Manager, Development Operations - Houston, TX

Overview

S&B is seeking a Manager of Development Operations to lead the development team and oversee personnel, resources, and processes necessary to deliver new software solutions or upgrade existing products. Accountable for end-to-end secure delivery across a hybrid enterprise environment, spanning legacy systems and modern cloud platforms, with a focus on cloud-native and containerized application patterns. Plays a key role in technology modernization, evolving existing systems toward scalable, secure, automated, and cloud-aligned architectures.

Fosters a culture of continuous improvement in all areas of technology and instills these principles in a team of developers. Must have 6 years of hands-on technical leadership and people management experience.

S&B is an exceptional full-service Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) company, privately owned for over five decades. We undertake diverse projects across industries including Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Petrochemicals, Energy Transition, Power, and Pulp & Paper. We offer a competitive compensation package, flexible and hybrid work schedules, and a comprehensive benefits program.

Will supervise up to 20-25 developers

Four-year college degree in related field or equivalent and 6 years of supervisory experience

• Demonstrate ability to be a customer-facing manager with hands-on technical expertise required to architect and manage a Dev Ops team with 6-8 years’ experience in modern software development, architecture, and Dev Ops
• Experience in agile tooling (Jira, Confluence, etc.), version control systems (Git, SVN, etc.), and deployment strategies that support both iterative and continuous development
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and operations to ensure the scalability and maintainability of cloud-native applications
• Extensive experience in developing, deploying, and integrating software solutions
• Working in environments with modern application development stacks, including:
• Java (backend development)
• Go (backend development)
• React
  
  JS (frontend development)
• Azure Dev Ops (CI/CD pipelines, release management, and work tracking)
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, including build automation, testing, and deployment across multiple environments
• Experience working within Kubernetes/AKS containerized and cloud-native environments including application deployment, scaling, and operational support
• Strong ability to coach developers, helping them improve their skills and grow their careers
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong leadership qualities
• Proven ability to resolve conflict
• Good mentor and coach
• Solid critical-thinking and decision-making skills

• Python (automation, scripting, or data-related workloads)
• Experience with Agile development and release practices.
• ITIL familiarity and experience.

• Contribute to technology strategy and planning; research on emerging technologies in support of systems development efforts; recommend introduction of technologies, new features, or other non-functional requirements for implementation that will increase cost effectiveness and systems flexibility.
• Establish and maintain appropriate procedures and processes.
• Provide guidance to the team and ensure they adhere to development standards.
• Monitor, evaluate, and ensure the completion of tasks and projects.
• Create strategic targets for the team and provide mentoring and training.
• Identify skills needed for support and development projects and recruit team members.
• Recruit, hire and manage full-time developers, contractors, and consultants.
• Evaluate performance of staff.
• Resource allocation on development projects and support.
• Ensures properly quality assurance processes.
• Solve complex technical challenges.
• Enforces Dev Ops pipeline for projects.
• Weekly 1-1s with developers to provide career guidance.

Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, and technical systems documentation. Job success often hinges upon interpersonal communication…