Senior DevOps Manager

Overview & Responsibilities At Republic Finance, we are building a leading consumer lending company. In business for more than 70 years, we are proud to be a trusted lender in over 250 communities across the Central and Southeastern United States! We specialize in providing flexible lending solutions and incomparable customer service. Driven by our shared mission to pursue excellence for our team, our customers, and our performance, Republic Finance is continuously improving our online customer offerings in tandem with opening more branches in new states each year. We also regularly promote from within and enjoy giving back to the communities we serve. In a nutshell, our company culture is about helping customers, investing in our employee's future, and ensuring that our overall performance makes an impact on our community. We are pursuing a significant growth goal, and the cornerstone of reaching this goal is evolving to a digital-first organization and supporting the vision with technologies that accelerate a shift towards aggressive growth. Republic Finance is engaging in a multi-phase digital transformation that will evolve our customer engagement platform and allow us to support our goal of creating a digital-first customer experience. We are seeking a Sr DevOps Manager to oversee software release management and lead our DevOps team. Job responsibilities are as follows: Manages the software packages and deployments for consumption with a proactive approach limiting incidents or problems which have been identified affecting production Manage all content going live/ production environment Stay current on advancements in infrastructure landscape and influence adoption across enterprise Serves as a gatekeeper between various IT departments to provide handoff from Engineering to Production Be part of a team of collaborators focusing on internal and external client satisfaction, efficiency and flawless execution Provide clear verbal and written communication across various cross-functional teams Gather, challenge, clarify and document technical requirements coming from technology leadership Establishes routine maintenance protocols and ensures high-level, audit-ready compliance Ensures consistent releases and rollbacks as appropriate, with minimal downtime Identify high-impact opportunities for automation and then lead those efforts Work closely with the rest of IT to maintain business continuity and disaster recovery readiness Identify critical key performance indicators and places a heavy emphasis on associated monitoring and response protocols Establish, evolve, and maintain procedural and operational standards for the department Engineer, implement, monitor, and maintain highly-available, scalable solutions Develop scripts to automate DevOps functions, source code checking with continuous integration, automated test tool configuration, application topology configuration, automated deployment and proactive environment monitoring & management Requirements 5+ years of combined experience in development, application, or technology support roles in the financial sector 5+ years engineering and supporting automated software delivery systems 3+ years management experience with ability to lead hands on when vital Fluent in a modern programming language (.NET/Core preferred) Proficient in scripting languages (PowerShell preferred) Understands and promotes the concepts and principals behind ALM and SDLC Thrive in a fast paced environment, and see yourself as a partner with the business with the shared goal of moving the business forward with efficiency Observe, analyze and optimize and mentor team Previous experience with Azure DevOps Knowledge of Kubernetes & Docker Continuous Integration/Delivery knowledge Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Solid IT infrastructure fundamentals, both physical and virtual, and how that interacts with and affects DevOps Able to articulate the rationale, methodologies, and value of DevOps to senior leadership Remain aware of our security posture and maintain high-level compliance with established protocols and controls BONUS: Financial regulatory compliance experience Experience with offshore development dynamics Familiarity with SQL from a functional and operational perspective Benefits We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including: • Health/Dental/Vision • Paid Time Off (PTO) • 401 (K) and employer match • Company provided Life Insurance & Long Term Disability Additional benefits with Republic include: • Employee of the Month Program • Philanthropic support for charities such as Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the American Cancer Society • Professional offices with a friendly team environment Republic Finance, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age disability or veteran status in employment opportunities and benefits. Republic Finance, LLC maintains a Drug-Free Workplace.