Job Description Summary
The DevOps Leader serves as the technical lead across the release framework, owning the engineering platform, infrastructure strategy, and delivery readiness posture. This role ensures that the CI/CD ecosystem, cloud infrastructure, and integration approach are secure, scalable, and capable of supporting multiple parallel software pipelines.
The DevOps Leader acts as the primary technical authority within the release governance structure — partnering with the Release Manager and Software Quality Lead to validate technical scope, define readiness criteria, and support Go/No-Go decisions with objective technical input.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Platform & Infrastructure Leadership
Define and own the DevOps strategy, infrastructure roadmap, and cloud strategy
Manage cloud infrastructure operations, platform security, and governance
Drive monitoring, observability, and disaster recovery capabilities
Lead tool selection and manage budget and licensing for DevOps platforms
- Release Framework Technical Governance
Act as the technical lead across the release team
Collaborate with the Release Manager and Software Quality Lead to validate technical scope and readiness
Ensure a clear Definition of Done is established and maintained across all delivery activities
Define technical readiness criteria prior to any release commitment
Align build, integration, automation, and deployment readiness across contributing teams
Identify technical delivery risks and drive active mitigation actions
Provide formal technical readiness input into release Go/No-Go decisions
- Team & Capacity Management
Lead and develop the DevOps function
Own capacity planning across the engineering platform
Support team growth, technical mentoring, and competency development
What This Role Is NOT Responsible Fo r
To ensure clear accountability boundaries within the framework:
Sole ownership of release planning
Commercial ownership of scope or customer commitments
Customer deployment execution (owned by Deployment Engineer Support)
Detailed code review ownership (owned by Software Quality Lead)
Hands-on test execution (owned by QAA Tester / Test Manager)
Required Skills & Experience:
- Technical Expertise
Proven experience managing enterprise CI/CD platforms (e.g., Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
Strong background in cloud infrastructure management (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
Solid understanding of platform security, monitoring, and observability practices
Relevant hands-on foundation in software development
Relevant experience in software packaging, artifact management, and release pipeline architecture
Infrastructure expertise, including:
Domain Controller setup, configuration, and management (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP)
Group Policy Object (GPO) design and enforcement
Active Directory user, group, and organizational unit (OU) administration
Windows Server environment management in enterprise-scale deployments
- Leadership & Governance
Demonstrated ability to lead a DevOps or platform engineering function
Experience defining DevOps strategy and translating it into operational execution
Track record of technical risk identification and mitigation in complex delivery programs
Ability to participate in and contribute to formal release governance processes
- Collaboration & Communication
Strong cross-functional communication skills — able to engage with Release Managers, Quality Leads, Test Managers, and engineering teams
Capable of translating technical status and risk into clear inputs for business decision-making
Experience working in multi-team, multi-pipeline delivery environments
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS/Azure Solutions Architect, Kubernetes, DevOps Institute certifications)
Experience in regulated or complex industrial…