Engineering Manager - I , DevSecOps & Infrastructure

Introduction:

Are you searching for an opportunity to play a key role in driving the dramatic growth of a highly successful software company? 

At Poppulo, we’re working on what’s next in communications and workplace technology. As a pioneer in this industry, we understand that meaningfully reaching every employee is hard. And so is managing office space in a hybrid world. And so is improving the customer and guest experience. We exist to make each of these things easier. We exist to bring harmony to our customers. 

And we do that at enterprise scale. Our omnichannel employee communications, customer communications, and workplace experience platform is trusted by over 6,000 organizations today, reaching more than 35M employees and delivering content to 500,000+ digital signs.

We know there’s no such thing as a “perfect" candidate - we’re all a work in progress and are growing new skills and capabilities all the time. We encourage you to apply for a position with Poppulo even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We believe in fostering an environment where there is a diversity of perspectives, in hopes that we can all thrive. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Manage a team of engineers with various responsibilities across DevOps, DecSecOps, DBA 

• Collaborating with leadership and stakeholders to understand product priorities 

• Ensuring the highest quality standards are maintained by promoting a quality and testability focused culture.  

• Working with Leadership or Principal and Senior Engineers to manage and prioritize tasks to reduce technical debt throughout project phases 

• Facilitating daily stand-ups/planning, ensuring bottlenecks are resolved and goals are efficiently met.  

• Collaborating with the team, management, and other teams to develop a culture of continuous improvement (process and technical).  

• Set and evaluate goals, conduct performance reviews, conduct regular 1-1 reviews, etc. and well as identifying skill gaps and training needs  

• Implement and maintain DevSecOps best practices, including security automation and compliance. 

• Manage and optimize databases, ensuring high availability, performance, and disaster recovery readiness. 

• Drive incident response, monitoring, and observability initiatives. 

• Ability to work effectively in a remote and global team environment. 

 Must-Haves: 

• 8+ years DevOps, SysAdmin, Infrastructure, DevSecOps, or similar experience.  

• 2+ years of managing team of at least 6 engineers working on various functions in the Infra/DevOps space 

• Experience finding and developing great talent 

• Experience working with Scrum in prioritizing and delivering roadmap items  

• Experience managing sprint deliverables using JIRA or similar tools 

• Experience managing a BAU or support function  

• Experience with CI/CD - Experience in GitLab preferred. 

• Experience with AWS Services  

• Experience with Databases (managing Database projects) 

Nice to haves: 

• Experience with Shift left for testing and security 

• Experience with observability  
• Experience with security best practices and compliance standards (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2), processes and audits. 

Behavioural competencies: 

• High level of ownership
• We value team-oriented and collaborative engineering culture.
• Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively
• Very strong communication skills 

Who We Are

We are a values-driven organization that encourages our employees to bring their authentic selves to work every day and empowers everyone to make a tangible impact on our products, clients, and culture. We offer a dynamic environment with driven, fun, and flexible individuals who thrive on challenge and responsibility. This is an opportunity to contribute to our culture and join a company that’s on the move.

We live the Poppulo values each day, as they are key to everything we do.

• Bring Your Best Self
  We show up authentically, are self-aware and always strive to be better.
• See it. Own it. Solve it.
  We proactively innovate and solve for our customers and each other. We set an example with high standards for our work. We foster a culture of learning, acknowledging our successes and our failures.
• Together We’re Better
  We value and celebrate our diversity. We learn from others, respecting their expertise, and focus on building trust. That's what makes us a team.

Named a Great Place to Work in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, we are a fast-growing global technology company, with offices in Ireland, the US, and the UK.

Poppulo is an equal opportunity employer.

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