Senior DevOps Manager

Foundation Finance Company Careers; Remote; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a rapidly growing consumer finance company as a Senior DevOps Manager, where you'll lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive DevOps strategy. This role emphasizes collaboration with engineering and product teams to enhance delivery and operational excellence. You will architect secure AWS infrastructure and mentor a high-performing team, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. Enjoy a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a dynamic work environment that promotes personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Casual dress work environment

Flexible financing plans for employees

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in infrastructure or DevOps engineering.
• 5 years in leadership roles, preferably in Fintech or banking.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the DevOps strategy aligning with business objectives.
• Architect and implement secure, reliable AWS infrastructure.

Skills

AWS core services

DevOps principles

CI/CD pipelines

Agile methodologies

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Lambda

New Relic

Job description

Overview

Senior DevOps Manager Duties:

The Senior DevOps Manager is responsible for leading the development and implementation of a comprehensive DevOps strategy that enables the organization to deliver high-quality software products quickly and reliably. This role is an expert in setting up and/or leveraging the AWS infrastructure, while managing a successful team.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Define and drive the DevOps strategy, aligning with business objectives and integrating Agile practices to enhance delivery and operational excellence; collaborate closely with engineering, security, and product leadership to ensure infrastructure strategy aligns with platform and regulatory needs.

• Architect and implement secure, reliable, and scalable AWS infrastructure, with a focus on automation, cost-efficiency, and compliance.

• Lead and mentor a high-performing, globally distributed DevOps team supporting mission critical financial platforms, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement with a strong emphasis on Agile principles.

• Champion best practices in CI/CD, automation, and infrastructure as code to streamline and enhance software delivery.
• Lead incident response and post-mortem reviews to continuously improve system reliability and availability.

• Establish and track KPIs to measure portfolio health, team performance, and delivery efficiency, providing actionable insights to senior leadership.
• Promote Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) to support iterative development and continuous delivery within DevOps teams.
• Embed security best practices across DevOps processes, ensuring adherence to industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks across delivery and operations while effectively managing budgets for tools, infrastructure, and personnel.

• Ensure 24/7 system administration, monitoring and support coverage to meet uptime targets, enforce SLA’s and manage off-hour incident response as needed.

• Other duties as assigned by management.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Must be able to come to work promptly and regularly. Must be able to take direction and work well with others. Must be able to work under the stress of deadlines. Must be able to concentrate and perform accurately. Must be able to react to change productively.

Pay Range

USD $130,000.00 - USD $160,000.00 /Yr.
Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or similar relevant field; 10 years of relevant experience in infrastructure or DevOps engineering.

• 5 years in leadership roles, preferably within a regulated industry like Fintech or banking.

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS core services, networking, IAM, encryption, monitoring and logging.
• Deep understanding of DevOps principles, methodologies, and tools (e.g., Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Lambda, New Relic).
• Proven success in implementing and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines for highly regulated environments.
• Solid understanding of cloud security, compliance framework, and data protection practices in Fintech (SOC2, GDPR etc.)
• Experience with Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) and practices in software development.

Description

About Foundation Finance:

Foundation Finance Company (FFC) is one of the fastest-growing consumer finance companies in the U.S. We work with home improvement contractors nationwide to help them close more sales through the use of flexible financing plans. FFC's full-spectrum lending approach has driven billions in originations and helped many customers make needed improvements to their homes. We're making big investments in both infrastructure and employee talent to keep up with our growth, so the time is right to join our team! It's a fast-paced environment with room to advance. We offer a competitive salary, medical/dental/vision benefits, 401(k) with company match, a casual dress work environment and much, much, more.

Working Conditions

Office environment with significant time spent sitting, typing and talking on the telephone.

Foundation Finance Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

If you reside in the state of Colorado, please click on the following link to review our benefits: Foundation Finance Benefits

These benefits are designed to support our employees in their professional growth, health, and overall well-being. Eligibility, coverage details, and enrollment processes will be provided during the onboarding process. At Foundation Finance Company, we are committed to fostering a positive work environment where employees can thrive both personally and professionally.

Remote Work

Foundation Finance Company LLC requires that remote employees must reside in one of the following states to be considered for any of our remote positions: AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI.