DevOps Manager (Azure)

About the Role

We're looking for a visionary, hands-on DevOps Manager / Lead to shape and scale our DevOps practice. This is a unique opportunity for a leader who thrives at the intersection of technical execution and people leadership—someone who can set direction, mentor engineers, and actively contribute to building modern, cloud-first solutions. If you're passionate about Azure, automation, and building high-performing teams, this role gives you the platform to make a real impact.

What You'll Do

• Lead & Grow a Team: Mentor and develop a high-performing DevOps team (2–5 engineers), fostering collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Own the DevOps Strategy: Define and execute our Azure DevOps vision and roadmap aligned with business and engineering goals
• Stay Hands-On: Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and modern tooling
• Drive Cloud & Modernization Initiatives: Lead efforts to modernize applications and platforms in a cloud-first environment
• Enable Scalable Delivery: Partner with engineering teams to improve reliability, scalability, security, and speed
• Implement Infrastructure as Code: Use ARM, Bicep, Terraform, or similar tools to build and manage infrastructure
• Support Data & Analytics Pipelines: Build CI/CD for Azure Data Factory, Snowflake, Power BI, and database deployments
• Advance DevSecOps & MLOps: Implement secure, automated pipelines for applications, data, and AI/ML workloads
• Optimize & Govern: Improve cloud performance, cost efficiency, and ensure compliance and best practices
• Act as a Technical Leader: Serve as an escalation point and collaborate across architecture, security, and product teams

What You Bring

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (infrastructure, networking, identity, platform services)
• Deep expertise in CI/CD pipelines and automation (Azure DevOps preferred)
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM, etc.)
• Knowledge of containers, Kubernetes, or Azure PaaS
• Solid understanding of cloud security, DevSecOps, and governance
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence across teams
• Passion for mentoring and building high-performing teams

Your Experience

• Proven success as a DevOps Lead or Manager with direct people leadership
• Strong balance of hands-on engineering and strategic leadership
• Experience managing production cloud environments at scale
• Track record of improving delivery reliability and engineering velocity
• Comfortable working cross-functionally across engineering, security, and product teams

Leadership Style We Value

• Visionary thinker who delivers results
• Leads by example and stays hands-on
• Promotes transparency, trust, and psychological safety
• Balances immediate needs with long-term sustainability
• Takes ownership and drives outcomes

Nice to Have

• Experience with cloud migrations or modernization initiatives
• Background in FinOps or cloud cost optimization
• Experience in enterprise-scale or regulated environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.