Director of DevOps

We are seeking a visionary and technically strong Director of Cloud and DevOps Platforms to lead the strategy, development, and delivery of enterprise-grade cloud and DevOps capabilities. This leader will serve as a core partner to digital and enterprise product teams, driving innovation through automated infrastructure services, FinOps insights, and observability solutions.

The ideal candidate brings deep engineering expertise, a strong enterprise cloud and DevOps background, and a passion for automation and agile delivery. You will champion a platform-as-a-product approach, building scalable, self-service platforms that empower development teams to deliver secure, reliable, and efficient applications.

Pay rate: $150-$160K

Key Responsibilities

• Platform Product Leadership
• Define and execute the product vision and roadmap for cloud and DevOps platforms.
• Drive adoption of a platform-as-a-product mindset across infrastructure and engineering teams.
• Build a catalog of automated infrastructure foundations, self-service provisioning, CI/CD pipelines, and container patterns for microservices.
• Strategic Partnerships
• Develop deep partnerships with digital product and enterprise software engineering teams.
• Tailor platform solutions that balance common services with diverse technology stacks.
• Cloud & DevOps Engineering
• Lead development of scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native platforms.
• Integrate observability, security, and compliance into platform capabilities.
• AI-Driven Automation
• Leverage AI to simplify DevOps workflows and enhance developer productivity.
• Deliver intelligent automation for infrastructure provisioning and CI/CD pipelines.
• FinOps Leadership
• Drive enterprise-wide cloud cost optimization and governance.
• Deliver automation and reporting to improve cloud spend transparency.
• Community Building
• Establish and lead a DevOps Council to foster collaboration and shared ownership.
• Promote knowledge sharing and training initiatives to strengthen DevOps culture.
• Agile Product Practices
• Use community feedback to inform platform roadmaps.
• Drive sprint-based agile delivery with regular releases and demos.
• Team Leadership
• Lead cross-functional teams using agile methodologies.
• Mentor and grow talent within the cloud and DevOps organization.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in cloud platform engineering and DevOps leadership.
• Strong background in enterprise-scale cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Expertise in automation, CI/CD, containerization, and observability tools.
• Familiarity with FinOps practices and cost optimization strategies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Passion for building scalable platforms and fostering innovation.

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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Requirements

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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