Manager, DevOps & Cloud Platform

Plano · Hybrid$134k – $220k

About this role

Why Ryan?

  • Hybrid Work Options

  • Award-Winning Culture

  • Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits

  • 14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)

  • Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement

  • Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One

  • 401K with Employer Match

  • Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service

  • Fertility Assistance Program

  • Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service

The Manager, DevOps/Cloud Platform leads a team responsible for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), the Internal Developer Portal (IDP), and cloud infrastructure automation across Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS). This position combines technical expertise with people leadership to advance platform reliability, observability, developer experience, and DevOps maturity across the organization.


Duties and Responsibilities, as They Align to Ryan’s Key Results


Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor DevOps/cloud engineers; manage performance and development plans.

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

  • Oversee CI/CD standardization for Java, .NET, and Node.js workloads.

  • Drive Internal Developer Portal adoption and golden path enablement.

  • Guide Terraform and infrastructure as code standards and guardrails.

  • Embed DevSecOps best practices into pipelines and cloud platforms.

  • Lead proof-of-concept initiatives for new tools and automation improvements.


People

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team.

  • Provide career guidance, performance feedback, and coaching to team members.

  • Promote inclusion, trust, and engagement across distributed teams.


Client

  • Partner with internal engineering teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and secure DevOps platforms.

  • Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders by translating business needs into technical solutions.

  • Ensure responsive, high-quality service and proactive communication with stakeholders.

  • Align platform capabilities with client needs to maximize business impact.


Value

  • Drive automation, operational efficiency, and cloud cost optimization across Azure and AWS.

  • Deliver self-service platform capabilities to accelerate developer productivity.

  • Establish and enforce best practices in CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and observability.

  • Continuously improve service reliability, scalability, and performance while minimizing risk.


Education and Experience

  • Eight or more years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or platform engineering.

  • Two or more years of people leadership experience.

  • Strong experience with CI/CD tools, including Harness, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins.

  • Hands-on AWS and/or Azure expertise from architecture to operations.

  • Extensive Terraform and infrastructure as code experience.

  • Advanced knowledge of public cloud architecture and operations across Azure and AWS.

  • Familiarity with programming languages such as Java, Node.js, Python, and Unix shell.

  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, containers, and service mesh technologies.

  • Strong collaboration, transparency, and stakeholder management skills.


Certificates and Licenses

  • AWS and/or Azure certifications; professional-level certification preferred.


Supervisory Responsibilities

  • Directly supervise a team of DevOps and cloud platform engineers.

  • Manage recruitment, onboarding, training, and performance.

  • Allocate resources effectively across projects and operations.

  • Establish clear goals and accountability for the team.


Compensation Pay Transparency

  • For certain California based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $161,000.00 - $220,440.00

  • For other California based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $147,000.00 - $181,885.00

  • For Colorado based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $141,000.00 - $192,940.00

  • For Illinois based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $147,000.00 - $181,885.00

  • For other Illinois based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $141,000.00 - $192,940.00

  • For Maryland based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $141,000.00 - $192,940.00

  • For Massachusetts based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $147,000.00 - $181,885.00

  • For other Massachusetts based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $141,000.00 - $192,940.00

  • For New Jersey based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $161,000.00 - $220,440.00

  • For New York based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $161,000.00 - $220,440.00

  • For other New York based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $134,000.00 - $183,700.00

  • For Washington based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $147,000.00 - $181,885.00


Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran

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Company at a glance

Ryan, an award-winning global tax services and software provider, is the largest Firm in the world dedicated exclusively to business taxes. With global headquarters in Plano, Texas, the Firm provides an integrated suite of federal, state, local, and international tax services on a multijurisdictional basis, including tax recovery, consulting, advocacy, compliance, and technology services. Empowered by the dynamic myRyan work environment, which is widely recognized as the most innovative in the tax services industry, Ryan’s multidisciplinary team of more than 7,100 professionals and associates serves over 74,000 clients in more than 80 countries, including many of the world’s most prominent Global 5000 companies. More information about Ryan can be found at ryan.com.

Founded1991
Team Size5,001-10,000 employees
WorkspaceHybrid
IndustryFinancial Services
Location
Plano, Texas, United States
Websiteryan.com
LinkedInLinkedIn

Top Benefits

  • Hybrid Work Options
  • Generous Personal Time Off (PTO)
  • 14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents
  • Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement
  • Gym Equipment Reimbursement
  • 401K with Employer Match
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Fertility Assistance Program
  • Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical

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