DevOps Architect / Manager - Onsite

Keylent Inc; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Keylent Inc. is seeking a DevOps Manager to lead cross-functional teams responsible for secure, reliable, and scalable SaaS platforms. You will guide platforms and delivery practices for Java 21, Node.js, Kafka events, and infrastructure on OpenShift and AWS.

In a shared-responsibility model, you’ll partner with Enterprise IT to align product needs with enterprise standards and drive delivery across multiple teams with strong leadership and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years in DevOps, platform engineering, cloud infra, or related discipline.
• Experience leading tech teams and coordinating across multiple groups.
• Ability to manage dependencies, resolve conflicts, and communicate risks.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, diplomacy, and negotiation.
• Experience with SaaS products and customer-facing apps; strong tech leadership.
• Hands-on with Java 21, Kafka, OpenShift, AWS, Snowflake, and CI/CD practices.
• Familiarity with observability tools and IaC/automation practices.

Responsibilities

• Team and technical leadership across DevOps and platform engineering.
• Functional delivery and stakeholder management for SaaS platforms.
• Platform and infrastructure delivery across multi-cloud environments.
• CI/CD, reliability, and production operations oversight.
• Security governance and compliance across platforms.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Distributed systems

Automation & IaC

Cloud architectures

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Java 21

Maven

Kafka

PostgreSQL

OpenShift

Podman

AWS IAM

AWS Bedrock

Snowflake

Bamboo

CI/CD

Apigee

F5

Node.js

Vite

Python

Datadog

Prometheus

Splunk

Dynatrace

Job description

As a DevOps Manager, you will lead the teams and cross-functional efforts that enable SaaS platforms to operate securely, reliably, and at scale.

You will provide technical direction for the platforms and delivery practices supporting applications built with Java 21 and Node.js, event-driven services using Kafka, and infrastructure running on OpenShift and AWS. You will work within a shared-responsibility model, partnering with Enterprise IT to align product needs with enterprise standards.

Major Responsibilities

• Team and Technical Leadership
• Functional Delivery and Stakeholder Management
• Platform and Infrastructure Delivery
• CI/CD, Reliability, and Operations
• Security and Governance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred
• 12+ years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, systems engineering, or a related discipline
• Experience managing, mentoring, or leading technical teams and coordinating work across multiple teams
• Demonstrated ability to manage dependencies, resolve conflicts, communicate risks, and align teams toward delivery
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, diplomacy, facilitation, and negotiation skills
• Experience supporting digital products, SaaS platforms, or customer-facing applications
• Practical experience or technical leadership experience across the following technologies:
• Java 21 and Maven multi-module projects
• Kafka and PostgreSQL
• OpenShift and Podman
• AWS, including IAM; familiarity with AWS Bedrock
• Snowflake
• Bamboo and CI/CD practices
• Apigee and F5
• Node.js and Vite
• Python for scripting or automation
• Understanding of distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, containers, networking, and production operations
• Experience with infrastructure as code and automation practices
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional, matrixed environment
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading delivery across product engineering and Enterprise IT in a shared-responsibility environment
• Experience with Agile delivery practices and facilitating planning, dependency reviews, and delivery checkpoints
• Familiarity with observability tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, Splunk, or Dynatrace
• Relevant certifications in AWS, Kubernetes, networking, or DevOps