Director of DevOps - Hybrid

Kforce Inc; Mesa (AZ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive leadership exposure

Hands-on strategy shaping DevOps

Modern tech stack with AWS/Azure/K8s

Equity/competitive compensation

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Kforce is seeking a Director of DevOps in Mesa, AZ. This hybrid role combines executive leadership with hands-on software delivery steering across AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and on‑prem environments.

You will mentor DevOps/SRE teams, drive automation and reliability, and partner with Security on DevSecOps practices to accelerate scalable, secure deployments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years in DevOps, SRE, or release engineering.
• 4+ years of leadership experience directing engineering teams.
• Deep hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, CI/CD automation and IaC.

Responsibilities

• Lead DevOps, CI/CD, Release Engineering, and SRE strategy across cloud and on‑prem infrastructure.
• Mentor and manage a team of DevOps and SRE engineers.
• Drive deployment automation, observability, platform engineering and reliability initiatives.
• Own CI/CD platforms, release management processes and deployment pipelines.
• Establish SLOs, monitoring, incident response, and operational best practices.
• Partner with Security to implement DevSecOps and support compliance.
• Develop roadmaps focused on scalability, security, automation, and developer productivity.

Skills

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

CI/CD automation

Infrastructure as Code

Monitoring tools

Datadog

Grafana

Prometheus

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

AWS

Azure

Cloud-native platforms

Python

Go

PowerShell

Bash

JavaScript

TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Argo CD

Spinnaker

Terraform

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Director of DevOps in Mesa, AZ. This role is hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote. Summary: A rapidly growing engineering technology company is seeking a Director of DevOps to lead DevOps, Release Engineering, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) initiatives across AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and on-premises environments. This is a hands‑on leadership role for a technical leader who enjoys architecting solutions, mentoring engineers, and driving automation, reliability, and software delivery at scale.

• Lead DevOps, CI/CD, Release Engineering, and SRE strategy across cloud and on-prem infrastructure
• Manage and mentor a team of DevOps and Site Reliability Engineers
• Drive deployment automation, observability, platform engineering, and reliability initiatives
• Own CI/CD platforms, release management processes, and deployment pipelines
• Establish SLOs, monitoring strategies, incident response processes, and operational best practices
• Partner with Security teams to implement DevSecOps practices and support compliance initiatives
• Develop roadmap initiatives focused on scalability, security, automation, and developer productivity

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of DevOps, SRE, Release Engineering, or related experience
• 4+ years of leadership experience managing engineering teams
• Deep experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, CI/CD automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code
• Experience with monitoring platforms such as Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, New Relic, ELK, Azure Monitor, or CloudWatch
• Strong experience with AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and cloud-native platforms
• Strong scripting/programming skills in Python, Go, PowerShell, Bash, JavaScript, or TypeScript
• Proven success improving reliability, incident response, and software delivery performance

Preferred

• Experience leading enterprise DevOps transformation efforts
• Experience in automotive, transportation, or mobility industries
• Background supporting both cloud-native and legacy environments
• Familiarity with GitOps tools such as Argo CD, Flux, or Spinnaker

Why Join?

• Executive-facing leadership position with significant influence
• Hands‑on role shaping the DevOps strategy of a growing organization
• Modern technology environment leveraging AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and cloud-native tools
• Competitive compensation package including equity
• Flexible hybrid work schedule

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.