Manager, DevOps

LendingPoint™•Kennesaw, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for leading the design, implementation, and operation of the organization's cloud infrastructure, platform services, and DevOps practices. This role oversees infrastructure reliability, security, automation, and cloud cost optimization while supporting the delivery of scalable, secure, and highly available technology solutions. The Manager, DevOps, leads and develops a team of DevOps engineers and partners closely with Engineering, Security, and Product teams to support business and technology objectives.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or infrastructure roles
2+ years in a leadership or management capacity with direct reports
Proven hands-on experience — this role requires someone who still codes and builds, not just manages
Deep expertise with Kubernetes (K8s) including cluster management, RBAC, & autoscaling
Strong experience with AWS (EKS, EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, VPC, Route 53, etc.)
Solid experience with GCP (GKE, Cloud Run, BigQuery, Cloud Networking, IAM)
Hands-on experience managing Apache Kafka clusters and streaming infrastructure
Strong networking fundamentals — TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, load balancing, VPN, VPC peering, and service mesh
Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, or CloudFormation
Demonstrated success in cloud cost optimization with measurable results
Scripting and automation skills in Python, Bash, or Go
Strong understanding of security best practices in cloud-native environments

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of FinOps practices and frameworks. (We currently use DoIt for Finops)
Knowledge of observability tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus)
Experience with GitLab features including security dashboards and CI/CD configurations.
Prior experience migrating from Atlassian tooling (Bitbucket, Bamboo) to GitLab in an enterprise environment
Familiarity with loan origination systems (LOS)
Experience working with loan servicing platforms (e.g., Loanpro)
Understanding of end-to-end lending workflows including application intake, underwriting, decisioning, funding, and post-close processes
Knowledge of consumer lending products such as personal loans, auto loans, mortgages, or lines of credit
Awareness of regulatory and compliance requirements in lending (e.g., TILA, RESPA, ECOA, HMDA)
Experience integrating with credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion) or third-party data providers for identity verification and risk decisioning

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of DevOps/platform engineers
Define and drive the infrastructure roadmap aligned with product and engineering goals
Establish and enforce DevOps best practices, standards, and operational runbooks
Partner closely with software engineering, security, and product teams
Architect, deploy, and manage Kubernetes (K8s) clusters across AWS (kOps, EKS) and GCP (GKE)
Manage and optimize Apache Kafka infrastructure for event-driven and streaming workloads
Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Helm, or similar tools
Actively contribute to infrastructure code, configurations, and automation — not just reviews
Design and manage cloud networking including VPCs, subnets, peering, Transit Gateway, etc
Configure and maintain load balancers, API gateways, DNS, and TLS/SSL certificate management
Implement zero-trust networking principles and enforce least-privilege access controls
Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with fintech regulatory requirements (SOC 2, PCI-DSS, etc.)
Manage firewalls, WAFs, and network security groups across cloud environments
Own cloud cost visibility, budgeting, and optimization across AWS and GCP
Identify and eliminate wasteful spend through rightsizing, reserved instances, and autoscaling strategies