DevOps Manager​/Team Lead

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We are seeking a visionary and hands‑on Dev Ops Architect to lead our Dev Ops strategy and architecture while managing a distributed team of Dev Ops engineers. This role combines deep technical leadership with future‑state thinking—you will architect enterprise‑scale solutions, champion modern secure software delivery practices, and drive continuous deployment of our multi‑tenant SaaS platform composed of multiple microservices. You will serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and engineering teams, embedding security‑first principles across our development lifecycle, evolving platform engineering, and keeping our technology strategy ahead of industry shifts.

This role is office based in our Boston, MA location which offers a flexible hybrid work model.

• Design and architect enterprise‑wide Dev Ops frameworks and infrastructure supporting continuous delivery for our enterprise multi‑tenant SaaS product.
• Lead and mentor global distributed Dev Ops teams to foster Dev Ops culture adoption, cross‑functional collaboration, and support for engineering, product, and QA squads in agile delivery.
• Build internal developer platforms from the ground up that accelerate software delivery velocity, reduce cognitive load for engineering teams, and establish comprehensive Git Hub‑centric development strategies enabling rapid, secure, and reliable software delivery across distributed teams.
• Proven shift‑left security implementation, SRE practices, and IT partnerships for production automation.
• Drive platform engineering initiatives through infrastructure‑as‑code adoption and containerization frameworks that enable self‑service infrastructure provisioning, standardized deployment patterns, and automated scaling across AWS environments.
• Influence microservices architecture decisions to ensure scalability, maintainability, and operational excellence while providing tools/training to accelerate multi‑team development cycles.
• Drive infrastructure cost optimization and budget management across AWS environments while ensuring compliance controls and governance frameworks are embedded within software development and deployment processes to meet regulatory and security standards, including SOC 2 and other industry requirements.
• Define and monitor key Dev Ops metrics, including deployment frequency, lead time for changes, MTTR, and change failure rate, while establishing comprehensive observability and monitoring capabilities across all systems to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and data‑driven continuous improvement.
• Drive and follow up on implementation of strategic Dev Ops improvements and initiatives while establishing governance standards, best practices, and self‑service capabilities that enable development teams to deploy, monitor, and manage applications independently.

• 8+ years of experience in Dev Ops, SRE, or Cloud Engineering, with 3+ years in architectural leadership roles and 3+ years of experience managing Dev Ops teams.
• Proven experience collaborating with senior leadership, architects, and stakeholders to define and execute Dev Ops strategies, release management frameworks, and technology roadmaps, with a strong ability to influence organizational direction.
• Expert‑level knowledge of AWS cloud services and 5+ years of hands‑on experience with the Git Hub platform, with proven ability to architect enterprise‑scale solutions.
• Deep expertise in Dev Ops principles and methodologies, including Agile and Git Ops practices, with proven experience in CI/CD pipeline architecture, Terraform infrastructure‑as‑code, and automation frameworks for enterprise multi‑tenant cloud native application.
• Strong knowledge of Linux systems and scripting languages, including Bash and Power Shell, with experience in infrastructure monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
• Proven experience implementing shift‑left security practices through collaboration with security teams and a strong background in SRE practices and production deployment automation with IT partnership experience.
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