USEReady is seeking a Manager, DevOps! This role will be onsite 4 days per week in NY City and day per week remote. The ideal candidateis responsible for the overall strategy, architecture, planning, and execution of the organization’s Cloud, Cloud DevOps, and Database initiatives. Oversee managing multiple Cloud, DevOps and Database projects and resources inclusive of technical subject matter expertise/experiences, project management, budgets, communications, resource management, vendor management, stakeholder(s) relationship management, and deliverables. Monitor projects / teams to make sure goals, objectives and timelines are being met. Track and communicate project status, manage requests to closure, risks and resolves support issues with priority as they arise. Create and participate in Roadmap and Strategic planning initiatives including Infrastructure Automation (creating systems, OS configuration, and application deployments as code), Continuous Delivery (building, testing, deploying applications quickly and in an automated manner) and Site Reliability Engineering (operate systems; monitoring, orchestration, and designing for operability and security). Must have a deep understanding of Cloud, DevOps and database principles and practices, as well as strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership: Lead, inspire, and mentor a team of Cloud, DevOps, and Database engineers, providing guidance, setting priorities, and ensuring successful project execution.
• Process Optimization: Implement and improve CI/CD pipelines, automated infrastructure / testing, and deployment strategies to enhance software delivery efficiency.
• Cloud, DevOps, Database Management: Oversee the provisioning/licensing, configuration, and maintenance of database(s) and cloud infrastructure and on-premises systems, ensuring scalability and reliability.
• Tools and Technologies: Evaluate, select, and manage Cloud Architecture, DevOps and Database tools and technologies to support business development/requests, testing, job scheduling, monitoring, and deployment workflows.
• Collaboration and Communication: Foster collaboration between development, infrastructure, business, and quality management peers and other cross-functional teams to facilitate a culture of continuous integration and continuous delivery.
• Security and Compliance: Implement and monitor security best practices, compliance standards, and vulnerability management processes to safeguard systems and data.
• Performance Monitoring: Establish and maintain monitoring and alerting systems to track application and infrastructure performance and ensure timely response to incidents.
• Cost Optimization: Manage cloud resource allocation, usage, and billing to optimize costs while maintaining performance and reliability.
• Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Ensure thorough standards, metrics, checklists, runbook documentation of processes (and improvement plan), configurations, and best practices, and promote knowledge sharing within the team.
• Problem Resolution: Act as an escalation point for technical issues, providing guidance and support to resolve complex problems.
• Define and/or enhance technical roadmap and strategic plan for Cloud Architecture, DevOps, and Database.
• Create standards/best practices processes (documentation) where applicable within Cloud, DevOps, and Database environments.
• Create and/or perform Cloud, DevOps and Database goals/strategies, projects and/or tasks.
• Perform additional tasks as required by management/supervisory staff.
• Provide project management, implementation, and support after hours, on weekends as required.

Required Experience:

• 10 years of work experiences managing enterprise Cloud, DevOps and/or Database complex projects, and leading teams within an Infrastructure department.
• Proven experience in Microsoft Azure, DevOps and database practices and methodologies, with a strong background in system administration and software development.
• Expertise in cloud architecture/platforms (Azure), Azure Cloud products (i.e.: Monitor, Databricks, Data Factory, Data Lake, Function, Serverless/Managed Compute/SQL, Key Vault, Sentinel, VMware, etc..) and infrastructure as code (i.e.: Terraform)
• Strong knowledge of version control systems (i.e.: DevOps, Git), scripting languages (i.e., Python, Shell), and automation frameworks.
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools (i.e., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD), configuration management (i.e., Ansible, Puppet), and containerization platforms (i.e., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Expertise in Databases and tools such as: Microsoft SQL, Azure Managed SQL, AWS PostgreSQL; Oracle is a plus.
• Proven track record of successfully leading and managing multiple Cloud, DevOps and Database teams in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Information Security – DevSecOps is a plus.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

Soft Skills:

• Detail oriented with excellent organization, motivation, influencing, analytical thinking, communication, negotiation, critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Ability to plan and take initiatives to accomplish objectives in timely fashion.
• Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with vendors, project team members, supervisors, and employees from other departments.
• Excellent decision-making, leadership and team building capabilities.

Mandatory Skills: Cloud, Azure, Databricks, Data-Factory, Data Lake, DevOps

Desirable Skills: Cloud, Azure, Databricks, Data-Factory, Data Lake, DevOps

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $170,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year

Experience level:

• 10 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• enterprise Cloud, DevOps and/or Database complex projects: 10 years (Required)
• Azure Databricks, Data Factory, Data Lake: 10 years (Required)
• Microsoft SQL, Azure Managed SQL, AWS PostgreSQL: 10 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• New York, NY (Required)

Work Location: In person