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# Senior Manager DevOps

- **Company:** Trellix
- **Location:** Paderborn, Germany
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Build Automation, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Computer Networks, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Linux, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, Multi-protocol Systems, Python (Programming Language), Role-Based Access Control, Ansible, Standard Sql, Shell Script, Subversion, Private Cloud Environment, Google Cloud, System Availability, Gitlab, Git, Cloudformation, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Terraform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Software Version Control, Cisco, Jenkins, Golang, Microservices
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.de/jobad/de1c48d4bff626a828cf3a7de735623b5c

## About the Role

* A bachelor's degree in computer science or information technology with 7 + years of DevOps experience in a large enterprise organization. Proven experience in leading global teams.
 * Excellent communication skills and a sense of ownership, with a systematic problem-solving approach.
 * Experience designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
 * Infrastructure as a code - CloudFormation or Terraform
 * Microservice architecture & orchestration - Kubernetes / K8S / ECS
 * Access Control Policy / RBAC
 * Python / Go (Golang) / C++ / Java/
 * Bash or shell scripting
 * A good understanding of Linux/Unix
 * Experience with any cloud vendors like AWS, GCP, OCI, Azure, private cloud etc.
 * Salt Stack/Ansible/Chef/puppet
 * Experience with Source Code Management tools (Git, Gitlab, SVN) and an understanding of branching and integration processes.
 * Monitoring - SLI/SLO/SLA
 * Continuous integration/Deployment experience - Jenkins, Harness
 * Management - accountability, partnership

It would be great if you also have:

 * Industry-relevant certifications such as AWS, Azure, GCP (Google Cloud Platform), CISSP, Cisco, CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
 * Knowledge of Java and SQL
 * An understanding of cloud platforms like Azure, AWS (Amazon Web Services), OCI

## Description

Role Overview: As a Sr. DevOps Manager (System and Cloud), you will lead a team of DevOps engineers and be responsible for products globally, providing technical leadership to key projects and empowering and developing teams to do the same.
In this role, you can expect to:

 * Lead a team of DevOps Engineers on projects for infrastructure platforms (System and Cloud) and be responsible for reliability, high availability, disaster recovery and security etc.
 * Own end-to-end availability and performance of infrastructure platform and build automation to prevent problem recurrence.
 * Lead by example, mentor the team and establish credibility through quality technical execution.
 * Manage on-call rotations across continents, using a follow-the-sun model.
 * Design, write and deliver software to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of systems.
 * Focuses on optimizing existing systems, building infrastructure, and eliminating work through automation.
 * Focuses on Cloud and system cost optimization. Prior FINOPS experience is a plus.
 * Debug system-level problems in a multi-vendor, multi-protocol network environment with high-level technical expertise on complex issues.
 * Resolve all technical issues, clearly documenting the analysis and customer communication and action items within the SLA post engagement.
 * Experience collaborating across multiple global engineering teams.