Senior Director, Secure DevOps

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Oversee the development and deployment of mission-critical infrastructure for cloud and on-premises environments.

- Architect scalable, highly available, and secure cloud-based applications utilizing Kubernetes and microservices.

- Drive the adoption and optimization of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.

- Manage solution cost by evaluating, selecting, and implementing cost-effective cloud resources and architectures.

- Develop reusable infrastructure components for public and private cloud environments.

- Direct multiple teams of DevOps engineers and site reliability engineers; ensure fulfillment of best practices for secure architecture and deployment.

- Lead cross-functional teams to resolve technical challenges and remove roadblocks.

- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure solutions meet functional, performance, and SLA thresholds.

- Champion continuous improvement and innovation in DevOps processes and tools.

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Mentor and coach DevOps engineers and site reliability engineers on best practices for secure architecture and deployment.

- Proven experience architecting and managing Kubernetes clusters and containerized deployments.

- Expertise in designing secure, scalable cloud architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.).

- Demonstrated ability to manage and optimize solution costs in cloud environments.

- Extensive knowledge of CI/CD methodologies and infrastructure automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, Helm, etc.).

- Expertise in Linux and Windows operating systems, network administration, and networking protocols/functions (HTTP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS, SMTP, DNS).

- Experience with version control systems (Git) and container orchestration tools.

- Ability to lead and deliver projects spanning multiple technical domains.

- Excellent problem solving, analysis, and communication skills.

- Experience mentoring and managing technical teams in Agile environments.

- Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools (Grafana, Prometheus) and GitOps tools (Argo CD, Flux CD, Fleet).

- Professional cybersecurity certification (Security+ or similar) preferred.

- Knowledge of relational and NoSQL database systems (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, etc.).

- Self-motivated with a strong desire to learn new languages, frameworks, and technologies.

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study.

-12+ years of relevant professional experience required.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in a closely related field (Engineer, Computer Science).

- 12+ years of experience as an engineer, architect, or solution architect.

Additional years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of degree.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

Master's degree (MS) in closely related field (Engineering, Computer Science).

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