Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Automotive
We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. At HARMAN Automotive, we give you the keys to fast-tracking your career.
Engineer audio systems and integrated technology platforms that augment the driving experience
Combine ingenuity, in-depth research, and a spirit of collaboration with design and engineering excellence
Advance in-vehicle infotainment, safety, efficiency, and enjoyment
About the Role
DevOps ManagerWe are seeking an experienced DevOps Manager to lead DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Cloud Operations teams. The candidate will drive DevOps strategy, cloud infrastructure modernization, CI/CD automation, platform reliability, security, and operational excellence. This role combines strong technical depth, people leadership, and business alignment to deliver scalable, secure, and highly available platforms supporting enterprise applications and digital transformation initiatives.
What You Will Do
Leadership & People Management- Build, lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing DevOps team.
- Define team objectives, KPIs, development plans, and succession plans.
- Conduct coaching, performance discussions, hiring, onboarding, and capability development.
- Drive a culture of automation, innovation, ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Architecture, Security, QA, Product, and Program Management teams.
- Define and execute the DevOps and Platform Engineering roadmap.
- Lead cloud-native modernization initiatives and infrastructure transformation programs.
- Establish DevOps best practices, standards, governance, and operating models.
- Promote Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery practices.
- Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for enterprise-scale applications.
- Automate build, test, security scanning, deployment, and release processes.
- Improve developer productivity through self-service platforms, reusable templates, and automation.
- Standardize deployment methodologies across products, services, and environments.
- Manage cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
- Drive architecture decisions for scalability, resilience, disaster recovery, and cost optimization.
- Manage Kubernetes/OpenShift/EKS/AKS platforms and containerized workloads.
- Lead infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and related tooling.
- Establish SRE practices, observability standards, and operational excellence frameworks.
- Define SLIs, SLOs, error budgets, and reliability metrics.
- Lead incident management, root cause analysis, post-mortem reviews, and preventive actions.
- Ensure platform availability, performance, recoverability, and operational readiness.
- Implement DevSecOps practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
- Partner with Security teams to enforce compliance, vulnerability management, IAM, secrets management, and cloud governance.
- Ensure infrastructure and deployment pipelines meet enterprise security, audit, and compliance standards.
- Communicate platform strategy, delivery progress, risks, and metrics to leadership and business stakeholders.
- Manage vendor relationships, tool evaluations, and technology partnerships.
- Participate in budget planning, capacity forecasting, license planning, and cloud cost optimization reviews.
What makes you eligible
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, SRE, Infrastructure Engineering, or Platform Engineering.
- 3+ years of experience managing engineering, DevOps, SRE, or platform teams.
- Proven experience managing enterprise-scale cloud platforms, CI/CD ecosystems, and production operations.
- Strong experience with Agile/Scrum delivery, release governance, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration.
- AWS, Azure, and/or GCP; cloud networking, IAM, resiliency, DR, cost optimization
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional or AWS Solutions Architect Professional.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert.
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate.
- ITIL Foundation, SAFe, Agile, or Scrum certifications.
- Experience leading globally distributed teams and working with enterprise-scale product organizations.
What We Offer
Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
Competitive wellness benefits
Tuition reimbursement
“Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development
HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, SRE, Infrastructure Engineering, or Platform Engineering
- 3+ years of experience managing engineering, DevOps, SRE, or platform teams
- Experience managing enterprise-scale cloud platforms, CI/CD ecosystems, and production operations
- Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery, release governance, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration
- Experience with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP, including cloud networking, IAM, resiliency, disaster recovery, and cost optimization
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional or AWS Solutions Architect Professional certification
- Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate certification
- ITIL Foundation, SAFe, Agile, or Scrum certification
- Experience leading globally distributed teams and working with enterprise-scale product organizations
Harman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Harman and has not been reviewed or approved by Harman.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, often including medical, dental, and vision plans, with HSAs/FSAs and disability or life insurance also referenced. Wellbeing support such as EAP access and onsite occupational health services is also part of the package in some regions.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Lifestyle-oriented benefits include employee product discounts and region-specific perks like free fruit deliveries, Cycle to Work schemes, and meal coupons or allowances. Flexible schedules and work-from-home options are also part of the overall offering where roles and projects allow.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is repeatedly characterized as solid or market-aligned for many roles, with salary payments described as consistent and on time. Compensation is also tied to performance in some accounts, reinforcing a perception of basic fairness for a portion of employees.
Harman Insights
What We Do
Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions; and services supporting the Internet of Things. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world. More than 50 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and connected car systems. Our software services power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated and secure across all platforms, from work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 30,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. In March 2017, HARMAN became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. HARMAN offers a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. Looking for a challenge where your experience is valued? Come see what you can achieve as a leader with HARMAN!
