Director Of DevOps

A leading enterprise organization with multi-cloud infrastructure is seeking a Director of DevOps to lead a growing engineering team focused on building and optimizing cloud-native environments across AWS and other cloud platforms. This is a 70% management / 30% hands-on leadership role, ideal for experienced DevOps professionals who are passionate about automation, infrastructure scalability, and building high-performing teams.

This role offers a hybrid work environment with offices in Paramus, NJ, Wilmington, DE, or Milwaukee, WI. Local candidates are strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers in designing and managing scalable, secure, and automated cloud infrastructure
• Guide the implementation of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and container orchestration strategies
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, software engineers, and IT leadership on cloud strategy and architecture decisions
• Drive automation and performance optimization across AWS and other cloud platforms
• Support implementation and integration of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions where applicable
• Manage cost optimization, security compliance, and availability across multi-cloud infrastructure
• Provide hands-on support and technical leadership for complex system architecture, incident resolution, and strategic initiatives
• Develop documentation, policies, and governance for DevOps best practices

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Cloud Infrastructure
• 3+ years in a leadership or management role within DevOps or CloudOps teams
• Strong proficiency in AWS services (EC2, EKS, IAM, VPC, CloudFormation); familiarity with Google Cloud Platform or Azure is a plus
• Expertise with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code principles
• Solid hands-on experience with Kubernetes, especially EKS
• Proven experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
• Familiarity with cloud security best practices, IAM, secrets management, and compliance frameworks
• Strong collaboration and communication skills across technical and executive stakeholders

Nice to Have

• Experience with enterprise architecture or contributing to enterprise-wide platform strategies
• Hands-on experience or leadership in RPA implementation
• Familiarity with container management tools such as Helm, ArgoCD, or Flux
• Experience with observability platforms like Datadog, ELK, or PrometheGrafana
• Scripting experience (Python, Go, Shell) for automation and tooling
• Knowledge of DevSecOps and Agile methodologies

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.
This is a hybrid role based out of Paramus, NJ; Wilmington, DE; or Milwaukee, WI local candidates is a must.