Manager DevOps and DBA

Pierce Technology Corp; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Pierce Technology Corp in Colorado Springs seeks a DevOps & DBA Leader to lead, hire, and mentor a high-performing team, defining strategic roadmaps aligned with core platform and product goals.

Responsibilities include CI/CD and release automation (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions), SQL Server operations (HA/DR, backups), DevSecOps governance, and FinOps. Build strong observability with Datadog, Dynatrace, and App Insights while driving cost optimization and enterprise-scale IaC.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience across DevOps, Cloud, SRE, and infrastructure engineering for PaaS/SaaS.
• 2+ years managing, hiring, and developing DevOps, SRE, or DBA teams.
• Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure cloud and infrastructure as code.

Responsibilities

• Lead, hire, and mentor a team of DevOps Engineers and DBAs, defining strategic roadmaps aligned with platform/product goals.
• Own CI/CD pipelines and release automation using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions for end-to-end SaaS builds and deployments.
• Oversee enterprise SQL Server operations: HA/DR, performance tuning, backups, and capacity planning.
• Drive DevSecOps governance, automated scanning, secrets management, and SOC 2 compliance with incident response and post-mortems.
• Optimize Azure spend with FinOps, build observability, and self-service tooling to reduce toil.

Skills

Leadership

DevOps Engineering

SRE

Database Administration

Cloud Architecture

FinOps

Observability

Incident Response

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Datadog

Dynatrace

App Insights

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).