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Director of DevOps

PortPro

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Engineering with at least 3+ years in a leadership/management role
  • Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and Kubernetes
  • Expertise in CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi) and automation
  • Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with knowledge of networking, security, and monitoring tools

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute the DevOps roadmap; lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, SREs, and automation specialists; drive automation and a culture of continuous improvement across development and operations
  • Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP); oversee containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm); establish IaC best practices using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines; drive deployment automation and self-healing systems; implement observability and logging solutions (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog); ensure DevSecOps practices including IAM, vulnerability scanning, and secrets management
  • Define SLAs/SLOs/SLIs; oversee incident management, disaster recovery, and business continuity; optimize performance tuning and capacity planning for cloud infrastructure

Key facts

  • Remote from: California (USA)
  • Full time
  • Expert & Leadership (>10 years)
  • English

Hard skills

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) CI/CD Kubernetes Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Argo CD DevSecOps Datadog Key Management Prometheus (Software) General Security High Availability Design Containerization AWS CloudFormation AWS Cost Management Capacity Planning Identity And Access Management Data Vaults Jenkins Vulnerability Scanning Environment Management Docker (Software) Git (Version Control System) Auditing Microservices Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Terraform Performance Systems Analysis Distributed Computing Incident Management Grafana Server Automation Continuous Monitoring Key Management ISO/IEC 27000 Series Microsoft Networking Cross-Functional Collaboration Automated Information Systems General Security Continuous Improvement Process

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Leadership
  • Team Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Mentorship

About the company

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PortPro

Computer Software / SaaS

PortPro is a privately-owned technology company providing transportation management software transforming operations for drayage carriers, freight forwarders, beneficial cargo owners, and brokers.

Company details

Company typeScaleup
IndustryComputer Software / SaaS
Company size51 - 200

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Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of DevOps to lead our DevOps strategy, drive automation, and optimize software delivery pipelines. As the Director of DevOps, you will be responsible for managing cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, site reliability, security, and performance monitoring. You will collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to implement best practices and ensure a seamless, scalable, and resilient DevOps culture.

Key Responsibilities
  • Strategy & Leadership: Define and execute the company's DevOps roadmap, ensuring alignment with business and engineering goals. Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, SREs, and automation specialists. Drive a culture of automation, continuous improvement, and collaboration across development and operations teams.
  • Infrastructure & Cloud Management: Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP).Oversee containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm).Establish infrastructure-as-code (IaC) best practices using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
  • CI/CD & Automation: Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support rapid, reliable software releases (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD).Drive automation for deployment, monitoring, and self-healing systems. Implement observability and logging solutions (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog).
  • Security & Compliance: Ensure DevSecOps principles are integrated into the software development lifecycle. Implement security best practices, including IAM policies, vulnerability scanning, and secrets management (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager).Maintain compliance with industry standards (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR etc.).
  • Performance & Reliability: Define SLAs, SLOs, and SLIs for system reliability and uptime. Oversee incident management, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning. Optimize performance tuning and capacity planning for cloud infrastructure.
  • At PortPro, protecting our customers’ data and maintaining compliance are core to everything we do. Every team member plays a role in safeguarding information. You’ll be expected to follow our information security policies and practices and to keep security top of mind in all aspects of your work.

    • Required Qualifications
  • 10+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Engineering, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role.
  • Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and Kubernetes.
  • Expertise in CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation), and automation.
  • Strong knowledge of networking, security, and monitoring tools.
  • Experience with microservices, containers, and distributed systems.
  • Hands-on experience with GitOps, DevSecOps, and SRE principles.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

    • Preferred Qualifications
  • Hands-on experience
  • Experience in high-availability, large-scale environments.
  • Certifications (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Kubernetes Administrator, etc.).
  • Experience in machine learning infrastructure is a plus.
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