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# Director of DevOps

- **Company:** CAREERSCAPE LLC
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $190,000.0 - $215,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Reliability Engineering, Cloud Platform System, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Terraform, Docker
- **Published:** October 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/director-of-devops-new-york-ny--c2a0e583-649d-4085-8a06-28ddaf874b69

## About the Role

* 8 or more years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering roles
 * 3 or more years in a people leadership or management capacity
 * Deep expertise with AWS or a comparable major cloud provider
 * Strong background in Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration
 * Proven experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform
 * Track record building and scaling CI/CD pipelines
 * Experience operating infrastructure at a fast-growing startup or scale-up
 * Strong understanding of security best practices in cloud environments
 * Excellent communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally with leadership

## Description

Careerscape is recruiting on behalf of our client, a high-growth, venture-backed technology company in New York City, for a Director of DevOps to lead the team responsible for the reliability, scalability, and security of its cloud infrastructure. This is a rare opportunity to shape infrastructure strategy at a company moving fast, with real ownership over tooling, architecture, and the roadmap for platform engineering as the business scales.Day to day, you will split time between hands-on technical leadership and strategic planning, guiding a growing team of DevOps and SRE engineers while partnering closely with engineering leadership on architecture decisions that impact the entire product. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, has built infrastructure teams from the ground up or scaled them through hypergrowth, and is energized by the pace and stakes of a well-funded startup where decisions move quickly and impact is immediate.ResponsibilitiesLead and grow a team of DevOps and site reliability engineersOwn the strategy and roadmap for cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and platform toolingDrive architecture decisions for scalability, reliability, and cost efficiencyEstablish and maintain SLAs, SLOs, and incident response processesPartner with engineering leadership on infrastructure needs tied to product growthImplement and refine infrastructure as code practices across the organizationOversee cloud security posture in partnership with security and compliance teamsManage vendor relationships and infrastructure budgetMentor engineers and build a strong on-call and operational cultureEvaluate and introduce new tools and technologies to improve system performanceRequirements8 or more years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering roles3 or more years in a people leadership or management capacityDeep expertise with AWS or a comparable major cloud providerStrong background in Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestrationProven experience with infrastructure as code tools such as TerraformTrack record building and scaling CI/CD pipelinesExperience operating infrastructure at a fast-growing startup or scale-upStrong understanding of security best practices in cloud environmentsExcellent communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally with leadershipBenefitsComprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage401k plan with company matchCompetitive equity packageFlexible paid time offHybrid work schedule with modern NYC office spaceAnnual learning and professional development stipendParental leave programCommuter benefitsCompany-sponsored team events and offsitesWellness stipend