Senior Manager, DevOps

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Senior DevOps Manager to oversee our DevOps team and optimize our development and operational processes with a significant emphasis on Amazon Web Services (AWS). You will empower our product engineering teams by implementing self-service mechanisms that provide an easy interface for creating new services and their underlying infrastructure. The ideal candidate will be passionate about developer experience, possess a deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, automation, and production support while leading a team of engineers to drive efficiency and scalability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable and highly available AWS infrastructure solutions using services such as EC2, EKS, S3, RDS, VPC, Glue, SQS, Lambda and Service Catalog.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate the software delivery process, ensuring rapid and reliable deployments.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to streamline workflows and enhance the overall software development lifecycle.
• Monitor and improve system performance, reliability, and security across the AWS environment.
• Implement best practices in infrastructure as code (IaC), configuration management, and monitoring to ensure operational excellence.
• Manage incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for production issues.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies to drive continuous improvement and innovation within the team.
• Develop and maintain documentation for infrastructure configurations, processes, and procedures.
• Conduct proactive capacity planning and performance tuning to ensure optimal resource utilization.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in DevOps or related roles, with at least 3 years in a managerial or leadership capacity.
• Strong expertise in AWS services and architecture, with relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer) highly desirable.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Helm, Jenkins).
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts, security best practices, and compliance frameworks within cloud environments.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and levels of the organization.

Why Join Us:

• Opportunity to work with a passionate and driven team committed to transforming the employee experience.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Dynamic and inclusive work environment that values innovation and personal growth.
• Chance to make a significant impact on the future of HR tech and employee engagement.

Benefits

Compensation: Perceptyx is focused on equitable pay for all our staff and aims for transparency with our pay practices. This position has a base salary range of $180,000 to $235,000. The above range represents the expected base salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.

We Care About The Whole Person 🫶✨

• Healthy medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
• Life insurance up to 1x your annual salary (up to $250k) paid by Perceptyx
• Generous Maternity, Paternity, and Adopter leave benefits with flexibility on when you use this benefit
• 401(k) plan along with a 3% company match and immediate vesting upon hire

Generous Time Off 🏝

• As hard as we work, we also know how essential it is to take time away to rest and recharge. We offer flexible paid vacation with an expectation of every team member taking off at least 10 business days per calendar year.
• 16-17 paid holidays, depending on the calendar year.

Setting You Up For Success 🧑🏻‍💻👩🏾‍💻

• Mac or PC laptop options
• Invest in your career with access to 65k+ courses through our Learning Management System, Perceptyx Academy.

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Note: Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without an employment VISA or other sponsorship.

Perceptyx Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:

Perceptyx celebrates diversity and an inclusive environment. We focus on providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants for employment. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Perceptyx’s policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, knowledge, merit, and business needs.