Senior Engineering Manager – DevOps, Infrastructure, Release Engineering

Job Description: Lead, coach, and grow DevOps, Infrastructure, and Release Engineering teams across geographiesEstablish clear ownership and accountability across CI/CD, environments, and production readinessConduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, goal setting, and career development planningHire, onboard, and retain senior DevOps and release engineering talentFoster a culture of operational ownership, blameless postmortems, and high availabilityOwn the release engineering strategy for a SaaS platform supporting frequent, reliable deploymentsDesign and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines that support:Trunk-based or hybrid branching strategiesAutomated testing gates (unit, integration, security, performance)Progressive delivery (feature flags, canaries, blue-green deployments)Establish deployment standards, change classification, and risk levels across teamsReduce release toil, manual steps, and human error through automationDrive improvements in deployment frequency, change failure rate, and mean time to recovery (DORA metrics)Ensure consistent release processes across services, platforms, and cloud environmentProvide technical leadership across AWS, Azure, and GCP environmentsEnsure infrastructure and delivery pipelines follow security, compliance, and cloud best practicesPartner with Architecture and Security to enforce:Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep)Secure-by-default deploymentsPolicy-as-code and guardrailsInfluence architecture decisions to improve operability, scalability, and release safetyOwn production readiness standards and release go/no-go criteriaEnsure clear incident response processes, escalation paths, and on-call readinessPartner deeply with Product, QE, Security, and Engineering leaders to align on release expectationsRequirements: At least 8 years of experience in software engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure rolesAt least 5 years managing engineering managers and/or senior technical teamsPrior hands-on experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines for SaaS platformsStrong experience with AWS, and Azure. GCP operating models is a plusDeep understanding of:Release engineering principlesCI/CD automationInfrastructure as CodeDevOps and SRE best practicesExperience supporting high-availability, distributed systems in productionStrong track record improving reliability, deployment safety, and operational maturityExcellent communication, decision-making, and stakeholder management skillsMust have hands-on experience in these key tools and technologies (representative, not exhaustive list):CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOpsInfrastructure: Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/BicepContainers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, HelmRelease & Governance: Feature flags (LaunchDarkly), change management automationObservability: CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetrySecurity & Compliance: SAST/DAST tools, policy-as-code, secrets managementCloud Platforms: AWS (primary), Azure, GCPBenefits: Unlimited paid time off – recharge when you need itWork from anywhere – flexibility to fit your lifeComprehensive health coverage – multiple plan options to choose fromEquity for every employee – share in our successGrowth-focused environment – your development matters hereHome office setup allowance – one-time support to get you startedMonthly cell phone allowance – stay connected with ease