What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President of DevOps position at TicketNetwork, Inc.?
We are seeking a visionary Vice President of DevOps to lead our organization's DevOps strategy at an enterprise level. The VP of DevOps will define and execute overall DevOps strategy, build and manage high-performing DevOps team, lead major releases and upgrades, implement CI/CD pipelines, and ensure system reliability and cost-efficiency. This role involves spearheading initiatives to optimize system reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency while driving innovation in DevOps practices. You will build and oversee a world-class DevOps organization, align strategies with business objectives, and ensure the success of major technology initiatives, including releases and upgrades.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership
- Define and execute the enterprise-wide DevOps strategy, aligning with organizational goals and objectives.
- Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing DevOps organization, cultivating a culture of collaboration, innovation, and operational excellence.
- Foster strong partnerships with engineering, product, and business leaders to align DevOps goals with company priorities.
- Spearhead, own, and be fully accountable for the planning, execution, and success of major technology initiatives, including releases and upgrades.
- Enterprise Process Optimization and Automation
- Oversee the design, implementation, and continuous optimization of CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient, reliable, and secure software delivery at scale.
- Drive enterprise-wide automation initiatives for infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and maintenance.
- Establish metrics and KPIs to measure the effectiveness of DevOps practices and continuously identify areas for improvement.
- Infrastructure and Security
- Provide executive oversight of cloud and on-premises infrastructure, ensuring scalability, performance, and cost-efficiency.
- Champion security best practices, including access controls, patching, and DevSecOps integration, to safeguard infrastructure and data.
- Ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations, positioning the organization as a leader in security and compliance.
- Operational Resilience
- Develop and maintain robust backup, recovery, and failover strategies to ensure business continuity.
- Oversee disaster recovery planning, testing, and validation to prepare the organization for potential disruptions.
- Lead the organization in reducing incident frequency and impact through proactive risk mitigation strategies.
- Monitoring and Tooling
- Own enterprise-level monitoring and alerting solutions (e.g., DataDog, ELK) to ensure system health and performance.
- Evaluate, adopt, and implement new tools and technologies to enhance the organization?s DevOps capabilities.
- Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing
- Ensure alignment of infrastructure strategies with application needs by collaborating with development, operations, and security teams.
- Promote transparency and knowledge sharing by documenting infrastructure processes, configurations, and procedures.
