Lead DevOps & Platform Engineering (Remote)

Milwaukee Succeeds; Milwaukee, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) retirement plan

Life Insurance

PTO / Vacation / Sick Leave

Transit benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking a DevOps Manager to join our team remotely, with a hybrid model out of Milwaukee, WI. This contract-to-hire role offers a competitive hourly pay range and the chance to lead multiple DevOps and platform engineering teams.

You will define and execute DevOps strategy, drive automation, and shape the cloud platform across Azure environments while collaborating with security, architecture, and software teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience leading DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or SRE teams.
• Current experience leading technical teams focused on DevOps, Automation Engineering, Platform Engineering, or SRE.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Deep experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor DevOps, Platform Engineering, SRE, and Infrastructure Automation teams.
• Define and execute the organization's DevOps and cloud platform strategy.
• Drive enterprise automation initiatives that reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency.
• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines across multiple development teams.
• Establish and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) standards utilizing Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or similar technologies.
• Partner with software engineering, architecture, security, and operations teams to streamline software delivery and improve platform capabilities.
• Lead cloud infrastructure initiatives focused on scalability, resilience, security, and performance within Azure environments.
• Oversee source control and release management best practices utilizing Git-based workflows.
• Implement monitoring, observability, and reliability practices supporting SRE principles and operational excellence.
• Drive containerization, orchestration, and cloud-native adoption efforts utilizing technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker.
• Establish KPIs and metrics around deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, system availability, and platform adoption.
• Identify opportunities to improve developer experience through self-service platforms, automation, and tooling enhancements.
• Manage roadmap planning, technical prioritization, and resource allocation across DevOps initiatives.

Skills

DevOps leadership

Cloud strategy

CI/CD pipelines

IaC

Kubernetes

Git workflows

SRE principles

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

TEKsystems is seeking a DevOps Manager to join our team remotely, with a hybrid model out of Milwaukee, WI. This contract-to-hire role offers a competitive hourly pay range and the chance to lead multiple DevOps and platform engineering teams.

You will define and execute DevOps strategy, drive automation, and shape the cloud platform across Azure environments while collaborating with security, architecture, and software teams.