Manager, DevOps
About the role
FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.
Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and coach a high-performing team of engineers, directly managing performance, career growth, and daily technical execution (5+ years required experience).
Promote DevOps principles, automated workflows, and a Site Reliability Engineering culture across the engineering organization.
Oversee Level 1 support, manage the monitoring of customer-facing systems, and coordinate 24/7 on-call rotation activities.
Architect, operate, and maintain on-prem and cloud infrastructure supporting high-volume, business-critical enterprise applications (5+ years’ experience required).
Database Systems: 3+ years of experience working with database architectures including SQL, AWS RDS, Oracle SQL, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch.
Cross-platform CI/CD Pipelines: Proven experience designing and building continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines, preferably using Azure DevOps or GitLab.
Fundamentals: Hands-on proficiency with Git fundamentals and scripting languages (Bash, Python, or equivalent).
Requirements
Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or equivalent industry experience.
Compliance: Direct experience implementing and maintaining systems within highly regulated frameworks, specifically SOX, PCI-DSS, or NIST Compliance.
Management: 5+ years managing direct reports within an engineering or operations environment.
Systems & Software: 5+ years of experience managing core operating systems (Windows, RedHat, CentOS, Amazon Linux), web servers (Nginx, Apache), and modern software packages (Terraform, Bash, Sh).
Observability & Analytics: 5+ years of experience integrating monitoring, alerting, and reporting tools (NewRelic, Akamai, Grafana, Elasticsearch, Prometheus) into new and existing systems.
Microservices & Containers: 3+ years of experience implementing and supporting microservices using containers and orchestrators (Docker, Kubernetes, DockerSwarm, Rancher, or Terraform).
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: SDLC & DevOps: Deep understanding of software development life cycle methodologies (Agile, DevOps) and IT compliance standards; Networking Protocols: Solid understanding of the OSI/TCP-IP models and networking protocols (IPSEC, BGP, OSPF, HSRP, QoS); Security & Architecture: Developed understanding of secure network architecture, information principles, and infrastructure design; CI/CD & Automation: Proven experience building automated CI/CD workflows, configuration management, and release processes; Coding & Scripting: Proficiency in one or more programming languages alongside strong automation scripting skills; Testing & Deployment: Practical experience with development platforms and Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices; Communication & Collaboration: Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills for teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation; Analysis & Troubleshooting: Strong analytical skills to investigate technical data, draw conclusions, and resolve complex issues; Organization & Logistics: Excellent planning and organizational capabilities, with the flexibility to travel when required.
Qualifications
Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and/or encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and communicate. The employee may be required to stand, walk, and sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to view monitors, technical documents, and reference material. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
Benefits
FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. Any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of required compliance reviews, including verification that the candidate is not prohibited from employment under U.S. economic sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). This position may require access to export-controlled technology or services subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Employment consideration and any offer of employment are contingent upon the applicant’s ability to comply with these requirements, including qualifying as a “U.S. Person” under applicable regulations or otherwise eligible for export authorization within a timeframe consistent with business needs.
Pay
Competitive compensation package including base salary, bonus, and benefits.
Schedule
Full-time position with flexible working hours to accommodate shift work requirements.
Skills
Deep understanding of software development life cycle methodologies (Agile, DevOps)
IT compliance standards
Networking protocols (OSI/TCP-IP models and networking protocols)
Secure network architecture, information principles, and infrastructure design
Automated CI/CD workflows, configuration management, and release processes
One or more programming languages alongside strong automation scripting skills
Development platforms and Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices
Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills for teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation
Strong analytical skills to investigate technical data, draw conclusions, and resolve complex issues
Excellent planning and organizational capabilities, with the flexibility to travel when required
Benefits
Health insurance
Retirement plans
Flexible spending accounts
Employee assistance program
Professional development opportunities
Company Information
FlightSafety International is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. Any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of required compliance reviews, including verification that the candidate is not prohibited from employment under U.S. economic sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). This position may require access to export-controlled technology or services subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Employment consideration and any offer of employment are contingent upon the applicant’s ability to comply with these requirements, including qualifying as a “U.S. Person” under applicable regulations or otherwise eligible for export authorization within a timeframe consistent with business needs.