Remote Global Engineering Operations Leader

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health insurance

Stock options

Annual home office stipend

Unlimited paid time off

Conference budget

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Head of Engineering Operations to lead globally distributed engineering teams in a fully remote role. You will craft the strategic direction, optimize development cycles, and drive high-quality software delivery while maintaining an innovative remote work culture.

You will manage budgets, mentor senior leaders, and ensure best practices across Agile, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure. Strong communication with executives is essential.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years in software engineering and operations
• At least 5 years in senior leadership managing distributed teams
• Proven expertise in Agile, CI/CD, cloud infra (AWS/Azure/GCP) and microservices

Responsibilities

• Define strategic vision for engineering operations across remote teams
• Oversee end-to-end software development lifecycle
• Lead and mentor engineering managers and technical leads
• Enforce best practices in software development, QA and DevOps
• Drive adoption of efficient workflows and tools
• Manage budgets, resources and capacity for remote teams
• Ensure robust security practices and regulatory compliance
• Collaborate with product, QA and other departments
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive remote engineering culture

Skills

Agile methodologies

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Microservices architecture

System design

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Remote team leadership

Decision making

Education

Master's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Head of Engineering Operations to lead globally distributed engineering teams in a fully remote role. You will craft the strategic direction, optimize development cycles, and drive high-quality software delivery while maintaining an innovative remote work culture.

You will manage budgets, mentor senior leaders, and ensure best practices across Agile, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure. Strong communication with executives is essential.