Manager DevOps and DBA

Pierce; Colorado Springs (CO); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Pierce in Colorado Springs seeks a senior DevOps & DBA leader to mentor a high-performing team, define roadmaps, and align with platform goals.

You will own CI/CD automation, oversee SQL Server environments with HA/DR and backups, and partner with security to enforce SOC 2 controls while driving cost optimization and scalable IaC. This role requires 8+ years in DevOps/SRE with leadership experience; deep Azure expertise and strong incident response maturity.

Responsibilities

• Lead, hire, and mentor a high-performing DevOps & DBA team, defining strategic roadmaps aligned with platform goals.
• Own CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) for end-to-end SaaS build, test, deployment, and rollback.
• Oversee SQL Server environments with HA/DR (Always On), tuning, capacity planning, patching, and RTO/RPO backups.
• Partner with Security to integrate automated scanning, secrets management, and SOC 2 compliance; drive incident response, post-mortems, and change management.
• Collaborate to optimize Azure spend and drive automation, observability, and self-service to reduce toil.
• 8+ years across DevOps, Cloud, SRE, and infra for PaaS/SaaS; 2+ years leading and hiring DevOps/SRE/DBA teams.
• Expertise in Azure IaaS/PaaS, Entra ID, networking, AKS, FinOps, and large-scale IaC.
• SQL Server DBA with HA/DR, tuning, backups; experience with migrations to Azure SQL MI, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions), scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash), and DevSecOps controls.
• Background in full-stack monitoring (Datadog, Dynatrace, App Insights), SOC 2/ISO compliance, and ITSM workflows (ServiceNow, Jira).

Job description

DevOps & DBA Leadership:Lead, hire, and mentor a high-performing team of DevOps Engineers and DBAs, defining strategic roadmaps aligned with core platform and product goals.

CI/CD & Release Automation:Own the reliability, design, and continuous improvement of automated CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) for end-to-end SaaS build, test, deployment, and rollback workflows.

SQL Server Database Operations:Oversee enterprise SQL Server environments, managing high availability/DR (Always On), performance tuning, capacity planning, patching, and strict RTO/RPO backup strategies.

DevSecOps, Incident Response & Governance:Partner with Security to integrate automated scanning, secrets management, and SOC 2 compliance while driving structured incident response, post-mortems, and change-management rigor.

Cloud FinOps & Operational Efficiency:Collaborate with Cloud Architecture and leadership to optimize Azure spend and drive automation, observability, and self-service capabilities to eliminate toil.

Leadership & Experience:8+ years across DevOps, Cloud, SRE, and infrastructure engineering supporting PaaS/SaaS environments, with 2+ years managing, hiring, and developing DevOps, SRE, or DBA teams.

Azure Cloud & Infrastructure as Code:Deep expertise across Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS, Entra ID, networking, AKS), cloud cost optimization (FinOps), and enterprise-scale IaC and configuration management.

Database Administration & Migrations:Advanced SQL Server DBA capabilities (HA/DR, Always On, performance tuning, backups) alongside exposure to database migrations involving Azure SQL MI, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB.

CI/CD, Automation & DevSecOps:Extensive hands-on experience building automated CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions), scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash), and embedding DevSecOps controls (SAST/DAST, secrets management, Key Vault).

Observability, Compliance & Operations:Strong background in full-stack monitoring (Datadog, Dynatrace, App Insights), SOC 2/ISO compliance in regulated SaaS domains (FinTech/InsurTech), and ITSM workflows (ServiceNow, Jira).