Manager, Development Operations - Houston, TX

S&B Engineers and Constructors•West, TX

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

S&B is seeking a Manager of Development Operations to lead the development team and is responsible for overseeing and coordinating personnel, resources, and processes necessary to deliver new software solutions or upgrade existing products. This role is accountable for end-to-end secure delivery across a hybrid enterprise environment, spanning legacy systems and modern cloud platforms, with a strong focus on advancing cloud-native and containerized application patterns. The Manager plays a key role in the organization’s technology modernization efforts, helping evolve existing systems and practices toward scalable, secure, automated, and cloud-aligned architectures. They will foster a culture of continuous improvement in all areas of technology and instill the principles of this culture in a team of developers. The position requires 6 years of hands-on technical leadership and people management experience. S&B is an exceptional full-service Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) company, privately owned and operated for over five decades. They have extensive experience across various industries, including Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Petrochemicals, Energy Transition, Power, and Pulp & Paper. S&B is committed to safety, timely project completion, and cost-effective solutions, consistently delivering outstanding results while adhering to the highest industry standards. The company culture promotes collaboration, innovation, and excellence, and they offer a competitive compensation package, flexible and hybrid work schedules, and a comprehensive benefits program.

Requirements

Four-year college degree in related field or equivalent
6 years of supervisory experience
Demonstrate ability to be a customer facing manager with hands-on technical expertise required to architect and manage a DevOps Team
6-8 years’ experience in modern software development, architecture, and DevOps
Experience in agile tooling (Jira, Confluence, etc.), version control systems (Git, SVN, etc.), and deployment strategies that support both iterative and continuous development
Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and operations to ensure the scalability and maintainability of cloud native applications
Extensive experience in developing, deploying, and integrating software solutions
Working in environments with modern application development stacks, including: Java (backend development), Go (backend development), ReactJS (frontend development), Azure DevOps (CI/CD pipelines, release management, and work tracking)
Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, including build automation, testing, and deployment across multiple environments
Experience working within Kubernetes/AKS containerized and cloud-native environments including application deployment, scaling, and operational support
Strong ability to coach developers, helping them improve their skills and grow their careers
Excellent communication skills
Strong leadership qualities
Proven ability to resolve conflict
Good mentor and coach
Solid critical-thinking and decision-making skills

Nice To Haves

Python (automation, scripting, or data-related workloads)
Experience with Agile development and release practices.
ITIL familiarity and experience.

Responsibilities

Contribute to technology strategy and planning; research on emerging technologies in support of systems development efforts; recommend introduction of technologies, new features, or other non-functional requirements for implementation that will increase cost effectiveness and systems flexibility.
Establish and maintain appropriate procedures and processes.
Provide guidance to the team and ensure they adhere to development standards.
Monitor, evaluate, and ensure the completion of tasks and projects.
Create strategic targets for the team and provide mentoring and training.
Identify skills needed for support and development projects and recruit team members.
Recruit, hire and manage full-time developers, contractors, and consultants.
Evaluate performance of staff.
Resource allocation on development projects and support.
Ensures properly quality assurance processes.
Solve complex technical challenges.
Enforces DevOps pipeline for projects.
Weekly 1-1s with developers to provide career guidance.