Senior Engineering Manager, DevOps

About the role

NinjaOne is seeking a Senior DevOps Manager to lead our Build & Release Engineering and Developer Platform initiatives. Key responsibilities include defining and executing on CI/CD pipelines, scaling cloud-native build platforms, and implementing progressive delivery strategies.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute on the vision and OKRs for CI/CD pipelines, build systems, and release automation frameworks
• Arcitect and scale cloud-native build platforms and standardized end-to-end CI/CD workflows (pre-merge → deploy → rollback)
• Lead adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (CDK, Terraform, Ansible) and build self-service infrastructure platforms
• Establish golden paths, reusable pipeline templates, and policy-as-code to ensure consistency, security, and compliance
• Implement progressive delivery strategies (blue/green, canary, feature flags) with automated rollback and release orchestration
• Improve delivery performance using DORA metrics (deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate)
• Enhance developer experience by reducing build times, eliminating flaky pipelines, and enabling ephemeral environments
• Build and scale a high-performing DevOps / Build Engineering team, driving a culture of automation and continuous improvement
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and Security to align on roadmaps, DevSecOps practices, and platform strategy
• Establish observability and operational insights across pipelines (metrics, logs, tracing) to identify bottlenecks and optimize performance

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 7+ years of engineering management experience and 10+ years in DevOps, software, or infrastructure engineering
• Strong expertise in CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI) and build systems/artifact management (Bazel, Gradle, Maven, npm)
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (CDK, Terraform, Ansible) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and progressive delivery strategies
• Proficient in programming/scripting (Python, Go, Java, or Typescript preferred)
• Data-driven mindset with experience using metrics (e.g., DORA) to drive continuous improvement
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to mentor teams, influence stakeholders, and communicate effectively

Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale datastore bottlenecks, asynchronous application design, and client-server architecture is beneficial

Skills

• Strong foundation in DevOps and platform engineering practices, with a focus on automation and self-service platforms

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, and PTO
• Opportunity for growth and advancement
• Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to location, market demands, experience, job-related knowledge, and skills

Pay

• For roles based in California, Colorado, Maryland, New Jersey, or Washington the base salary hiring range for this position is $180,000 to $270,000 per year.
• For roles based in New York, the base salary hiring range for this position is $180,000 to $270,000 per year.

Schedule

• Hybrid remote work option available