Position: Head of DevOps
Company: SSA Group
Category: DevOps
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

The Head of DevOps is also expected to be good at requirements collection and analysis, setting up DevOps processes and troubleshooting. The candidate is supposed to be a team player and a leader knowing and applying PM techniques and methodologies.
This is a partnership position and thus the role requires financial management of the department. Head of the department works closely with the other technical as well as sales, marketing and recruitment departments.

**CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS**
Education: MSc degree in any technical speciality is required
10+ years of experience in IT including system administration, DevOps, project management, business analysis, etc.
Perfect understanding of computer networks and network protocols
Proficient in Linux, Unix, Windows OS administration and configuration
Deep knowledge of public cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
Excellent practical experience in building CI\CD processes using different tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, GitLab, Bitbucket etc.)
Deep understanding of version control systems (Git, TFS, SVN) principles and configuration best practices
Excellent practical experience in using infrastructure tools (Terraform, ARM Templates, CloudFormation, Cloud Deployment Manager) and configuration management tools (Chef, Puppet, Ansible)
Hands-on experience with private cloud platforms (OpenStack, Apache CloudStack)
Excellent practical experience with containerization software (Kubernetes, OpenShift)
Experience in building DevOps processes, rules, policies and standards
Hands-on experience in technical interviews and team formation
Experience in team leadership and mentoring
Practical experience in technical investigation and troubleshooting
Excellent pre-sales and presentation skills
Strong level of soft skills
Upper-intermediate+ English

**CERTIFICATIONS**
Required: CCNA and least two of the following certifications: Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Solution Architect Professional, GCP Professional Cloud Architect, Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
Would be a plus: CompTIA Linux+, PMI-PBA, PSM or CSM

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
Presenting company’s expertise in DevOps sphere at the pre-sales phase
Performing requirements collection, producing estimations, providing consultancy services during pre-sales phase in cooperation with sales department
Setup of DevOps processes for all projects in cooperation with other heads of departments and PMs
Performing technical interviews, regular staff reviews
Forming and developing deep technical expertise of the department
Taking part in technical meetups, conferences as a speaker on behalf of the company
Assisting the marketing department in creation of case studies, articles, presentations for DevOps department
Preparation of administrative reports