Engineering Manager - Devops

This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing.

"DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC 

“The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - Marc Hamilton, VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA 

DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence. 

Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management. 

Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage. 

DDN is seeking a Manager to lead our DevOps engineering team supporting Infinia Software Defined Storage (SDS). Infinia SDS is designed to support multiple client protocols, delivering robust, enterprise-grade storage solutions for cutting-edge use cases in both on-premises and cloud environments.

This role is ideal for a strategic leader who excels at building high-performing teams, driving operational excellence, and aligning DevOps initiatives with business objectives in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development

• Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of DevOps engineers across global locations.
• Conduct hiring, performance management, career development, and succession planning.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, continuous learning, and operational excellence.
• Manage team capacity and resource allocation to ensure delivery of critical initiatives.

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Define and drive the DevOps roadmap in partnership with engineering, product, and infrastructure leadership.
• Align DevOps initiatives with business goals, ensuring infrastructure supports product development velocity and customer success.
• Balance innovation with operational stability, making strategic decisions on technology adoption and infrastructure investments.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless delivery of software-defined storage solutions.

Operational Excellence & Process Management

• Establish and maintain SLAs, incident response processes, and on-call rotations while ensuring team health and work-life balance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance deployment speed, reliability, and infrastructure efficiency.
• Implement metrics and KPIs to measure team performance, infrastructure health, and operational effectiveness.
• Champion DevOps best practices and automation across the organization.

Infrastructure & Technology Oversight

• Provide strategic direction for infrastructure-as-code initiatives, cloud and on-premises infrastructure, and CI/CD pipeline development.
• Guide technology evaluation and adoption decisions for DevOps tooling and platforms.
• Ensure infrastructure scalability, security, and reliability to support enterprise-grade storage solutions.
• Oversee integration of build and release acceleration tools to optimize development workflows.

Stakeholder Communication & Collaboration

• Communicate technical progress, challenges, and roadmap to senior leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Partner with development, QA, and product teams to align infrastructure capabilities with product requirements.
• Manage vendor relationships and technology partnerships related to DevOps infrastructure.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience managing DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering teams, preferably in enterprise software or storage solutions.
• Strong leadership background with proven ability to build, mentor, and retain high-performing engineering teams.
• Experience managing teams across multiple locations or time zones is a plus.
• Proven track record of operational excellence including incident management, on-call processes, and SLA management.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to define technical vision and roadmap while balancing competing priorities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong project and resource management capabilities with experience prioritizing work across competing initiatives.
• Experience partnering with engineering, product, and leadership teams to align infrastructure initiatives with business goals.

Preferred Skills

• General familiarity with DevOps practices and modern infrastructure concepts (cloud, containers, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code).
• Background in enterprise software, storage systems, or infrastructure products.
• Experience scaling DevOps teams and practices in high-growth environments.
• Budget management and vendor relationship experience.

DataDirect Networks, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.