Mobile Applications DevOps​/IT Ops Manager

Pathway

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We are looking for a highly driven, adaptable, results-oriented, technical leader to join our team as a hands-on manager of the Development and IT Operations team for our client. Successful candidates will have experience managing Windows-based and Linux-based environments and overseeing production infrastructure using configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef, Jenkins, Ansible, etc. The ideal candidate has demonstrated the ability to effectively and cost-efficiently manage cloud-based infrastructure (AWS) for a growing organization.

In this role, you will manage an engineering team building a high-performance, high-availability, stable, scalable, and secure mobile and cloud-based computing system serving Global Fortune 500 customers and nearly 1 billion mobile devices.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a team of passionate Dev Ops engineers while remaining very hands-on.
• Orchestrate provisioning, load balancing, dynamic configuration, monitoring, and spend optimization of servers in the AWS cloud. Be the subject matter expert on Dev Ops technologies.
• Define, implement, and maintain information security best practices.
• Manage the development of internal engineering productivity tools.
• Responsible for the development and operation of continuous integration and deployment pipelines.
• Set up and tune monitoring systems to effectively detect, predict, and prevent issues.
• Define long-term operations strategy leveraging cutting-edge technologies.
• Work in an Agile and Kanban environment with multiple product organizations.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and automate all aspects of the SDLC.
• Strive to achieve the highest levels of system availability, performance, and security.
• Build an operational team that meets current and future demands and needs.
• Manage backup, licensing, and hardware/software purchasing.
• Manage virtual machines and administer servers running in private and public clouds.
• Be a key player in configuration management, provisioning, and orchestration.
• Use tools to monitor and diagnose website and application performance.
• Provide on-call technical support, including working nights and weekends as needed.
• Assess the need for system reconfigurations and execute them if required.
• Lead network connectivity assurance, perform network and security audits, and manage system backups.
• Automate pipelines and environments, build resilient systems, and create repeatable processes.
• Communicate status, risks, resolution plans, upcoming milestones, and recent releases to cross-functional teams.
• Ensure service level commitments are achieved.

Required Experience

• Experience with configuration management, provisioning, and orchestration tools like Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Docker, etc.
• Provisioning, administration, and management of cloud resources.
• Experience with relational databases such as MySQL and/or Postgre
  
  SQL.
• Experience working in rapidly scaling startup environments.
• Knowledge of IT operations frameworks like ITIL.
• Experience with compliance controls such as PCI and SOX.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science.
• 5+ years of Dev Ops engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Strong background with highly scalable distributed systems.
• Expertise in AWS cloud technologies (EC2, RDS, Cloud Watch, etc.).
• Scripting skills in Bash, Power Shell, Python, Ruby, etc.
• Experience with microservice and container-based architectures.
• Managing MySQL and Redshift databases.
• Passion for automation using tools like Chef, Puppet, Ansible, etc.
• Experience working in production environments, preferably with SaaS companies.
• Proficiency with Linux and open-source technologies.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to research software issues and present solutions clearly.
• Highly self-motivated, detail-oriented, and capable of prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience leading and developing successful Dev/IT teams.

Our client is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. They ensure equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status.