Manager, Cloud & Infrastructure Automation

Location: Montreal

GIRO IS YOUR WAY FORWARD  At GIRO, our mission is clear:
Improving quality of life around the world through software and services that increase the efficiency of public transport and postal delivery. Joining us means contributing to projects and initiatives that makes a real difference to millions of people. Every line of code, every idea, every action, advances our impact around the world. Join us and let’s lead the way forward, together.
Why choose GIRO?
Join a Quebec software company that is an international leader
Advance your career in a collaborative work environment where expertise and commitment are the driving force behind every project
Stability based on long-lasting client relationships and our long-term vision
AN ENVIRONMENT FOR GROWTH  Here, we focus on an inclusive and positive environment. We offer a range of benefits, including
Flexible working hours, including remote work for a balanced life.
Team activities and annual traditions that we take pride in
Everyday support:
Employee assistance program, telemedicine and mental health support.
Training and professional development opportunities to grow, learn and discover your way forward.
YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT  Would you like to lead a team that is transforming how Cloud environments are built and operated? As Manager, Cloud & Infrastructure Automation, you will lead a team responsible for automating GIRO’s core hosting processes and industrializing the creation of the infrastructure required to run our applications. You will be responsible for your team’s people, skills, capacity, succession planning, and quality of execution.

You will create the conditions needed to deliver and maintain the pipelines, APIs, infrastructure templates, and tools that enable the automated creation of environments hosting GIRO applications. You will also ensure close collaboration between the teams responsible for building and evolving hosting capabilities (BUILD) and those responsible for their day-to-day operation (RUN).
YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES  Engage, coach, and develop team members, set measurable objectives, and support their technical and professional growth. Plan work based on priorities, capacity, skills, and delivery commitments, while maintaining a sustainable balance between evolution, maintenance, support, and technical debt. Evolve the automation of recurring hosting processes and promote API-driven and self-service approaches that reduce manual intervention. Oversee the development and maintenance of provisioning capabilities, Infrastructure as Code modules, pipelines, and configurations required for GIRO environments.

Ensure delivered capabilities are secure, tested, documented, observable, and ready for operation, in collaboration with the Run Manager and SREs. Collaborate with the Product Owner, Architecture, Project, Security, and Development teams to align the roadmap, manage dependencies, and clarify BUILD-RUN responsibilities. Communicate delivery status, capacity, quality, risks, and dependencies to management.
THE SKILLS THAT WILL MAKE YOU A KEY MEMBER OF OUR TEAM  Experience managing or formally leading a technical team, including coaching, skills development, performance management, and capacity planning. Solid understanding of Microsoft Azure Cloud environments and key considerations related to provisioning, identity, networking, and security.

Experience with automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), APIs, or CI/CD pipelines. Ability to manage a portfolio of work and balance new initiatives, technical debt, security, maintenance, and urgent requests. Strong focus on quality, testing, observability, documentation, and maintainability. Ability to mobilize technical specialists, challenge proposed…