Head of DevOps Engineering
Motion Recruitment
Full-time
New York, NY
Job description
Strategic Technical Leadership
Define and steward the vision for infrastructure and platform services—evaluating trade-offs around performance, cost, scalability, and reliability.Team Leadership & Growth
Recruit, guide, and develop a team of DevOps engineers and platform specialists. Foster a culture centered on learning, collaboration, and accountability.Infrastructure & Automation
Lead implementation of infrastructure as code (IaC) and scalable automation pipelines for high-speed development cycles and consistent delivery.Reliability & Resilience
Architect systems with SLOs, SLIs, and incident response processes. Prioritize systems built to self-heal and recover with minimal downtime.Observability & Monitoring
Design and roll out observability stacks—log aggregation, distributed tracing, alerts, dashboards—to maintain a clear view into system health.Operational Processes
Develop reliable incident playbooks, documentation, and change management procedures that support dependable, repeatable operations.Cross-Functional Alignment
Collaborate with product, engineering, security, and operations teams to design platform solutions that elevate team productivity and efficiency.Technical Debt & Scalability
Identify and remediate infrastructure bottlenecks or debt to ensure systems remain scalable and maintainable over time.
Experience
Minimum 8 years in software engineering, site reliability, DevOps, or infrastructure roles, especially with modern cloud-native environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).Leadership
At least 2 years managing technical teams—including hiring, mentorship, and team growth in a fast-paced context.DevOps & CI/CD
Deep familiarity with CI/CD tooling and automation best practices. Comfortable working with pipelines or tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, or others.Infrastructure as Code & Containerization
Expertise in IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).Reliability Engineering
Successful track record introducing observability (monitoring/tracing), implementing SLIs/SLOs, and driving incident response and postmortems.Communication & Influence
Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Able to translate technical solutions for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.Culture & Values
A leader known for cultivating trust, ownership, continuous improvement, and high standards across teams.
USD $250,000 – $300,000 annually (inclusive of base salary plus potential bonuses and equity incentives).
Benefits & Perks (Typical Offering)Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Generous paid time off & company-observed holidays
Retirement plan options (e.g., 401(k)) with potential match
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare/dependents
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Employee wellness and mental health programs (e.g., access to therapy, wellness reimbursements)