Technical Manager
Job Description
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Manager to join our dynamic and growing team. This role is a perfect blend of hands-on engineering and strategic leadership. The successful candidate will be responsible for architecting and implementing our DevOps strategy on the Azure platform, guiding a team of talented engineers, and ensuring the continuous delivery of high-quality software and infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and coach a team of DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement. Provide technical guidance and strategic direction for all DevOps initiatives.
Architecting & Implementation: Design, build, and maintain robust and scalable CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, or other relevant tools to automate software builds, testing, and deployments.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Drive the adoption and implementation of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates to provision and manage Azure resources.
DevSecOps: Implement and enforce security best practices within the CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure, integrating automated security testing, vulnerability scanning, and compliance checks.
Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including software development, QA, and IT operations, to ensure seamless integration and communication throughout the software development lifecycle.
Automation: Develop and maintain automation scripts (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash) to streamline routine tasks, enhance pipeline efficiency, and reduce manual intervention.
Problem-Solving: Act as a subject matter expert, providing advanced troubleshooting for complex issues related to infrastructure, applications, and CI/CD pipelines.
Required Qualifications
Experience:
7+ years of professional experience in a DevOps, SRE, or similar role.
2+ years of experience in a technical lead or senior-level capacity, providing technical direction and mentorship.
Azure Expertise:
In-depth, hands-on experience with a wide range of Azure services, including Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure App Services, Azure Functions, and Azure SQL/Cosmos DB, API management, Azure AI Foundry, Relay, network rules, Storage account .
Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, specifically Terraform and/or ARM.
CI/CD: Extensive knowledge and practical experience with CI/CD concepts and tools, with a strong preference for expertise in Azure DevOps Pipelines and/or GitHub Actions.
Containerization: Hands-on experience with Docker and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes (AKS).
Scripting: Strong proficiency in at least one scripting language (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash).
Version Control: Expert-level knowledge of Git and repository management.
Soft Skills:
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong leadership and mentorship abilities, with a passion for guiding and developing others.
Proven ability to work effectively in an agile, fast-paced environment.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400), or other relevant Azure certifications.
Configuration Management: Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
Monitoring: Experience with advanced monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic.
Other Clouds: Familiarity with other cloud platforms (AWS, GCP).
Experience with a specific programming language, such as C#/.NET, Java, or Python.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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