- Company Name
- Eleven Recruiting
- Job Title
- Head of DevOps/Cloud Infrastructure
- Job Description
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Job Title: Head of DevOps/Cloud Infrastructure
Role Summary:
Lead enterprise-wide DevOps and cloud infrastructure strategy, building and scaling a high‑performance team that delivers secure, automated, and continuous delivery pipelines. Drive the adoption of containerization, orchestration, serverless computing, IaC, and advanced monitoring across the organization’s cloud-native environments to ensure reliable, scalable, and cost‑effective operations.
Expectations:
- Define and execute a DevOps vision aligned with business and technology goals.
- Scale and optimize CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, and automation for rapid, dependable releases.
- Champion security and compliance (DevSecOps) throughout the DevOps lifecycle.
- Mentor, recruit, and retain a skilled DevOps workforce focused on innovation and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate cross‑functionally with development, QA, security, and operations to deliver high‑quality, distributed systems.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Develop and enforce DevOps strategy, tools, and best practices.
2. Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions).
3. Lead containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless initiatives.
4. Oversee IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible) and configuration management.
5. Build and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog).
6. Drive cloud platform migration and optimization across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
7. Conduct proactive incident management, root‑cause analysis, and performance tuning.
8. Evaluate, adopt, and update tools and technologies to sustain competitive advantage.
9. Ensure adherence to security, governance, regulatory, and industry standards.
Required Skills:
- Leadership & team development in a senior DevOps context.
- CI/CD tool expertise (Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions).
- Containerization & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Cloud platform mastery (AWS, Azure, GCP) and networking.
- Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible).
- Monitoring & observability (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog).
- Microservices, serverless, and distributed systems knowledge.
- DevSecOps & compliance best practices.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and strategic thinking.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (advanced degree preferred).
- Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, Terraform Associate) are advantageous.
Menlo park, United states
On site
27-11-2025