Dev Ops Lead

Alberici; Maryland Heights (MO); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing plan

Bonuses for out-of-town assignments

Healthcare benefits on day one

Paid parental leave

Education reimbursement

Career development programs

PTO 29+ days

Gym/fitness support

ERG opportunities

Philanthropy opportunities

Job summary

Alberici is seeking a DevOps Lead to define and execute the DevOps vision, partnering with engineering, product, and security teams to align priorities and deliver reliable software releases.

You will own cloud infrastructure design and automation (Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes) and champion IaC, CI/CD, and observability practices across projects in North America. Strong collaboration and communication are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience as a DevOps Lead with experience building DevOps from the ground up.
• Experience using AI DevOps tools to enhance efficiency and collaboration.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure (PaaS, IaaS), Azure DevOps, Kubernetes (AKS), Terraform, YAML, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Git/GitHub, DataDog, JUnit, Playwright and CodeCov.
• Strong understanding of DevOps architecture, design patterns, and best practices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the DevOps vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with company goals.
• Lead design, deployment, and scaling of cloud infrastructure (Azure) and automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Champion Infrastructure-as-Code practices (Terraform, Ansible, etc.).
• Establish SRE best practices to improve uptime, resiliency, and performance with dashboards and alerts.
• Partner with Security to integrate DevSecOps into the SDLC and support compliance initiatives.
• Monitor usage to optimize costs without sacrificing reliability.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Azure

Azure DevOps

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Git/GitHub

GitHub Actions

DataDog

Junit

Playwright

CodeCov

Job description

Overview

Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with more than 1,200 employees and nearing $2B in revenue, Alberici is a diversified construction company that partners with leading organizations throughout North America to build their most challenging and important projects.

Since our founding in 1918, Alberici earned a reputation for executing with quality, safety and trust. Combined with our 100+ years of experience, we provide construction solutions to the automotive, commercial, civil, energy, food & beverage, healthcare, heavy industrial, industrial process, and water industries.

We build the critical structures that improve lives and strengthen communities.

Our mission is simple - and our approach to delivering on it is equally straightforward. We are as open and honest with our employees and partners as we are with our clients. We are here to work together to do the best work possible to bring this mission to life.

When it comes to our team, Alberici employees are built differently. We seek the best and brightest and are committed to investing in our people and providing the training and resources they need to learn, grow, and advance.

Are you Built for the Challenge?

What We Offer

• Profit-sharing plan, cash bonus programs and annual cost-of-living adjustments
• Generous salary increases and per diems for qualified out-of-town assignments
• Health, dental and vision insurance eligibility on day one
• Paid parental leave
• Continuing education reimbursement
• Personalized career development and training programs
• Minimum of 29 days of PTO (including holidays) for entry-level roles
• Fitness center for St. Louis office-based team members
• Gym membership reimbursement for project-based team members
• Corporate office cafeteria access
• Employee Resource Group (ERG) opportunities
• Philanthropy opportunities

Position Overview

• Leadership & Strategy: Define and execute the DevOps vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with company goals. Partner with engineering, product, and security teams to align priorities and ensure operational excellence.
• Infrastructure & Automation: Own the design, deployment, and scaling of cloud infrastructure (Azure). Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines, ensuring fast, reliable, and secure releases. Champion Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible, etc.) practices.
• Reliability & Observability: Establish SRE best practices to drive uptime, system resilience, and performance. Create and maintain metrics and reporting performance dashboards, logs, and monitoring alerts to proactively identify and address issues related to system reliability, scalability, and security. Enable blameless post mortems (PIRs) with a focus on root cause and continuous improvement.
• Security & Compliance: Partner with Security to ensure DevSecOps practices are integrated into the SDLC. Support SOC 2, ISO, GDPR, and other compliance initiatives through secure infrastructure practices.
• Cost & Performance Optimization: Monitor cloud usage and resources to optimize infrastructure costs without compromising performance or reliability. Regularly review and optimize resource usage across environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience as a DevOps Lead with experience creating DevOps from the ground up.
• Experience using AI Dev Ops tools to enhance efficiency, improve collaboration, and ensure higher quality in software delivery.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure (PaaS, IaaS), Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines), Kubernetes (AKS), Azure Container Service (ACS), Docker, Terraform, YAML, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Git/GitHub, Github Actions, DataDog, Junit, Playwright and CodeCov.
• Strong understanding of DevOps architecture, design patterns, and best practices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across teams and functions.

Alberici is a North American company with multiple Operating Companies: Alberici Constructors, Inc., Alberici Constructors, LTD., Alberici Construcciones, BRC, CAS Constructors, Filanc, Flintco, Hillsdale Fabricators, and Kienlen Constructors

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