ديف أوبس (DevOps)

Job Purpose The Dev Ops Manager is responsible for leading the Dev Ops function and establishing scalable, reliable, secure, and automated software delivery practices across the organization. The role owns and continuously improves CI/CD, Git Ops, container platforms, developer enablement, deployment automation, and related Dev Ops tooling while working closely with Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, Cloud, Infrastructure, Security, QA, and Architecture teams. Key Responsibilities Lead and develop the Dev Ops engineering team and provide strong technical leadership. Own the organization’s CI/CD strategy, standards, tooling, and engineering practices. Design, operate, and continuously improve Git Lab-based software delivery pipelines. Lead Kubernetes-based application deployment practices across development, testing, staging, and production environments. Establish and improve Git Ops practices using technologies such as Argo CD. Standardize build, test, security scanning, release, deployment, and rollback processes. Drive Infrastructure as Code and automation to reduce manual operational activities. Build reusable CI/CD templates, deployment patterns, and engineering standards for development teams. Improve developer experience through self-service capabilities, automation, documentation, and standardized platform services. Work with Software Engineering and QA teams to integrate automated testing and quality gates into delivery pipelines. Work closely with Cybersecurity to implement Dev Sec Ops controls, including SAST, SCA, container scanning, secrets management, and security gates. Establish proper separation of duties and controlled production deployment processes. Improve application observability by integrating monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting into the software delivery lifecycle. Ensure high availability, scalability, resilience, and recoverability of Dev Ops platforms and services. Define and track engineering and delivery metrics, including DORA metrics, deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and recovery time. Support incident management, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement of production delivery processes. Evaluate and introduce new Dev Ops and platform engineering technologies where they provide measurable value. Manage Dev Ops platform capacity, licensing, vendors, upgrades, lifecycle, and technical roadmap. Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, standards, and operational procedures. Mentor engineers and establish a culture of automation, engineering excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement. Qualifications & Experience Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.7+ years of experience in Dev Ops, Platform Engineering, SRE, Cloud Engineering, or related disciplines.2+ years of experience leading technical teams. Strong hands-on experience with Git Lab CI/CD or comparable enterprise CI/CD platforms. Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker/container technologies. Experience with Git Ops and Argo CD or similar technologies. Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration automation. Experience with Linux administration, networking fundamentals, scripting, and automation. Experience with cloud and private-cloud environments such as Open Stack, OCI, GCP, AWS, or Azure. Understanding of software engineering practices, branching strategies, release management, and SDLC. Good understanding of application security and Dev Sec Ops practices. Experience with observability technologies such as Prometheus, Grafana, Open Telemetry, or similar platforms. Experience building internal developer platforms or self-service engineering capabilities is highly desirable. Preferred Technical Skills Git Lab CI/CDKubernetes Docker / Containerd Argo CD / Git Ops Helm Terraform / Open Tofu Ansible Linux Bash / Python / GoPrometheus & Grafana Sentry / Open Telemetry Secrets management Artifact and container registries Preferred Certifications Relevant certifications such as CKA, CKAD, Git Lab Certified, KCNA, Hashi Corp Terraform, AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI certifications, or equivalent are preferred. Key Competencies Strong technical leadership Automation-first mindset Platform engineering Problem solving and troubleshooting Reliability and operational excellence Software delivery and release engineering Cross-functional collaboration Coaching and team development Continuous improvement