DevOps Engineer/Technical Project Manager

ImagineX Consulting • Columbus, OH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

ImagineX is seeking a proactive, hands-on engineer and technical project manager to lead DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) projects. The role combines technical engineering expertise with leadership to drive operational excellence across CI/CD automation and code quality, observability and metrics, and engineering management.

The position oversees DevOps and SRE engineers, technical delivery, and project organization. It includes guiding pipeline architecture and deployment automation, modernizing infrastructure, establishing observability and reliability frameworks, and serving as the primary technical liaison between client leadership, executive sponsors, and delivery teams. The role also proactively identifies delivery risks, architectural bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement across software, data, and AI solutions.

This is a full-time, Columbus, Ohio–based position requiring onsite client visits five days per week. It is open only to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who do not require visa sponsorship.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of hands-on engineering experience in software, DevOps, or SRE, combined with leadership in technical program management or engineering management.
• Demonstrated experience designing, setting up, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of coding standards, code quality, and infrastructure-as-code principles.
• Deep familiarity with modern observability stacks, metrics-driven monitoring, telemetry, logging, and tracing tools.
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and work effectively with technical engineers and non-technical business stakeholders.
• Self-starter mindset and ability to create structure from ambiguity, champion best practices, and independently drive continuous improvement.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and not require visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage DevOps and SRE engineers, including performance management, career development, resource allocation, and day-to-day team and project organization.
• Oversee the architecture and setup of CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and infrastructure modernization.
• Ensure engineering teams maintain appropriate coding practices and technical rigor.
• Architect and champion observability, monitoring, and metrics solutions to support high availability and rapid incident response.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison among client leadership, executive sponsors, and the core delivery team.
• Translate complex engineering concepts into clear business outcomes for non-technical stakeholders, manage expectations, and remove blockers.
• Identify delivery risks, architectural bottlenecks, and opportunities for continuous improvement across software, data, and AI solutions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed