Head of DevOps

• We do things differently. As a pioneer in an industry poised to reshape every sector of the global economy, we can’t settle for another companies tried and tested template. Innovation is the key to our success and it’s reflected in everything we do: from product design to corporate wellness.
• Customer first. Everything we do is focused on making our customers successful.
• We are owners. Strong leaders enable and empower their teams to figure out how to solve problems. You will be no exception, and will have the ownership, accountability and autonomy needed to be truly creative.
• Integrity is essential. We believe in doing things well – and doing them right. Integrity is a core value here: you’ll see it embodied in our staff, our management approach and growing social impact work (we have a VP devoted to it).
• We walk the walk on diversity. We’re a brilliant and eclectic mix of ethnicities, religions, industry experiences, sexual orientations, generations and more – and that’s by design. We see diverse perspectives as a core competitive advantage.

• Develop and implement the company's DevOps strategy, ensuring alignment with the overall business objectives.
• Collaborate with software engineering and on-prem infrastructure teams to streamline the development and deployment processes.
• Drive the adoption of DevSecOps best practices, tools, and methodologies across the organization.
• Drive SRE operational best practices, tools, and methodologies to ensure service performance and availability is aligned with target KPIs
• Defining and implementing monitoring and alerting strategies to proactively identify and address system issues.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, continuous optimization, and automation
• Ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of the company's technology environment.
• Measuring and reporting performance and team outcomes

• Bachelor's degree in a Technical Discipline (CS, EE, Math, Physics, etc.)
• Minimum 10 years of experience in building, managing and leading software and infrastructure support teams
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to lead, mentor, and motivate a high-performing team.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to identify and implement innovative solutions.
• Expert knowledge of DevOps and SRE principles and best practices with a deep understanding of Kubernetes
• Hand-on experience working on deployment, automation, monitoring, and operational aspects of Web Applications based on enterprise Java/J2EE environments
• Hands-on experience in development and deploying software in Public (GCP, AWS) and/or Private cloud environment
• Hands-on experience in Linux/Unix environment and scripting languages: Shell, Perl, Python
• Hands-on experience at deep root cause analysis and identifying and addressing systemic problems
• Solid experience with Microservice architecture, deployment orchestration technologies like Docker Container, Rancher, Kubernetes, Kops, Helmchart
• Strong experience with Databases (SQL/NoSQL), in-memory databases (eg Redis), message brokers (eg RabbitMQ), and distributed event streaming (eg Kafka)
• Deep knowledge security best practices in the public cloud
• Superior communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Thought leader who is up to date with the industry trends
• Ability to adapt to time critical deadlines and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment

Aeris Communications