DevOps Lead / Manager

Main Activities and Responsibilities:

â?¢ Continuous Improvement and Maintenance: Enhance and sustain common delivery components and processes (Azure DevOps with a focus on CI/CD, Terraform modules, and Prisma Cloud policies) for our client.
â?¢ Strategic Direction: Define and coordinate the software development lifecycle, emphasizing DevOps strategies.
â?¢ Best Practices Establishment: Implement and refine best practices for DevOps across various products.
â?¢ Feedback Integration: Continuously improve best practices by incorporating personal research, feedback from agile teams, and other departments.
â?¢ Adherence Assurance: Ensure agile teams follow established best practices concerning processes and technology.
â?¢ Collaboration and Coordination: Promote collaboration and coordinate software development activities across all technology departments.
â?¢ Assessments and Reporting: Conduct recurring assessments of agile teamsâ?? adherence to best practices and present results, including prioritizing next steps with the Product Manager.
â?¢ Health and Quality Reporting: Gather and present information on product health and quality (e.g., product KPIs) to management.
â?¢ Quality and Technical Oversight: Oversee the quality and technical approach of agile product teams.
â?¢ Evaluation of Tools and Processes: Assess new tools, technologies, and processes to enhance the delivery process for all custom developments.
â?¢ Budget and Supplier Management: Manage budgets, suppliers, and contracts related to software development.

Competencies and Personality:

â?¢ Efficient and independent work ethic.
â?¢ Ability to identify, prioritize, and proactively address critical tasks.
â?¢ Effective communication and collaboration across all organizational levels.
â?¢ Forward-thinking to discover new patterns and opportunities.
â?¢ Pragmatic approach in defining and adjusting standards and guidelines.
â?¢ Entrepreneurial, self-disciplined, detail-oriented, and lead-by-example attitude.
â?¢ Proactive in getting things done.
â?¢ Strong adaptability and evolution skills.

Education & Qualifications:

â?¢ Masterâ??s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.

Work Experience:

â?¢ 5+ years of experience as a DevOps professional.
â?¢ 2+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure DevOps.
â?¢ 1+ year of experience with Terraform.
â?¢ 1+ year of experience with Azure DevOps pipelines (YAML).

Languages:

â?¢ Fluent in English.

Technology Proficiency:

â?¢ Cloud Providers: Microsoft Azure (must-have) / Amazon Web Services (nice-to-have).
â?¢ Application Hosting: Kubernetes (Helm/Docker), Azure App Service, Virtual Machines.
â?¢ CI/CD: Azure DevOps (YAML).
â?¢ IaC: Terraform.
â?¢ Logging: Splunk, Application Insights.
â?¢ Programming Languages: Powershell, .NET, C#, SQL.
â?¢ Tools: Azure DevOps, Sonar Cloud, Confluence/Atlassian, Prisma Cloud, LeanIX, Splunk, SignalFx, Edgio, AppScan, SendGrid.
â?¢ Databases: Azure SQL Database.

This position offers a unique opportunity to lead and innovate within a dynamic environment, contributing to the strategic direction and continuous improvement of our clientâ??s technology processes and practices.