Remote Head of DevOps

Summary

Join our team as Head of DevOps to scale and future-proof our DevOps org and infrastructure. As a leader, you will guide the team in tackling scalability and reliability issues, develop the DevOps roadmap together with senior Engineering leadership, and oversee infrastructure provisioning using tools like Terraform.

Requirements

• 10+ years in IT/Engineering roles with 5+ years specifically in DevOps leadership or management
• Deep understanding AWS, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, Istio), and infrastructure automation tools (Terraform, Ansible)
• Proven experience in managing and mentoring engineering teams, with strong project and stakeholder management skills
• Extensive experience in setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines with tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or equivalent
• Expertise in automation and infrastructure as code (IaC)
• Strong understanding of security best practices in DevOps, with experience in compliance and governance standards

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the DevOps strategy, aligning it with overall technology and business goals
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of DevOps engineers, fostering high performance and growth
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines, ensuring the automation of all processes such as builds, testing, and deployments
• Oversee infrastructure provisioning, ensuring scalability and reliability using tools like Terraform
• Manage our AWS environment ensuring cost efficiency, security, and scalability
• Extend monitoring and alerting solutions to ensure high availability, performance, and operational efficiency
• Continue work started with SOC 2 to integrate security protocols into the DevOps lifecycle, ensuring compliance and resilience against threats
• Work closely with engineering, product, and operations teams to streamline the software development lifecycle and improve cross-functional workflows
• Lead incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for system outages and performance bottlenecks
• Evaluate and adopt new DevOps tools and technologies, continuously improving workflows and practices
• Optimize cloud and infrastructure spending, ensuring financial efficiency across operations

Benefits

• A mission with meaning and purpose
• A truly human culture
• Flexibility to fit your lifestyle
• A piece of the pie (competitive pay & perks)
• Emotional and intellectual connection (events, alignment sessions)
• Health and Wellness
• All-access pass (onboarding, town hall, product showroom)
• Everyday growth (development dialogues, live workshops, Leadership Academy)
• Top-of-the-line tech