Head of DevOps
Core
Lead and scale a global DevOps team to transform complex, manual, text-based configuration processes into semi-automated and scalable generator-based workflows.
Role type
Senior leadership DevOps Head (hands-on technical expertise with team management)
Builds
Automated infrastructure, generator-based configuration systems, and scalable deployment pipelines
Domain
On-premises large-scale systems, financial industry (low-latency trading), Linux administration
Required skills
DevOps leadership, Linux system administration, configuration management, CI/CD pipeline design, scripting (Python), database versioning, incident response, security hardening, team mentorship
Preferred skills
Financial industry experience, RPM packaging, MariaDB/MySQL DBA-level tuning, messaging systems (Solace), C++ optimization, container technologies (Docker), Ansible automation, GitLab/Jenkins expertise
Technologies
Linux (RedHat 8), Python, Git, SVN, MariaDB/MySQL, Solace, Docker, Ansible, GitLab, Jenkins, C++ (via careerplan.io/jobs/E5-00E-C9-55C-head-of-devops-at-fluent-trade-technologies)
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a distributed team of DevOps engineers; oversee environment versioning and infrastructure automation; drive adoption of DevOps best practices including monitoring and security; continuously evaluate and integrate new technologies; manage team recruitment, training, and task allocation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities