Job Details

Role Overview
This role is responsible for driving the strategic direction and operational excellence of the Software Defined Factory (SDF) initiative. The successful candidate will focus on streamlining AWS and PTC-based infrastructure, leading enterprise-level edge and DevOps transformations, and improving the DevOps pipeline through automation and continuous optimization.

What to Expect

• Define and execute a transformation roadmap for Edge and Cloud infrastructure.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams and monitor project performance, risks, and milestones.

• Drive adoption of Agile, Scrum, or hybrid methodologies as appropriate for project execution.

• Build strong working relationships with Software Architects, Technical Leads, Product Owners, Product Managers, and UX Designers.

• Lead medium-scale infrastructure migrations, ensuring minimal disruption while optimizing for performance, security, and cost.

• Define and refine DevOps best practices, tools, and frameworks to improve development velocity and reliability.

• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines and automation strategies across the development lifecycle.

• Continuously optimize cloud and edge infrastructure performance and cost-efficiency.

• Manage vendor relationships, negotiate service agreements, and ensure optimal usage of cloud and DevOps tooling.

• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies to enhance developer productivity and operational resilience.

• Establish standards and enforce best practices for infrastructure, deployment, and operations within the IoT Platform.

• Provide leadership in enterprise-scale Edge computing and DevOps transformation initiatives.

• Coach, mentor, and develop engineering team members, supporting career progression and technical growth.

• Provide clear performance feedback and facilitate regular communication with team members.

• Foster a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and collaboration.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.

• Over 10 years of experience in IT infrastructure, cloud, and DevOps—preferably within manufacturing or plant environments.

• Practical experience with PTC Kepware and ThingWorx, including integration with GitLab/GitHub CI/CD pipelines and global release management.

• Hands-on expertise with platforms and tools including:

  • OpenStack VM, VMware, Red Hat OSV, CAAS (Container-as-a-Service) infrastructure

  • Infrastructure automation: Terraform, Ansible, Helm, etc.

  • Container orchestration and cloud-native platforms: Kubernetes, OpenShift

• Experience designing and managing CAAS solutions that support container-based application scaling and deployment.

• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS) and hybrid/multi-cloud strategies.

• Deep expertise in CI/CD toolchains and DevOps methodologies.

• Solid understanding of database high availability and migration strategies (e.g., PostgreSQL, InfluxDB), including legacy modernization to cloud-native stacks.

• Proven ability to lead large-scale transformation projects in complex enterprise environments.

• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Interested candidates, who wish to apply for the advertised position, please apply now for the below role
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