As the DevOps Team Manager/Scrum Master, you will leverage your technical expertise and Agile leadership skills to optimize DevOps practices at LegalMatch. You will oversee the DevOps team, ensuring seamless technical operations, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture, and driving continuous improvement in deployment and monitoring processes. This role bridges technical strategy and team leadership while promoting Agile methodologies to deliver business value effectively.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership
• Develop and implement a scalable, efficient, and secure DevOps strategy to ensure business continuity.
• Manage and prioritize the DevOps product backlog, emphasizing business value and technical feasibility.
• Ensure high availability, security, and performance of LegalMatch systems and applications.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and improvement of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and monitoring systems.
• Integrate Agile workflows into DevOps practices to enhance delivery speed and team performance.

Team Cultivation

• Lead, mentor, and manage the DevOps team, fostering a proactive, results-driven, and continuously improving culture.
• Set team objectives, monitor performance metrics, and conduct regular reviews.
• Identify skill gaps and facilitate training programs to support team member development.
• Establish and manage individual goals for team members, ensuring alignment with team strategy.

Scrum Master Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Serve as a servant leader, removing impediments and empowering the team to meet sprint objectives.
• Promote collaboration and effective communication within the team and across departments.
• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, ensuring alignment on DevOps priorities and progress.
• Communicate updates on progress, risks, and outcomes effectively to leadership and stakeholders.

Continuous Improvement

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify gaps, areas for improvement, and opportunities to enhance DevOps practices.
• Develop and enforce best practices across the DevOps ecosystem to ensure continuous optimization.

*Note: This JD is a living document and may be updated from time to time to reflect evolving business needs

Requirements

• At least 5 years as a DevOps Team Manager (or in a similar role)
• Lives and breathes the principles of servant leadership
• Working knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum or Kanban
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Agile Scrum Master Certification (we strongly prefer this)