Manager, DevOps Engineering at Plexus Worldwide

<div> <div> <div> <div id="message-list"> <div id="message-list"> <div> <div> <div> <div id="message-list_1774285746.300319"> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">The Role</span></strong></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Manager, DevOps Engineering is a hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, building, and operating scalable, cloud-native systems. This role functions as a player-coach, actively contributing to infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and platform reliability while leading a team of engineers. This position is critical to accelerating delivery, improving system resilience, and reducing operational overhead through direct technical execution and leadership.</span><br><br><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Employee Value Proposition</strong></span><br><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;As a pivotal member of a tight-knit, collaborative team, you’ll play a vital role in building and scaling a new, innovative platform. We’re exploring emerging technologies and transitioning toward self-sufficient, agile systems. Your influence will shape the way our developers build, test, and release software.</span></div> <div><br><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Key Performance Objectives</strong></span><br><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;In the first 12–18 months, success will be measured by your ability to:</span></div> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Implement a self-service DevOps platform that allows developers to deploy, test, and monitor applications independently.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Directly contribute to the design and implementation of core infrastructure, including Kubernetes (EKS), CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Deliver measurable improvements in deployment frequency, system uptime, and mean time to recovery (MTTR).</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ensure successful migration and ownership of cloud infrastructure (e.g., EKS) from external vendors to internal teams.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Drive continuous delivery adoption, including infrastructure-as-code, automated release orchestration, and real-time performance feedback loops.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Enhance system observability and resilience by leveraging advanced monitoring tools (e.g., New Relic, Dynatrace) and automated alerting for production systems.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Foster strong cross-functional collaboration with Development, QA, Product, and Security teams to align on delivery goals and operational excellence.</span></li> </ul> <div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Primary Responsibilities &amp; Deliverables</strong></span><br><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 10pt;">DevOps Strategy &amp; Execution</span></span></div> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lead the end-to-end design and continuous improvement of DevOps and SRE practices.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Own CI/CD systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and deployment strategies across environments.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Actively design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure (AWS, EKS, networking, IAM).</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Write and maintain infrastructure as code (Terraform/CloudFormation).</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Troubleshoot complex production issues and performance bottlenecks.</span></li> </ul> <div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Team Leadership &amp; Delivery Management</span></div> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mentor engineers through pairing, code reviews, and hands-on guidance.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Allocate capacity between support, project work, automation initiatives, and incident response.</span></li> </ul> <div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Platform &amp; Infrastructure Ownership</span></div> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Continue current adoption of infrastructure as code (Terraform/CloudFormation) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).</span></li> </ul> <div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Cross-Team Collaboration</span></div> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Act as a key partner for Development, QA, and Security teams to streamline release cycles and eliminate delivery bottlenecks.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Participate in technical architecture reviews and post-mortems to ensure the production readiness of all systems.</span></li> </ul> <div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Success Profile (Qualifications &amp; Experience)</strong></span><br><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Education &amp; Leadership</strong></span></span></div> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5+ years in DevOps or SRE roles, with 3+ years of direct people leadership.</span></li> </ul> <div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Technical Expertise</strong></span></div> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mastery of cloud platforms (preferably AWS) and orchestration (Kubernetes).</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience with infrastructure tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Skilled in CI/CD systems (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI) and monitoring tools (New Relic, Dynatrace).</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strong knowledge of configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, or Chef).</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience with API Gateway platforms (AWS API Gateway, Apigee).</span></li> </ul> <div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Performance &amp; Metrics-Driven</strong></span></div> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Proven ability to use telemetry (logs, traces, metrics) to diagnose and improve system performance.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Deep understanding of modern deployment strategies, including canary, blue/green, and rolling deployments.</span></li> </ul> <div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Work Environment</strong></span></div> <ul> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Willingness to participate in off-hours support rotations, including evenings, weekends, and holidays when needed.</span></li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Committed to continuous improvement, ethical delivery, and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.</span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="message-list_bottomSpacer"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About Plexus</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Founded in gut health. Experts in microbiome. Plexus Worldwide®, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a renowned direct-selling company recognized as a top employer. Over the past 18 years, Plexus has dedicated itself to promoting hope, health, and happiness through its scientifically backed, innovative dietary supplements, weight management products, and personal care products, sold primarily through Plexus Brand Ambassadors. As a six-time Best Places to Work awardee, Blue Zone-approved employer, and an AZ Most Admired Company, Plexus prides itself on its robust organizational culture and commitment to community support and philanthropy. &nbsp;Our team is driven by a shared mission to empower individuals to achieve their health and wellness goals while offering additional income through the sale of products. Join us to be part of a team that values people, innovation, wellness, and community impact.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong>Our Core Values</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We contribute to the overall growth and success of Plexus by embracing the Plexus core values:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We are One Plexus.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We are accountable.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We get the job done right.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We empower others.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Benefits</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Highly rated and competitive medical plans.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">401 (k) with company match and immediate vesting.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">1-on-1, personalized health coaching.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Many other voluntary benefits.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">To learn more about Plexus Worldwide, go to&nbsp;<a href="https://plexusworldwide.com/careers">https://plexusworldwide.com/careers</a>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Thank you for taking the time to apply for an opportunity with our One Plexus team! 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