Devops Engineering Manager (Remote)

We are looking for a skilled DevOps Engineering Manager to lead our DevOps team in delivering scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure for Arly, our cutting-edge EdTech SaaS platform. This role will focus on optimizing our CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and automation processes to support the platform’s seamless performance and operational excellence.

In this role, you will manage a team of DevOps engineers, driving initiatives that ensure efficient deployment of the Arly platform and services and maintain and monitor the platforms infrastructure. Your work will directly contribute to Arlys mission of enabling youth program directors and their staff to save time on logistics and focus on youth potential. The ideal candidate is proactive, collaborative, and technically adept, with experience in managing cloud environments and implementing infrastructure as code, and an interest in fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and support the professional growth of a team of DevOps and security engineers, fostering a collaborative, high-performance environment.
• Plan, prioritize, and allocate work for the team, aligning tasks with the companys strategic goals and adapting to evolving priorities as needed.
• Define and implement DevOps strategies, best practices, and standards, ensuring alignment with industry trends and organizational needs.
• Oversee and optimize CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and automation, identifying and addressing bottlenecks to accelerate deployment cycles.
• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure, balancing cost, performance, and scalability, and implementing effective monitoring and alerting mechanisms.
• Develop and enforce access control policies across systems, ensuring compliance with security standards and safeguarding sensitive information.
• Ensure system reliability, observability, scalability, and security by leading initiatives on incident management, disaster recovery planning, and proactive capacity planning.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with development, operations, and product teams to support a cohesive and efficient software delivery lifecycle.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement and learning by promoting DevOps principles, facilitating training opportunities, and encouraging feedback loops within the team.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards (e.g., SOC 2) by collaborating with the security and compliance teams to embed requirements into DevOps workflows.
• Evaluate and implement emerging DevOps and cloud technologies, ensuring the team uses the latest tools to support high performance, security, and efficiency.

Professional Qualifications and Experience

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps or related field
• 3+ years of team management experience
• Relevant knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
• Proficiency in a scripting language (Python, Bash, etc.)
• OOP Programming background a major plus (C#, Java, TypeScript, etc)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, etc.)
• Relevant knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (ELK a major plus)
• Relevant knowledge of Azure DevOps YAML Pipelines
• Experience with managing and deploying a microservices architecture SaaS Product
• Relevant knowledge of security best practices in DevOps
• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a focus on delivering high-quality products on time
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and able to adapt to changing requirements.
• Strong project management skills for managing your teams workload
• Ability to mentor other team members and delegate work as necessary to meet deadlines
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or equivalent years of hands-on experience
• Microsoft or Azure related certifications are a plus

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.