Staff Manager - DevOps
Harman International
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Job summary
Harman International is seeking a DevOps Manager to lead DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Cloud Operations. The role focuses on strategy, automation, and enterprise-scale platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
You will drive Kubernetes/OpenShift environments, IaC pipelines, and a culture of automation, ownership, and continuous improvement. Hybrid/onsite work model with leadership responsibility and stakeholder collaboration.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related field.
- 10+ years in DevOps, Cloud/SRE, Infrastructure/Platform Engineering.
- 3+ years leading engineering, DevOps, SRE, or platform teams.
- Proven experience with enterprise cloud platforms, CI/CD, and production operations.
- Strong Agile/Scrum delivery, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Hands-on with AWS, Azure, or GCP; cloud networking, IAM, resiliency, DR, cost optimization.
- Certifications in AWS DevOps/Architect, Terraform Associate, ITIL/SAFe are a plus.
- Experience leading globally distributed teams and scalable product organizations.
Responsibilities
- Lead DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Cloud Operations across teams.
- Drive DevOps strategy, cloud modernization, CI/CD automation, and platform reliability.
- Establish IaC, GitOps, CI/CD standards, governance, and operating models.
- Oversee security, compliance, IAM, secrets management, and vulnerability controls.
- Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and cloud cost optimization; report to leadership.
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Job description
Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Automotive
We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. At HARMAN Automotive, we give you the keys to fast-tracking your career.
Engineer audio systems and integrated technology platforms that augment the driving experience
Combine ingenuity, in-depth research, and a spirit of collaboration with design and engineering excellence
Advance in-vehicle infotainment, safety, efficiency, and enjoyment
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced DevOps Manager to lead DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Cloud Operations teams. The candidate will drive DevOps strategy, cloud infrastructure modernization, CI/CD automation, platform reliability, security, and operational excellence. This role combines strong technical depth, people leadership, and business alignment to deliver scalable, secure, and highly available platforms supporting enterprise applications and digital transformation initiatives.
What You Will Do
- Build, lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing DevOps team.
- Define team objectives, KPIs, development plans, and succession plans.
- Conduct coaching, performance discussions, hiring, onboarding, and capability development.
- Drive a culture of automation, innovation, ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Architecture, Security, QA, Product, and Program Management teams.
- Define and execute the DevOps and Platform Engineering roadmap.
- Lead cloud-native modernization initiatives and infrastructure transformation programs.
- Establish DevOps best practices, standards, governance, and operating models.
- Promote Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery practices.
- Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for enterprise-scale applications.
- Automate build, test, security scanning, deployment, and release processes.
- Improve developer productivity through self-service platforms, reusable templates, and automation.
- Standardize deployment methodologies across products, services, and environments.
- Manage cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
- Drive architecture decisions for scalability, resilience, disaster recovery, and cost optimization.
- Manage Kubernetes/OpenShift/EKS/AKS platforms and containerized workloads.
- Lead infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and related tooling.
- Establish SRE practices, observability standards, and operational excellence frameworks.
- Define SLIs, SLOs, error budgets, and reliability metrics.
- Lead incident management, root cause analysis, post-mortem reviews, and preventive actions.
- Ensure platform availability, performance, recoverability, and operational readiness.
- Implement DevSecOps practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
- Partner with Security teams to enforce compliance, vulnerability management, IAM, secrets management, and cloud governance.
- Ensure infrastructure and deployment pipelines meet enterprise security, audit, and compliance standards.
- Communicate platform strategy, delivery progress, risks, and metrics to leadership and business stakeholders.
- Manage vendor relationships, tool evaluations, and technology partnerships.
- Participate in budget planning, capacity forecasting, license planning, and cloud cost optimization reviews.
What makes you eligible
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, SRE, Infrastructure Engineering, or Platform Engineering.
- 3+ years of experience managing engineering, DevOps, SRE, or platform teams.
- Proven experience managing enterprise-scale cloud platforms, CI/CD ecosystems, and production operations.
- Strong experience with Agile/Scrum delivery, release governance, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration.
- AWS, Azure, and/or GCP; cloud networking, IAM, resiliency, DR, cost optimization
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional or AWS Solutions Architect Professional.
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate.
- ITIL Foundation, SAFe, Agile, or Scrum certifications.
- Experience leading globally distributed teams and working with enterprise-scale product organizations.
What We Offer
- A hybrid work environment that balances flexibility with in-person collaboration, with most office-based roles onsite three days a week.
- Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
- Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
- Competitive wellness benefits
- “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development
Ever since the 1920s, we’ve been amplifying the sense of sound. Today, that legacy endures, with integrated technology platforms that make the world smarter, safer, and more connected.
Across automotive, lifestyle, and digital transformation solutions, we create innovative technologies that turn ordinary moments into extraordinary experiences. Our renowned automotive and lifestyle solutions can be found everywhere, from the music we play in our cars and homes to venues that feature today’s most sought-asexual performers, while our digital transformation solutions serve humanity by addressing the world’s ever-evolving needs and demands. Marketing our award-winning portfolio under 16 iconic brands, such as JBL, Mark Levinson, and Revel, we set ourselves apart by exceeding the highest engineering and design standards for our customers, our partners and each other.
You Belong Here
HARMAN is committed to making every employee feel welcomed, valued, and empowered. No matter what role you play, we encourage you to share your ideas, voice your distinct perspective, and bring your whole self with you – all within a support-minded culture that celebrates what makes each of us unique. We also recognize that learning is a lifelong pursuit and want you to flourish. We proudly offer added opportunities for training, development, and continuing education, further empowering you to live the career you want.
HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. HARMAN strives to hire the best qualified candidates and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse marketplaces and communities of our global colleagues and customers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. HARMAN attracts, hires, and develops employees based on merit, qualifications and job-related performance.(www.harman.com )
HARMAN is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process, please contact us atharmancareers@harman.com . Requests will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis in accordance with applicable law.
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