Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) is a global leader in labeling and packaging materials and solutions. The company’s applications and technologies are an integral part of products used in every major market and industry. With operations in more than 50 countries and more than 26,000 employees worldwide, Avery Dennison serves customers with insights and innovations that help make brands more inspiring and the world more intelligent. Headquartered in Pasadena, California, the company reported sales from continuing operations of $6 billion in 2012. Learn more at www.averydennison.com
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About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Manager to join our dynamic and growing team. This role is a perfect blend of hands-on engineering and strategic leadership. The successful candidate will be responsible for architecting and implementing our DevOps strategy on the Azure platform, guiding a team of talented engineers, and ensuring the continuous delivery of high-quality software and infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and coach a team of DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement. Provide technical guidance and strategic direction for all DevOps initiatives.
Architecting & Implementation: Design, build, and maintain robust and scalable CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, or other relevant tools to automate software builds, testing, and deployments.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Drive the adoption and implementation of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates to provision and manage Azure resources.
DevSecOps: Implement and enforce security best practices within the CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure, integrating automated security testing, vulnerability scanning, and compliance checks.
Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including software development, QA, and IT operations, to ensure seamless integration and communication throughout the software development lifecycle.
Automation: Develop and maintain automation scripts (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash) to streamline routine tasks, enhance pipeline efficiency, and reduce manual intervention.
Problem-Solving: Act as a subject matter expert, providing advanced troubleshooting for complex issues related to infrastructure, applications, and CI/CD pipelines.
Work Location: This role offers a flexible hybrid or remote model. If you live within a 60-minute commute of our office, we look forward to collaborating in person 3 days a week. Candidates living outside this radius are welcome to work fully remotely.
Experience:
7+ years of professional experience in a DevOps, SRE, or similar role.
2+ years of experience in a technical lead or senior-level capacity, providing technical direction and mentorship.
Azure Expertise:
In-depth, hands-on experience with a wide range of Azure services, including Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure App Services, Azure Functions, and Azure SQL/Cosmos DB, API management, Azure AI Foundry, Relay, network rules, Storage account .
Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, specifically Terraform and/or ARM.
CI/CD: Extensive knowledge and practical experience with CI/CD concepts and tools, with a strong preference for expertise in Azure DevOps Pipelines and/or GitHub Actions.
Containerization: Hands-on experience with Docker and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes (AKS).
Scripting: Strong proficiency in at least one scripting language (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash).
Version Control: Expert-level knowledge of Git and repository management.
Soft Skills:
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong leadership and mentorship abilities, with a passion for guiding and developing others.
Proven ability to work effectively in an agile, fast-paced environment.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400), or other relevant Azure certifications.
Configuration Management: Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
Monitoring: Experience with advanced monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic.
Other Clouds: Familiarity with other cloud platforms (AWS, GCP).
Experience with a specific programming language, such as C#/.NET, Java, or Python.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other
protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO
guidelines.
We invite Diversity candidates to join Certified "Great Place To Work Team".
Skills Required
- 7+ years professional experience in DevOps, SRE, or similar role.
- 2+ years experience in a technical lead or senior-level capacity providing direction and mentorship.
- Hands-on experience with Azure services (Virtual Machines, AKS, App Services, Functions, Azure SQL/Cosmos DB, API Management, Azure AI Foundry, Relay, Storage account).
- Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or ARM templates).
- Extensive knowledge and practical experience with CI/CD concepts and tools, preferably Azure DevOps Pipelines and/or GitHub Actions.
- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (AKS).
- Strong proficiency in at least one scripting language (PowerShell, Python, Bash).
- Expert-level knowledge of Git and repository management.
- Experience implementing DevSecOps practices, automated security testing, vulnerability scanning, and compliance checks in pipelines.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Excellent communication, leadership, mentorship abilities, and ability to work in an agile environment.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) or other relevant Azure certifications.
- Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic.
- Familiarity with other cloud platforms (AWS, GCP).
- Experience with a programming language such as C#/.NET, Java, or Python.
Avery Dennison Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Pay and benefits are frequently characterized as decent or good, supported by multiple medical plan options alongside dental, vision, and mental health coverage. Company-paid basic life insurance and short-term disability coverage add to the perceived strength of core protection benefits.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is strengthened by an automatic employer contribution plus an additional employer match tied to employee contributions. The availability of an employee stock purchase plan further broadens long-term savings options beyond the 401(k).
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Parental & Family Support — Family-related support is reinforced through parental leave and dedicated adoption and fertility assistance with a stated benefit amount. Domestic partner eligibility and LGBTQIA+ healthcare support features expand coverage for different family structures.
Avery Dennison Insights
What We Do
Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science company specializing in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials. The company’s products, which are used in nearly every major industry, include pressure-sensitive materials for labels and graphic applications; tapes and other bonding solutions for industrial, medical, and retail applications; tags, labels and embellishments for apparel; and radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions serving retail apparel and other markets. Headquartered in Glendale, California, the company employs more than 30,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Reported sales in 2020 were $7.0 billion.
