Senior DevOps Manager — Azure Cloud & FinOps Leader

Trimont; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Trimont is seeking a Senior DevOps Manager to lead the evolution of DevOps and cloud engineering capabilities in a rapid-growth financial services environment. You will build and scale a high-performing team, mature DevOps practices, and partner with engineering, business stakeholders, and vendors to deliver secure, scalable platforms.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical depth with leadership experience, focusing on automation, cost management, and governance to drive reliability and

Qualifications

• 10+ years in DevOps, cloud automation, or infrastructure roles.
• 3+ years leading teams, with proven scaling experience.
• Experience supporting financial services or regulated industries.
• Strong hands-on with cloud platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure.
• Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automation frameworks.
• Proficient with GitHub, Jira, and modern DevOps toolsets.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing DevOps team; define roles, career paths, and performance expectations.
• Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Define and implement DevOps frameworks, standards, and best practices for enterprise and financial services needs.
• Drive adoption of CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and automated testing; establish governance for speed, control, and compliance.
• Lead architecture and operations of secure, scalable Azure cloud infrastructure for critical workloads.
• Partner with security and risk teams to ensure regulatory alignment.
• Own and optimize DevOps toolchain (GitHub, Jira); boost developer productivity via automation.
• Implement observability, monitoring, and incident response practices.
• Lead cloud financial management (FinOps): cost transparency, forecasting, optimization.
• Implement structured change management and improve release reliability through automation.
• Coordinate cross-team release planning and execution.
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to align priorities and accountability.
• Influence stakeholders to adopt DevOps practices and standards across the org.

Skills

DevOps leadership

Cloud automation

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as code

Vendor oversight

Communication

Stakeholder management

Team scaling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Technology/Information Systems or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Azure

GitHub

Jira

Terraform

Job description

Trimont is seeking a Senior DevOps Manager to lead the evolution of DevOps and cloud engineering capabilities in a rapid-growth financial services environment. You will build and scale a high-performing team, mature DevOps practices, and partner with engineering, business stakeholders, and vendors to deliver secure, scalable platforms.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical depth with leadership experience, focusing on automation, cost management, and governance to drive reliability and