DevOps Sub-discipline Manager

Dev Ops Sub-discipline Manager

remote type Hybrid locations Ottawa time type Full time posted on Posted 4 Days Ago job requisition  R0334763

Location:

Ottawa, Canada

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

For decades, Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today, Canada’s capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. Voted as Canada’s best place to live 2017 by Maclean's, Ottawa offers a low cost of living with a high quality of life. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND, enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.

Ottawa, ON., (CAN.), Hybrid

Position Summary

Thales has a vacancy for a Dev Ops Sub-Discipline Manager who will be responsible for leading and managing the Dev Ops team, overseeing the development, deployment, and operations processes to ensure the delivery of reliable, scalable, and high-performing systems. This role focuses on building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automating processes, managing infrastructure, and fostering collaboration between software development and IT operations teams.

Regulatory Compliance Requirement

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List and/or the US the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access.

Key Areas of Responsibility

As a member of the Dev Ops team
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• Design, develop and manage solutions (e.g. Ansible playbooks/rules) to automate configuration tasks across Windows and Linux based servers
• Create and maintain reusable automations that support various environments (dev, test, and production).
• Educate resources on CI/CD best practices..
• Integrate workflows with CI/CD pipeline to enable automated deployments and updates.
• Identify and troubleshoot issues related to server configuration and automation.
• Assume leadership role on discipline strategy and technical decisions.
• Develop KPIs to assess Dev Ops efficiency and reliability.
• Provide guidance and support to other teams on using and developing CI/CD pipelines.
• Responsible for performing Dev Ops work on bids, projects and products.

As a Dev Ops discipline lead, supports the E2 Manager with,

• In the establishment, standardization and evolution of processes, procedures and tooling for the discipline.
• In ensuring that the discipline processes, procedures and tooling meet the current and future needs of the bids, projects and products.
• In the development of lessons learned and the sharing of knowledge and experience across the discipline
• Foster continuous improvement based on root cause analysis, problem solving and new practice deployment.
• For bid, project and product estimates for the discipline and sub-disciplines.

As a Resource Manager,

• Provides appropriate resources to deliver bids, projects and products.
• Plans the team’s workload in the short, medium and long term.
• Develops team skills to support bids, projects and products.
• Supports recruitment, onboarding, performance management, career management and succession planning for the team.
• Coaches, mentors and develops the team.
• Leads the team to meet company expectations for productivity, chargeability, quality, continuous improvement and accomplishment of objectives.
• Ensures that company policies and procedures are followed, including timesheets, time off, and travel.

Minimum Qualifications

Education/Experience

Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in Computer Science, Computer Tech, or Engineering related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a Senior Dev Ops Engineering role.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience leading a Dev Ops Team.
• Proven problem solving and analytic skills with a desire to learn.
• Proven organizational skills and ability to balance multiple…