Digital Platform Azure DevOps Lead

The Digital Platforms DevOps Lead will spearhead the DevOps function within the digital platforms team focusing on implementing managing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines cloud infrastructure and process automation. This role will closely collaborate with the product delivery team architects integration team support team and other internal groups such as the Mars DevOps Center of Excellence and the Mars Cloud team. The team also partners extensively with external stakeholders to secure the necessary functional or technical support.

This position is critical to the Global Petcare Digital Growth organization ensuring the seamless deployment scaling and operation of digital platforms. The DevOps Leads efforts will enable faster more reliable software delivery and enhance the overall user experience.

What are we looking for

Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering Digital or a related field. A masters degree is a plus.

At least 8 years of experience as a DevOps Engineer Site Reliability Engineer or equivalent Proven experience with Microsoft Azure (preferred) or Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Proven experience with production Kubernetes clusters as well as with scripting languages such as Bash or Python

Advanced proficiency working with CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions GitLab CI/CD Jenkins Azure DevOps Pipeline

Experience managing complex technical projects on an international level

Previous experience as a lead of technical teams with external and internal actors

Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken)

Understanding of Digital environment with Agile methodologies and User centric methodologies Strong understanding of Digital architectures security and standards.

Excellent organizational and project management skills.

Strong analytical and problemsolving abilities.

Effective communication and collaboration skills.

Certifications such as Certified Information Systems or equivalent are preferred.

What will be your key responsibilities

• Leadership and Strategy: Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers fostering a collaborative and highperformance culture. Define DevOps strategy standards and best practices aligned with the organizations goals.
• CI/CD Pipeline Management: Design implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the software development and deployment process. Ensure the pipelines are efficient scalable and secure.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Implement and manage infrastructure using IaC tools such as Terraform CloudFormation or ARM templates. Ensure all infrastructure changes are versioncontrolled and auditable.
• Cloud Management: Oversee the architecture deployment and maintenance of cloud environments (AWS Azure GCP). Optimize cloud resource usage ensuring scalability availability and costefficiency.
• Monitoring and Incident Management: Develop and implement monitoring solutions to ensure the health and performance of digital platforms. Manage incident response processes including root cause analysis and preventive measures. Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues ensuring the reliability and performance of our systems.
• Security and Compliance: Implement DevSecOps practices ensuring security is integrated into all stages of the development lifecycle. Maintain compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
• Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with development QA and product teams to ensure smooth operations and alignment of DevOps practices with project requirements. Act as a bridge between engineering and operations teams.
• Automation: Drive automation efforts to enhance efficiency across development and operations workflows and to reduce manual errors.
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously evaluate and improve the infrastructure and deployment processes to ensure optimal performance security and scalability. Optimize infrastructure costs through analysis and implementation of costsaving measures.

What can you expect from Mars
Work with over 140000 likeminded and talented Associates all guided by The Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company where were striving to build the world we want tomorrow today.
Bestinclass learning and development support from day one including access to our inhouse Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package including company bonus.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.