Development Manager DevOps

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead with Impact: Guide your DevOps team to deliver a best-in-class operations platform, ensuring efficient build, deployment, and troubleshooting of Workday Scheduling applications.
• Player-Coach Role: Dive into the technical details, gaining a deep understanding of systems and processes to effectively lead and mentor your team.
• Collaborate & Connect: Work closely with Architects, Engineers, Product Managers, and other stakeholders to foster strong relationships and drive alignment.
• Drive Service Ownership: Champion a service ownership mindset, improving application health and performance through data-driven insights and empowering engineers to take ownership of their applications.
• Foster Team Growth: Develop your team through coaching, feedback, and opportunities for professional development, creating a high-performing and engaged environment.
• Optimize Engineering Environment: Minimize friction and maximize productivity, enabling engineers to deliver high-quality innovations at a rapid pace.
• Champion Observability: Implement and promote Observability best practices to ensure application reliability and performance.
• Promote Workday values of Employees, Customer Service, Innovation, Integrity, Fun, and Profitability.

Requirements

• Leadership Experience: 3+ years leading development projects and teams of up to 5 engineers, including remote team members.
• DevOps Expertise: 5+ years of hands-on DevOps experience.
• Educational Background: A 4-year degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Passion for mentoring and developing team members.
• Proven experience guiding development teams using Agile methodologies.
• Deep understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including continuous delivery.
• Experience leading teams in delivering large-scale systems.
• Stakeholder Management: Experience ensuring features meet requirements and stakeholders are kept informed throughout the development lifecycle.
• Proactive learner with a drive to deliver innovative technical solutions.
• Strong collaborator with excellent communication skills and attention to detail.

Nice to Have

• Experience with cloud platforms and automation tools.
• Knowledge of modern monitoring and observability tools.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary range: $172,800 - $259,200 USD (base pay), with additional compensation options including bonuses and stock grants.
• Flexible work arrangements combining in-person and remote work, with at least 50% of time each quarter in the office or with customers.
• Comprehensive benefits package (details available during hiring).
• Opportunity to work in a collaborative, innovative, and employee-centric culture.