DevOps Lead

Quantum Technologies. LLC; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantum Technologies. LLC in Foster City, CA is seeking an experienced DevOps Lead to drive an enterprise-scale transformation, defining the roadmap, modernizing CI/CD, IaC, and platform engineering to improve delivery performance.

You will lead multiple engineering teams, establish governance, track DORA metrics, and advocate for automation and developer experience. This role requires 12+ years of delivery experience, strong leadership, and hands-on expertise across cloud, CI/CD, and SRE

Qualifications

• 12+ years of technology delivery, program, DevOps, or transformation experience.
• Proven experience leading DevOps, cloud, Agile, or engineering transformation at enterprise scale.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD architectures, cloud-native engineering, IaC, automation, and SRE.
• Working knowledge of modern DevOps ecosystems (GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins/Azure DevOps, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms).
• Strong understanding and application of DORA engineering metrics.
• Experience with Agile and SAFe-based enterprise delivery models.
• Strong stakeholder management, leadership, facilitation, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex engineering concepts into clear business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the DevOps transformation roadmap, aligned with engineering and business priorities.
• Drive adoption of CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, shift-left testing, platform engineering, and SRE practices.
• Lead DevOps culture and change-management initiatives across multiple engineering teams.
• Establish and track DORA metrics, including deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and MTTR.
• Lead initiatives around toolchain optimization, automation, developer experience, and process re-engineering.
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies and drive resolution of technical and delivery impediments.
• Govern resource plans, delivery priorities, risks, and vendor relationships.
• Facilitate technical workshops, retrospectives, executive reviews, and DevOps communities of practice.
• Provide clear transformation status and recommendations to client and internal leadership.

Skills

DevOps Transformation

Leadership

Enterprise Delivery

Stakeholder Management

Agile / SAFe

Tools

GitHub

GitLab

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud Platforms

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Lead to drive enterprise-scale DevOps transformation and adoption across engineering teams. The role will focus on defining the DevOps roadmap, modernizing CI/CD and engineering practices, improving developer experience, and driving measurable improvements in software delivery performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the DevOps transformation roadmap, aligned with engineering and business priorities.
• Drive adoption of CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, shift-left testing, platform engineering, and Site Reliability Engineering practices.
• Lead DevOps culture and change-management initiatives across multiple engineering teams.
• Establish and track DORA metrics, including deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and MTTR.
• Lead initiatives around toolchain optimization, automation, developer experience, and process re-engineering.
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies and drive resolution of technical and delivery impediments.
• Govern resource plans, delivery priorities, risks, and vendor relationships.
• Facilitate technical workshops, retrospectives, executive reviews, and DevOps communities of practice.
• Provide clear transformation status and recommendations to client and internal leadership.

Required Skills

• 12+ years of technology delivery, program, DevOps, or transformation experience.
• Proven experience leading DevOps, cloud, Agile, or engineering transformation at enterprise scale.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD architectures, cloud-native engineering, Infrastructure as Code, automation, and SRE.
• Working knowledge of modern DevOps ecosystems such as GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins/Azure DevOps, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms.
• Strong understanding and application of DORA engineering metrics.
• Experience working with Agile and SAFe-based enterprise delivery models.
• Strong stakeholder management, leadership, facilitation, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex engineering concepts into clear business outcomes.

Preferred Profile

A hands-on, transformation-oriented DevOps leader who can operate at both strategy and execution levels, influence engineering teams, establish governance and standards, and accelerate DevOps maturity across a large enterprise environment.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.