Manager of DevOps

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; Elkins Hills (NC); Remote; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional training opportunities

Campus-wide perks discounts

Child care savings

Special campus event rates

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid leave

Health plans

Life plans

Retirement plans

Work/life balance programs

Job summary

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill seeks a Manager of Security DevOps to lead automation, CI/CD, and security tooling across ISO. This 100% remote role requires NC residency and collaboration with central IT, procurement, and academic units to ensure secure, scalable operations.

The role emphasizes guiding a cross-functional team, vendor management, and implementing modern DevOps practices in a large university environment, with a focus on security outcomes.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years in software development, systems engineering, or DevOps.
• At least three years managing or leading technical teams.
• Experience in a large, complex organization with multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated command of modern DevOps practices, including automation, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and integration-first system design
• Demonstrated experience building or operating systems with security, reliability, or compliance requirements
• Demonstrated ability to manage a technology portfolio across multiple functions and drive delivery against a strategic plan
• Experience with vendor evaluation, contract negotiation, and ongoing vendor relationship management
• Ability to establish technical requirements by working backwards from security or operational outcomes, not forward from available tools
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate across organizational boundaries with stakeholders who do not report to you
• Experience communicating technical direction and tradeoffs clearly to non-technical audiences

Skills

Automation & CI/CD

Security/compliance

Portfolio management

Vendor evaluation

Outcomes-based requirements

Cross-org coordination

Technical direction

Education

Master's degree + 2-4 years OR Bachelor's + 3-5 years

Job description

Position Title

Manager of DevOps

Department and Job Family

• Department: ITS - Information Security-602000
• Career Area: Information Technology
• Position Type: Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)
• Appointment Type: EHRA Non-Faculty
• Position Number: 00005056
• Vacancy ID: NF0010070
• Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time Permanent
• FTE: 1
• Hours per week: 40
• Location: North Carolina, US
• Remote: 100% remote (requires residence in NC)
• Salary: 130,000 - 140,000
• Start Date: 11/02/2026

Position Summary

This position is a 100% remote work arrangement, consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside in North Carolina, within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station. The Information Security Office (ISO) coordinates the University's cybersecurity program. ISO operates critical common controls, evaluates security performance and proposed changes to the program, and works continuously to improve the institution's response to cyber risk. ISO reports on program effectiveness and direction to the Chancellor, Provost, and Board of Trustees. Within ISO, the Security DevOps team is the default owner of security tooling across all ISO functions. The team delivers security outcomes across identity infrastructure, security data management, the unified security self-service portal, and is the owner of common controls not assigned to another ISO team. The team operates on a buy-before-build model, prioritizing integration work over custom development when feasible. The Security DevOps team operates as a program-advancing engineering team it defines technical requirements and implementation approach within its portfolio, drives implementation, and owns the results, operating to technical and operational standards the team sets to ensure rigor, reliability, security, and adaptability. The Manager of Security DevOps is accountable for security technology outcomes across the entire ISO portfolio. This role sets the technical direction for the team's portfolio and owns the operational results. The team's priorities are set by the manager in response to the institution's written security strategy and in consultation with the CISO. For major security initiatives, desired outcomes, policy direction, and business process requirements are established through structured analysis led by the Analysis, Architecture, and Communications (AAC) team; the Manager of Security DevOps partners with AAC in planning the technical implementation and owns solution architecture, technical standards, and delivery. The Manager oversees the use of modern DevOps practices, focusing on sustainable, scalable, and secure practices. Careful attention is paid to automation and integration, deploying commercially available or open-source systems, reducing the number of lines of in-house code. The buy-before-build model means vendor selection, contract negotiation, and ongoing vendor management are core responsibilities. The manager builds, manages, and develops an engineering team operating across software development, automation, operations, and user experience functions. This role requires active coordination across ISO teams and with University partners including central IT, procurement, legal, and academic units to ensure security technology decisions are well-integrated with institutional operations.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Masters' and 2-4 years' experience; or Bachelors and 3-5 years' experience; or will accept a combination of related education and experience in substitution.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Seven or more years of experience in software development, systems engineering, or DevOps roles with demonstrated progression in responsibility. At least three years managing or leading technical teams. Experience operating in a large, complex organization with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities is required. Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrated command of modern DevOps practices, including automation, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and integration-first system design
• Demonstrated experience building or operating systems with security, reliability, or compliance requirements
• Demonstrated ability to manage a technology portfolio across multiple functions and drive delivery against a strategic plan rather than reactive demand
• Experience with vendor evaluation, contract negotiation, and ongoing vendor relationship management
• Ability to establish technical requirements by working backwards from security or operational outcomes, not forward from available tools
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate across organizational boundaries with stakeholders who do not report to you
• Experience communicating technical direction and tradeoffs clearly to non-technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

• Familiarity with information security concepts, tools, or frameworks
• Experience in higher education or another large, decentralized institutional environment
• Experience with identity infrastructure, authentication systems, or security tooling

Benefits and Perks

• Professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning
• Exclusive perks for numerous retail, restaurant and performing arts discounts
• Savings on local child care centers
• Special rates on select campus events
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Paid leave
• Health plans
• Life plans
• Retirement plans
• Additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Human Resources Contact

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Quick Link

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