Operations Manager (DevOps)
Do you thrive on driving operational excellence and leading teams through transformative change?
Are you passionate about building strategies that enhance adoption, streamline processes, and foster a culture of continuous improvement across dynamic DevOps environments?
About Team:
Join a global team of Systems Engineers dedicated to advancing DevOps practices and modern software delivery for products on AWS cloud infrastructure. We focus on driving operational excellence, automation, and cost efficiency to support products that make a meaningful impact on health outcomes worldwide. Our team collaborates across multiple time zones-primarily between the UK and US East Coast-working closely with stakeholders in Japan, Singapore, Europe, the US, and Canada .
About Role:
We are looking for an experienced and inclusive Operations Manager - DevOps to lead and support high-performing, globally distributed teams. In this role, you will ensure smooth day-to-day operations, align team efforts with strategic goals, and foster a collaborative and inclusive culture. You'll play a key role in driving operational excellence, modern DevOps practices, and continuous improvement across our technology landscape
Key Skills:
Experience managing cloud-based infrastructure, particularly in AWS.
Strong understanding of CI/CD and modern software delivery practices.
Proven ability to lead inclusive, globally distributed teams.
Effective communication and collaboration skills across diverse regions and cultures.
Experience working across time zones, particularly UK and US East.
Financial awareness in managing DevOps budgets and cloud cost optimization (FinOps).
Responsibilities:
Leading and supporting geographically dispersed DevOps teams, ensuring alignment with development squads and business goals.
Managing AWS cloud infrastructure with a focus on scalability, security, resilience, and cost efficiency (FinOps).
Collaborating with global stakeholders across time zones to deliver consistent and effective outcomes.
Champion modern DevOps practices and foster a culture of innovation, inclusion, and continuous learning.
Promoting operational excellence through automation, process optimization, and sustainable infrastructure management.
Supporting team development through inclusive hiring, training, and mentoring in a psychologically safe environment.
Overseeing release management, cloud architecture, and security controls within AWS environments.
Work in a way that works for you.
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
Working for you
We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
Wellbeing programs
Life assurance
Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
Long service awards
Save As You Earn share option scheme
Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
Access to extensive learning and development resource
Access to employee discounts via Perks at Work
About Business
A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals' advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.
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