Summary

Join Mercy For Animals as a Director of DevOps to lead a team of web developers and QA specialist, providing technical leadership in WordPress development, infrastructure projects, and establishing best practices. You will work collaboratively across departments, stay current with technology trends, and ensure the DevOps team spends 10% of its time on innovation.

Requirements

• Senior-level, hands-on experience in WordPress web-development, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript/AJAX, PHP, consuming and developing APIs, and change/release management processes
• Minimum two years’ experience in a technical leadership role
• Relevant certifications in computer science or a related field (a plus)
• Experience in mobile-first development
• Solid understanding of UX/UI and accessibility principles
• Deep knowledge of the software-development cycle, with experience implementing and administering best practices in a highly collaborative environment
• Problem-solving skills, with an ability to listen and understand stakeholders’ questions and needs
• Ability to operate in a highly detailed and organized manner while remaining flexible as the organization’s needs and priorities change
• Fluency in written and spoken English (Spanish or Portuguese as a first or second language a plus)
• Availability for occasional travel for conferences or retreats
• Comfort working autonomously or hyper-collaboratively in a fully remote environment
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to consistently meet deadlines (project-management experience a plus)
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively at all levels of the organization
• Commitment to the mission and values of Mercy For Animals
• Commitment to continued personal and organizational growth in diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice principles

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for web developers in the coding of WordPress (PHP) websites, plug-ins, and SaaS customizations, implementing code review processes for increased collaboration and knowledge sharing
• Mentor web developers in current and new technologies, providing expertise through hands-on guidance and recommending professional-development resources
• Write testable, scalable, and efficient code in a WordPress development environment in support of organizational projects
• Establish and maintain coding and development standards, automating processes and standards where possible in collaboration with the DevOps engineer
• Collaborate with the DevOps engineer in executing infrastructure projects, ensuring systems and processes are scalable, secure, and reliable
• Collaborate with the QA specialist and developers of DevOps on establishing and implementing best practices throughout the software-development cycle
• Collaborate cross-departmentally concerning UX/UI design standards and integrations, collecting data as needed
• Stay current with technology trends, introducing new technologies where appropriate, and ensure the DevOps team spends 10% of its time on innovation
• Create documentation for newly developed features or processes, for both the DevOps team and the organization
• Adhere to all organizational policies and procedures
• Perform any other duties assigned by team leader

Benefits

• Earn an annual salary of around $111,000–$115,000 (paid hourly), depending on qualifications
• No- or low-cost health, vision, and dental insurance
• Generous paid time off and sick leave
• 401(k) retirement plan, with a dollar-to-dollar employer match of up to 3% of your annual earnings