Chief DevOps Architect

DevOps Manager RoleAbout the Role:We are seeking an experienced professional to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives across our DevOps teams. This role will be instrumental in aligning operational priorities with engineering and business goals, driving initiatives related to infrastructure scalability, system reliability, incident response, automation, and cloud operations.This role involves building, designing, and developing tools from scratch while leading independent, end-to-end projects to successful delivery. It's a core technical, hands-on position requiring strong analytical, networking, and security skills.We're looking for someone who has transitioned from a Principal or Senior Architect role to a Technical DevOps or Engineering Manager position, with some team management experience. Hands-on technical expertise is essential, as the role focuses on driving technical excellence within the project team for DevOps development.Key Responsibilities:Lead and oversee end-to-end program delivery across multiple complex initiatives within DevOps.Drive planning, execution, and delivery of strategic programs supporting DevOps and platform functions, including reliability, observability & automation.Managed and guided an automation team of over 8 professionals in DevOps practices.Act as a strategic partner to engineering and product leadership to define program goals, scope, timelines, and success metrics.Coordinate efforts across engineering, product, security, compliance, and operations teams.Track and manage program risks, issues, and dependencies; ensure timely mitigation and escalation where necessary.Ensure alignment of engineering execution with product roadmaps and business priorities.Translate technical complexities and constraints into actionable program plans and communicate them effectively to stakeholders.Drive transparency through clear reporting, dashboards, and regular program reviews.Foster a culture of continuous improvement, agility, and cross-team collaboration.Establish and evolve program management best practices, tools, templates, and processes to support efficient delivery and communication.Manage programs involving CI/CD infrastructure, platform migrations, infrastructure-as-code, monitoring/logging platforms, and disaster recovery.Develop and manage roadmaps for technical operations initiatives with clear milestones and KPIs.Champion DevOps/SRE best practices and help drive cultural change around service ownership, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.Requirements:Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.Total experience: 12-18 Years5+ years managing infrastructure, SRE, or DevOps-related programs.Strong understanding of SRE principles (SLIs, SLOs, error budgets) and DevOps practices (CI/CD, automation, infrastructure as code).Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), Kubernetes, Terraform, monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, etc.).Strong experience with Agile/Scrum or hybrid delivery methodologies.Proven ability to lead complex programs with multiple cross-functional stakeholders.Familiarity with incident management, operational playbooks, runbooks, and on-call practices.Preferred Qualifications:Hands-on engineering or DevOps/SRE experience earlier in career.Program or project management experienceCertification(s): PMP, AWS/GCP certifications, or SRE-focused training.Experience working in high-availability, high-scale production environments (e.g., SaaS, FinTech, or eCommerce).What We Offer:Flat organization: With a very strong entrepreneurial culture.Great people and unlimited fun at work.Possibility to really make a difference in a scale-up environment.Support network: Work with a team you can learn from every day.Diversity: We pride ourselves on our international working environment.Work-Life BalanceFeel part of A teamHow the Process Works:Respond with your interest to us.We'll contact you either via video call or phone call - whatever you prefer, with the further schedule status.During the interview phase, you will meet with the technical panel for 60 minutes. We will contact you after the interview to let you know if we'd like to progress your application.There will be a round of Intro call, a technical discussion followed by a techno - Managerial and Managerial round.We will let you know if you're the successful candidate.],