The Director of DevOps leads Origami Risk's DevOps and Cloud Operations strategy, driving the reliability, scalability, and security of our SaaS platform. This leader builds and develops a high-performing team, modernizes the software delivery lifecycle, and champions AI-powered tooling to accelerate engineering velocity across networking, infrastructure security, and platform operations.

• DevOps Strategy and Execution:
• • Defines and implements an enterprise-wide DevOps strategy aligned with business objectives and technology roadmap, specifically focusing on Microsoft applications on AWS with containers and EKS.
  • Drives the adoption of DevOps principles and practices (CI/CD, Infrastructure as code, continuous monitoring, etc.) across the platform.
  • Establishes and maintains high standards for security, compliance, and governance within the DevOps environment.
  • Stays up to date on the latest trends and best practices in DevOps, cloud technologies, containerization, and Microsoft application development.
  • Champions the adoption of AI-powered developer and operations tools (e.g., AI coding assistants, AIOps, intelligent observability) to automate routine work and accelerate engineering velocity across the platform.
• Team Leadership and Management:
• • Builds and leads a high-performing DevOps team with expertise in Microsoft technologies, AWS cloud infrastructure, containers, and EKS services.
  • Contributes to the development of the budget and monitors expenses.
  • Fosters a collaborative, inclusive, and high-growth environment within the team.
  • Develops and mentors team members, providing opportunities for professional growth and skill development.
  • Defines clear performance goals, provide regular feedback, and conduct performance reviews for team members.
  • Completes team member performance evaluations and manages the performance review and compensation process for their team members.
  • Cultivates an AI-forward team culture by promoting responsible use of AI tools, sharing best practices, and upskilling team members to amplify productivity and reduce toil.
• Technical Expertise:
• • Possesses in-depth understanding of cloud based hosted applications, deployment, and management tools (e.g., Cursor, VS Code, Visual Studio, Azure DevOps, .NET, SQL Server).
  • Designs, implements, and manages CI/CD pipelines for .NET applications running on AWS, utilizing containers and EKS services.
  • Utilizes expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure services (e.g., EC2, S3, VPC, CloudFormation, EKS) and best practices for deploying and managing containerized Microsoft applications.
  • Possesses a strong understanding of SQL and unstructured databases (e.g., NoSQL) and their integration within the DevOps pipeline.
  • Applies knowledge of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and experience with EKS management.
  • Possesses a strong understanding of security principles and best practices for securing applications, infrastructure, and databases in the cloud.
  • Evaluates, integrates, and operationalizes AI-driven capabilities across CI/CD, infrastructure automation, incident response, and security workflows to improve speed, quality, and reliability.
• Cloud Operations:
• • Oversees day-to-day cloud operations across AWS environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and cost efficiency of the SaaS platform.
  • Establishes and enforces operational standards for monitoring, alerting, incident response, and on-call rotations to meet defined SLAs and SLOs.
  • Drives capacity planning, resource optimization, and FinOps practices to manage cloud spend while supporting business growth.
  • Leads root cause analysis and post-incident reviews, implementing corrective actions and continuous improvements to operational reliability.
  • Partners with Engineering and Support teams to streamline release management, change management, and production readiness processes.
• Networking:
• • Designs, implements, and maintains scalable, secure, and resilient cloud network architectures, including VPCs, subnets, transit gateways, peering, and hybrid connectivity.
  • Oversees configuration and management of load balancers, DNS, CDN, VPN, and direct-connect solutions to support multi-region SaaS workloads.
  • Defines network segmentation, routing, and traffic management strategies to optimize performance and minimize attack surface.
  • Ensures network observability through comprehensive logging, flow monitoring, and performance analytics to rapidly detect and remediate issues.
  • Collaborates with Security and Engineering teams to align network design with zero-trust principles and compliance requirements.
• Infrastructure Security:
• • Embeds security into all layers of the infrastructure, including compute, containers (EKS), networking, storage, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Implements and maintains identity and access management (IAM), secrets management, key management, and least-privilege access controls across cloud environments.
  • Establishes vulnerability management, patching, and hardening programs for cloud infrastructure, container images, and underlying operating systems.
  • Ensures infrastructure controls align with NIST 800-53, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, and other applicable regulatory frameworks, and supports related audits.
  • Partners with the Security team to define and operationalize threat detection, incident response, and disaster recovery capabilities for the platform.
• Collaboration and Communication:
• • Partners effectively with Development, Security, and other Engineering teams to ensure seamless collaboration and efficient delivery.
  • Communicates complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Advocates for DevOps within the organization, influencing stakeholders and driving adoption of DevOps practices.

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps management, with a strong focus on multi-tenant platform running on AWS infrastructure.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; MBA preferred.
• Proven track record of leading and building high-performing DevOps teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and monitoring tools for hosted applications on AWS, utilizing containers and EKS services.
• Ability to liaise with our Engineering team and lead our release management practices.
• Experience with SQL and unstructured databases and their integration within DevOps workflows.
• Strong understanding of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and hands-on experience with EKS management.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
• Ability to think strategically and translate vision into actionable plans.
• Passion for DevOps, continuous improvement, and SaaS native technologies.

• Medical and Dental coverage available for employees, dependents, domestic partners, and spouses
• Paid Time Off – Flexible options plus 10 paid company holidays where available**
• All full-time positions are hybrid, with many eligible to be completely remote
• Fully Paid by Origami Risk – Vision insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance, and Basic Life Insurance
• Generous family leave options—including adoption and foster care placements
• Pre-Tax Savings Accounts – Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Commuter Benefits, Dependent Care Savings Account
• Retirement Savings – 401(k) with company match up to 4%
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Confidential & Free support offered to colleagues facing personal or work-related complications
• Education Assistance Program – to help colleagues pursue industry/role-specific certifications
• Wellness Benefits – reimbursement program to invest in healthy habits as well as support better colleague productivity and stress management
• Additional coverages available – Pet Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, and Voluntary Life & AD&D coverage