Senior Devops Operations Manager (GCP)

Title : Senior Devops Operations Manager (GCP)

Location : Sterling, VA - Hybrid

Duration : Full Time Permanent

AVENUTM is looking for a dynamic Devops Manager to support the Avenu platform (a Bank as a Service (BaaS) platform). The ideal candidate will lead a team responsible for managing and optimizing the deployment, automation, scaling, monitoring, and maintenance of our cloud infrastructure on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Key Responsibilities :

Manage and mentor a team of DevOps, Operations, and Support engineers providing guidance, coaching, and support to foster professional growth and development

Monitor projects and teams to make sure goals, objectives, and timelines are being met

Design, implement, and manage scalable, highly available cloud infrastructure on GCP

Oversee the deployment and configuration of cloud resources, including virtual machines, containers, databases, and networking components

Optimize resource utilization and cost-effectiveness through automation and right-sizing of cloud instances.

Develop and maintain CI / CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes.

Establish comprehensive monitoring and alerting solutions to proactively identify and resolve issues before they impact service availability.

Implement performance monitoring and optimization strategies to ensure optimal performance and reliability of cloud services

Collaborate with security teams to define and implement security policies, controls, and compliance requirements.

Address security vulnerabilities promptly

Lead production support activities, including incident response, root cause analysis, and problem resolution, to minimize service disruptions and ensure high availability

Provide oversight for the design and development of DevOps solutions and tools

Track and communicate project status, manage requests to closure, risks and resolve support issues with priority as they arise

Create and participate in Roadmap and Strategic planning initiatives including Infrastructure Automation, Releases, CI / CD pipeline, and Site Reliability Engineering

Maintain and upkeep operational excellence in the production environment

Proficient at applying agile development, continuous integration, and continuous delivery practices in infrastructure engineering, DevOps, and technical operations teams

Plan and execute security standards, compliance, and disaster recovery requirements which ensure the security, integrity, and continuity of systems and data;

including but not limited to vulnerability management / remediation, logging, monitoring, and DR failover testing

Must have a deep understanding of Cloud, DevOps, and database principles and practices.

Strong leadership and communication skills.

Requirements :

This is a hybrid position. Minimum 3 days in the Sterling, VA office

10+ years of experience in managing, leading, and inspiring a team of devops, and support engineers including hiring, retaining, and managing performance

7+ years of experience working on cloud services and infrastructure

7+ years of experience running and working with distributed systems and on services at scale

Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform

Hands-on experience with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.

In-depth knowledge of APIs and Microservices

Knowledge of Kafka, ksqdb

5+ years of experience with monitoring tools (Datadog, Splunk, or similar)

Experience with cloud security, compliance, and risk management

Expert in at least one major cloud provider like Google or AWS

Experience with source control systems like GIT

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment

Excellent organizational skills coupled with a strong team player presence

Excellent time management skills and a strong sense of urgency

You’ll be a great fit if you :

You believe in Servant leadership and fostering team team-first culture

You are passionate about finding solutions in a fast-paced environment

You are a true engineer at heart, you can roll up your sleeves and remain hands-on to help the team

Prior experience working with payment systems

Possess strong interpersonal communication skills and confidence to collaborate effectively with clients, the Development team, the Technical Support team, and the Product team

Have a career goal of joining a FinTech team that is launching new products and services into a dynamic, fast-paced, and competitive marketplace