The Role
About Apptegy
Apptegy is more than a tech company; we are dedicated partners transforming communication for school districts nationwide. We develop cutting-edge solutions that empower schools to build strong brands, effectively reach their audiences, and deeply understand their communities. Our commitment to client success and passion for education is reflected in our fast response times and unparalleled support. As an employer, Apptegy fosters a dynamic and supportive environment where our people are known for being thoughtful, innovative, and high-performing. We invest in your tools, provide exceptional mentorship, and offer resources designed for your success, believing that empowering you drives our collective growth and positive impact across the education landscape.
Why You’ll Love This Job
We are seeking a Manager, DevOps with expertise in AWS to lead a high-performing team of engineers, drive infrastructure excellence, and enhance our CI/CD and cloud operations. This role requires a strong technical foundation in AWS cloud environments, automation, and DevOps best practices, along with leadership skills to foster an inclusive, innovative, and high-performance team culture. Experience with Google Cloud is a plus but not required.
What You’ll Do
- Lead a team of talented engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment focused on innovation, autonomy, and respect.
- Own and report on team progress, ensuring initiatives stay on track and deliver impact.
- Mentor and guide team members through code reviews, technical design discussions, knowledge-sharing sessions, and formal feedback cycles.
- Work cross-functionally with Product, Product Management, and Design teams to define and execute a well-structured roadmap.
- Improve engineering best practices by identifying and evangelizing opportunities for productivity, automation, and security enhancements.
Core Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain AWS cloud environments, ensuring scalability, security, and cost efficiency.
- Set and uphold high standards for security, observability, clean code, and operational excellence.
- Manage hiring efforts, growing and scaling a strong DevOps team while contributing to hiring across engineering.
- Oversee CI/CD pipeline development and automation to improve deployment speed and reliability.
- Implement IaC (Infrastructure as Code) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
- Optimize system monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, or Grafana.
- Ensure best practices in networking, security, and IAM management within AWS and other SaaS tools. Facilitate resolution of production issues, ensuring high system availability and performance. Provide RCA when appropriate.
- Stay up to date with AWS services and industry trends, driving continuous improvements.
Who You Are
- 2+ years of hands-on technical leadership and people management experience.
- 5+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying scalable infrastructure solutions, with a strong focus on AWS.
- Deep expertise in AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS, EKS, etc.).
- Thrives in a high-autonomy, fast-paced environment balancing tactical and strategic priorities.
- Deep understanding of agile methodologies/mindset and experience facilitating agile ceremonies.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with a customer focus.
- Passion for quality, security, and operational excellence.
Bonus Skills (Preferred but Not Required)
- AWS certifications (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, AWS Solutions Architect, or equivalent).
- Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, etc.).
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS EKS).
- Google Cloud experience is a plus.
At Apptegy, we're deeply committed to creating an environment where you can thrive. We strive to make this a truly impactful and rewarding role, equipping you with experiences that propel your future success. We believe in fostering well-being both at work and at home, which is why we provide:
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage
Retirement 401(k) with employer match
Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Mental Health Reimbursement
Unlimited paid time off including seasonal (December) company-wide time off
Paid parental and medical leave
Apptegy champions the thoughtful integration of AI to empower our teams and processes. As we seek to understand your individual capabilities and how you might contribute, we ask that all responses to application questions and during interviews are genuinely your own. Please refrain from using AI generation tools, as our aim is to assess your authentic voice and expertise.
Apptegy is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Why You'll Love Working With Us
At Apptegy, we're deeply committed to creating an environment where you can thrive. We strive to make this a truly impactful and rewarding role, equipping you with experiences that propel your future success. We believe in fostering well-being both at work and at home, which is why we provide:
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage
Retirement 401(k) with employer match
Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Mental Health Reimbursement
Unlimited paid time off including seasonal (December) company-wide time off
Paid parental and medical leave
Apptegy champions the thoughtful integration of AI to empower our teams and processes. As we seek to understand your individual capabilities and how you might contribute, we ask that all responses to application questions and during interviews are genuinely your own. Please refrain from using AI generation tools, as our aim is to assess your authentic voice and expertise.
Apptegy is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
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