SMS DevOps Manager

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Overview

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Manager to lead the design, delivery, and operation of a secure, sovereign cloud environment. This role is responsible for building and governing Terraform-driven Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using cloud-native services and open-source technologies, ensuring strong isolation, compliance, and security boundaries suitable for use by sovereign entities and regulated customers.

The ideal candidate blends hands-on technical depth with people leadership, understands secure-by-design cloud architectures, and can translate sovereignty, compliance, and risk requirements into scalable, automated platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Platform & Architecture

• Own the end-to-end cloud platform supporting sovereign and regulated workloads across multiple hyperscaler (AWS, Azure, GCP, or sovereign variants) focused centers of excellence.
• Design and enforce secure information boundaries, including:
• Network segmentation and isolation
• Identity, access, and privilege separation
• Data residency and encryption controls
• Partner with Security, Architecture, and Compliance teams to ensure platforms meet sovereignty, regulatory, and contractual requirements

Infrastructure as Code & Automation

• Lead development and governance of Terraform-based IaC frameworks
• Establish reusable modules, standards, and pipelines for:
• Cloud-native services (compute, storage, networking, identity)
• Security controls embedded into infrastructure
• Drive automation for provisioning, configuration, drift detection, and lifecycle management

DevOps & Platform Operations

• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines supporting infrastructure and application delivery
• Ensure high availability, resilience, and performance of the cloud platform

Security & Compliance

• Implement security-by-default practices across all environments
• Ensure alignment with frameworks such as:
• Zero Trust principles
• NIST, ISO, SOC, or equivalent regulatory standards
• Support audits and assessments by providing traceable, code-based controls and evidence

Open-Source & Cloud-Native Technologies

• Leverage and govern open-source tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Helm, Argo, Vault, Open Policy Agent)
• Balance innovation with stability, ensuring secure and supported implementations
• Evaluate emerging technologies to improve security, efficiency, and automation

People Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of DevOps and Platform Engineers
• Foster a culture of automation, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Set clear priorities, roadmaps, and success metrics for the team

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Platform Engineering
• 4+ years of experience leading or managing technical teams
• Deep hands-on experience with Terraform in production environments
• Strong experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Proven experience designing secure, isolated, multi-tenant cloud environments
• Strong understanding of cloud security fundamentals:
• IAM, encryption, network security, secrets management
• Experience with CI/CD systems and automation tooling

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting sovereign, government, or highly regulated environments
• Kubernetes platform experience in security-sensitive contexts
• Familiarity with policy-as-code and compliance-as-code approaches
• Cloud security or DevOps certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, CKA, Terraform Associate)
• Experience collaborating with GRC, legal, and compliance stakeholders

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SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

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Requisition ID: 446707 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Management | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid