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# Director of DevOps

- **Company:** Kforce Inc.
- **Location:** Mesa, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Engineering, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Python (Programming Language), Octopus Deploy, Windows PowerShell, Release Management, Reliability Engineering, Prometheus, Spinnaker, TypeScript, Datadog, Scripting, Cloud Platform System, Delivery Pipeline, Grafana, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Splunk, New Relic (SaaS), Devsecops, Docker, Golang
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/e01f2f48-62ff-432a-8766-a8e0087d7b29

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
 * 10+ years of DevOps, SRE, Release Engineering, or related experience
 * 4+ years of leadership experience managing engineering teams
 * Deep experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, CI/CD automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code
 * Experience with monitoring platforms such as Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, New Relic, ELK, Azure Monitor, or CloudWatch
 * Expertise with AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and cloud-native platforms
 * Strong scripting/programming skills in Python, Go, PowerShell, Bash, JavaScript, or TypeScript
 * Proven success improving reliability, incident response, and software delivery performance

Preferred:

 * Experience leading enterprise DevOps transformation efforts
 * Experience in automotive, transportation, or mobility industries
 * Background supporting both cloud-native and legacy environments
 * Familiarity with GitOps tools such as Argo CD, Flux, or Spinnaker

## Description

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Director of DevOps in Mesa, AZ. This role is hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote., A rapidly growing engineering technology company is seeking a Director of DevOps to lead DevOps, Release Engineering, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) initiatives across AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and on-premises environments. This is a hands-on leadership role for a technical leader who enjoys architecting solutions, mentoring engineers, and driving automation, reliability, and software delivery at scale., * Lead DevOps, CI/CD, Release Engineering, and SRE strategy across cloud and on-prem infrastructure

 * Manage and mentor a team of DevOps and Site Reliability Engineers
 * Drive deployment automation, observability, platform engineering, and reliability initiatives
 * Own CI/CD platforms, release management processes, and deployment pipelines
 * Establish SLOs, monitoring strategies, incident response processes, and operational best practices
 * Partner with Security teams to implement DevSecOps practices and support compliance initiatives
 * Develop roadmap initiatives focused on scalability, security, automation, and developer productivity


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