A strong, passionate, optimistic, team leader with a "will do" attitude that is contagious Must have a strong sense of urgency and continual improvement mentality Strong leadership competencies with ability to influence key stakeholders in matrix organization Experience developing world class DevOps teams, culture and leaders Experience establishing strong DevOps team and culture within an organization Must have ready solutions available to common DevOps challenges Expertise working in an Agile development environment and experience and ability to present applicable metrics in a easy to understand and consumable manner to the rest of the organization Ability to resolve conflicts effectively and remove drama from the organization; resolve developer concerns once and for all Excellent customer-facing and internal written and verbal communication skills Must be able to synthesize many competing priorities, understand the business impact of each and make the correct prioritization requirements – and then defend your decision Must have a strong sense of ownership – owning all things within the engineering team and executing them in a consistent and professional manner without direct supervision or micro-management DevOps Leader and Evangelist Lead our DevOps evolution, ensure we have measurable plans and goals and are making progress towards a better way of working inside of Alianza Promote the benefits of DevOps by identifying and quantifying the business benefits that come from the greater agility DevOps delivers Be a change agent for DevOps, ensuring buy-in from the Technology organization and the business side of Alianza Drive organizational change as we complete the transition of our legacy Operations group into the DevOps and Engineering organization Own the DevOps Team Lead, coach and support a happy, autonomous, and high-functioning team Build an organization of high-performing and capable engineers Hold team accountable to high-standards and create a world-class DevOps organization Develop short and long term strategic improvement plans and oversee their successful implementation Buid a culture of high-morale and tight alignment between DevOps and the rest of the organization Own Team Organization and Scalable Structure Effectively manage staffing and team structure; clearly communicate each team’s purpose, ownership, and mission and ensure teams have sufficient resources and skills to be successful Have a documented plan in place that provides an effective structure today, as well as plans for the future that incorporate evolving engineering needs and changes Own Growing & Developing the Team Recruit and mentor top-level engineers and provide coaching and development opportunities for team members to advance their careers – hold engineers accountable to high bar Implement systems such that each engineer can achieve their career goals, perform at a high-level, and reach their potential Deliver Great Results Build trust and confidence by delivering commitments on time and with high-quality Work with teams to address roadblocks and weak areas – continual improvement Ensure successful CI/CD across all teams, full automated testing in all domains, and low change failure rates across all teams and domains Manage Up & Out – Alignment and Communication Work closely with the CTO and senior Engineering leadership Work closely with Engineering Team Leads, Architecture, and other Stakeholders to ensure alignment and shared goals Own Processes, Tools and Metrics Processes & Tools Create and implement the right DevOps processes; coordinate closely with Software Engineering and Architecture, to ensure all end-to-end processes are effective and efficient across the Org Establish standard tools and best practices for the Org, train the teams, and ensure compliance Ensure teams have implemented DevOps processes and are adhereing to best practices, especially Cloud Native, Automation, CI/CD, etc. Metrics Develop and implement the right KPIs for DevOps Track and use the right supporting metrics to deeply understand team performance, challenges and weak areas; work with the teams to improve and help them perform at peak efficiency and effectiveness