Director, DevOps & Cloud Engineering
About the role
For our client, we are seeking a Director, DevOps & Cloud Engineering to join the team of a leader in the Healthcare space. This role will oversee DevOps, platform engineering, and quality engineering functions that support secure, reliable, and scalable technology delivery. You will guide a distributed team, strengthen release processes, and help shape engineering practices that improve developer experience and operational performance. The position partners closely with engineering leadership to advance CI/CD automation, infrastructure practices, and compliance in a regulated healthcare environment. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity to elevate quality, resilience, and speed across the software delivery lifecycle. Location: New York, NY - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Responsibilities
- Lead and inspire a distributed QA and DevOps team, fostering a culture of ownership and continuous improvement
- Define quality engineering strategies, including automation frameworks and quality metrics
- Own the roadmap for DevOps and platform engineering, driving CI/CD and deployment automation
- Collaborate with engineering leaders to establish compliant release management processes
- Implement SRE practices, including incident response and reliability metrics
- Set clear quality gates throughout the SDLC to minimize defects and enhance release confidence
- Ensure a security-first approach in infrastructure and release processes
Qualifications
- 10+ years in software engineering, QA, DevOps, or platform engineering, with 3-5 years in a leadership role
- Experience leading QA and DevOps functions with a focus on building high-performing teams
- Expertise in CI/CD pipeline design and developer experience tooling
- Strong background in test strategy and automation across multiple testing frameworks
- Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS, and infrastructure-as-code tools
- Experience in regulated environments such as HIPAA, SOC 2, or FDA, with knowledge of compliance requirements
- Excellent communication skills, capable of engaging with senior leadership
Benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance with dental and vision coverage, and annual contributions to HSAs
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program for emotional health support
- 401k plan with matching contributions for retirement savings
- Eligibility for participation in an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Unlimited Paid Time Off plus 10 holidays for work-life balance
- Parental leave for bonding time and transition support for primary caregivers
- Opportunity to impact healthcare by building innovative medical technologies
Pay
$250,000+ annually