Senior DevOps Leader - Build Scalable, Reliable Systems

GCS Recruitment; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive compensation and benefits

Job summary

GCS Recruitment in San Francisco is seeking an experienced DevOps Manager to lead an operations team focused on infrastructure performance, reliability, and continuous improvement. In this leadership role you'll guide and develop engineers, drive operational excellence, and help deliver stable, scalable, well-automated systems.

This is a leadership role that blends people management with technical direction and hands-on problem solving, ideal for someone who enjoys building high-performing teams

Qualifications

• Experience leading operations or SRE teams.
• Strong cloud and automation background.
• Familiar with Kubernetes, Terraform and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of operations engineers.
• Own system reliability and incident response.
• Drive automation and modern DevOps practices.
• Manage projects, timelines, and stakeholder communications.
• Collaborate with product, security, and development teams.

Skills

Operations leadership

Cloud

Automation

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Communication

Team leadership

Reliability engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Job description

DevOps Manager
Hybrid · 3 days/week onsite · Full-time

We're looking for an experienced DevOps Manager to lead an operations team focused on infrastructure performance, reliability, and continuous improvement. In this role you'll guide and develop engineers, drive operational excellence, and help deliver stable, scalable, well-automated systems.

This is a leadership role that blends people management, technical direction, and hands-on problem solving - a strong fit for someone who enjoys building high-performing teams and modern operational practices.

What you'll do

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of operations/infrastructure engineers
• Own operational stability, incident response, and continuous improvement
• Drive automation and modern DevOps/SRE practices
• Manage projects, timelines, and stakeholder communication
• Partner across product, security, and development teams

What you'll bring

• Experience leading operations, infrastructure, or SRE teams
• Strong background in cloud, automation, and infrastructure practices
• Familiarity with tools like Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD
• Solid communication and team-leadership skills
• A track record of building reliable, scalable systems

Nice to have

• Cloud certifications or multi-cloud experience
• Exposure to security or compliance frameworks
• Monitoring/observability experience
• Background in networking or enterprise infrastructure

What's on offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Hybrid working
• The opportunity to lead and shape a growing operations function

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.