Knox Systems, Inc.

Director of DevOps

Knox Systems, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: MassachusettsNorth CarolinaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $190,000 - $225,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Define and own Knox’s DevOps and Platform Engineering strategy, roadmap, and operating model.
  • Build, lead, and scale a multi-disciplinary organization of DevOps Managers, Platform Engineers, and SREs.
  • Establish clear ownership models, career paths, performance standards, and succession planning.
  • Champion a DevSecOps culture focused on automation, reliability, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Serve as the executive escalation point for platform reliability, deployment risk, and operational maturity.
  • Set architectural direction for multi-cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
  • Ensure platform designs and automation meet FedRAMP Moderate/High requirements and NIST 800-53 controls.
  • Own the enterprise CI/CD strategy supporting multiple product and engineering teams.
  • Define and track DORA metrics, deployment success rates, and release reliability KPIs.
  • Partner with NOC and Security teams to improve detection, alerting, and incident response.

Requirements

  • 10+ years in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Cloud Infrastructure roles.
  • 5+ years leading senior engineers and/or managers in complex environments.
  • Proven experience operating multi-cloud platforms in regulated industries.
  • Deep expertise in IaC, CI/CD, GitOps, and cloud-native architectures.
  • Strong working knowledge of FedRAMP and NIST 800-53 control implementation.
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, and executive presentation skills.
  • Preferred Certifications: AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional, Azure Solutions Architect, Terraform Professional, CISSP, or ITIL v4
Benefits
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life & Disability
  • Unlimited PEO
  • Employee funded 401k plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
DevOpsPlatform EngineeringInfrastructure as CodeCI/CDGitOpscloud-native architecturesDORA metricsdeployment success ratesrelease reliability KPIsautomation
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationexecutive presentationaccountabilitycontinuous improvement
Certifications
AWS DevOps Engineer – ProfessionalAzure Solutions ArchitectTerraform ProfessionalCISSPITIL v4