Frontline Education
Manager, DevOps Engineering
🇺🇸 Remote - US
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Software Engineering
🗓️ November 9th, 2025
CI/CD
Kubernetes
Terraform
Edtech.com's Summary
Frontline Education is hiring a Manager, DevOps Engineering. This role leads the DevOps team to advance software delivery through managing source control, CI/CD, automation, and release processes while collaborating with cross-functional leaders to create scalable and secure platforms that improve developer productivity and deployment reliability.
Highlights
- Lead DevOps team responsible for CI/CD, environment automation, and release enablement.
- Manage scalable systems incorporating security practices, progressive delivery, and policy-as-code.
- Oversee a team of 10-25 engineers and manage vendor relationships and budgets.
- Work cross-functionally with Engineering, SRE, and Data teams to align platform objectives.
- Implement GitOps, Kubernetes, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CDK), and secrets management.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field required with 8-12+ years of DevOps experience and 2-4+ years in leadership roles.
- Preferred experience with developer portals (e.g., Backstage) and AWS cloud and FinOps practices.
- Drive adoption of platform standards, developer self-service tools, and continuous improvement metrics (e.g., DORA).
- Compensation is competitive with bonus eligibility, 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, and comprehensive benefits.
- Supports ongoing learning including AI skill development and offers flexible time off and wellness programs.
Manager, DevOps Engineering Full Description
Manager, DevOps Engineering
Location: United States
Description
Manager, DevOps Engineering
Location: Remote
How You’ll Contribute to Our Mission
As a Manager, DevOps, you’ll lead the team that powers software delivery across Frontline Education — shaping how source control, CI/CD, environment automation, and release enablement come together to accelerate innovation and reliability.
You’ll work closely with leaders across Engineering, SRE, and Data to create scalable, secure, and efficient platforms that enable developers to deliver exceptional products to the educators we serve. Your work will directly enhance developer productivity, deployment safety, and cost efficiency — helping us deliver trusted technology that empowers schools and the people behind them.
How You’ll Drive Success
- Own and deliver the DevOps and Platform roadmap aligned with Product, SRE, and Data platform objectives.
- Build and operate scalable CI/CD systems and environment automation, defining golden paths and policy-as-code.
- Enable progressive delivery practices and automated change controls while ensuring safe, reliable rollouts.
- Integrate security-by-default practices throughout pipelines — including scanning, SBOM, signing, and secrets management.
- Champion developer self-service through portals, templates, and ephemeral environments to reduce lead time and operational toil.
- Partner with SRE leadership to incorporate incident learnings and strengthen release and rollback processes.
- Collaborate with Data Engineering to standardize CI/CD and governance for data and ML pipelines.
- Partner with Engineering leaders to drive adoption of platform standards and developer best practices.
- Manage a team of 10–25 engineers and leaders; oversee vendor relationships, operating budgets, and tooling optimization.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning, automation-first thinking, and operational excellence.
- Publish and improve delivery KPIs such as DORA metrics, pipeline reliability, rollout health, and adoption.
What You Bring to Help Us Grow
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
- 8–12+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or related fields, with 2–4+ years leading teams or managers.
- Deep expertise in Git-based workflows, CI/CD at scale, Kubernetes, containers, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CDK), and artifact and secrets management.
- Proven success implementing GitOps and policy-as-code approaches, integrating security controls into build pipelines.
- Strong cross-functional leadership and clear, executive-ready communication skills.
- Experience with developer portals or golden path frameworks (e.g., Backstage) is preferred.
- Familiarity with AWS cloud enablement, platform standardization, and FinOps practices a plus.
What You’ll Need to Thrive
- Adaptive Leader: Balances strategic vision with hands-on guidance, empowering teams to innovate responsibly.
- Collaborative Partner: Builds strong cross-functional relationships grounded in trust and shared purpose.
- Automation Advocate: Sees opportunity in simplification and uses technology to create scalable solutions.
- Curious Learner: Continuously explores new tools, frameworks, and AI-driven methods to enhance developer experience.
- Human-Centered Thinker: Keeps people and outcomes in focus while driving automation and efficiency.
Our Mission, Our People, Our Purpose
At Frontline Education, we’re reimagining what’s possible by becoming an AI-first organization, transforming how we think, work, and serve the educators who shape our schools every day. By using AI in thoughtful, practical ways, we’re creating tools that help educators save time, gain insights, and focus more on what matters most — their students.
As part of our team, you’ll be expected and empowered to build and apply AI skillsets that grow with you, because at Frontline Education, technology amplifies what matters most: the human drive to learn, improve, and make a difference.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range is competitive and commensurate with experience, skills, and internal equity. Includes eligibility for performance bonus, 401(k) match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
How We Support Growth, Balance, and Well-Being
• Personalized Time Off: Take time when it’s needed most — whether that’s a family vacation, a reset day, or simply time to rest and refocus.
• Paid Sick Time: Separate, dedicated sick leave to care for yourself or loved ones.
• Volunteer Time Off: Paid time to give back and support causes that matter to you.
• Ten Paid Holidays: Enjoy meaningful moments and traditions throughout the year.
• Our Philosophy: We believe time away from work helps you bring your best self to it.
• Personalized Time Off: Take time when it’s needed most — whether that’s a family vacation, a reset day, or simply time to rest and refocus.
• Paid Sick Time: Separate, dedicated sick leave to care for yourself or loved ones.
• Volunteer Time Off: Paid time to give back and support causes that matter to you.
• Ten Paid Holidays: Enjoy meaningful moments and traditions throughout the year.
• Our Philosophy: We believe time away from work helps you bring your best self to it.
Continuous Learning and Growth
• World-Class Learning Access: Explore thousands of on-demand courses through platforms like LinkedIn Learning.
• Leadership & Technical Skill Building: Develop new capabilities and chart your own professional path.
• AI Empowerment: Use OpenAI tools to build fluency with emerging technology and harness AI as a creative partner for innovation and problem-solving.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Invest in formal education to advance your skills and career.
• Ongoing Learning Culture: Participate in company-led webinars on AI, inclusion, and industry trends — designed to inspire curiosity and continuous improvement.
• World-Class Learning Access: Explore thousands of on-demand courses through platforms like LinkedIn Learning.
• Leadership & Technical Skill Building: Develop new capabilities and chart your own professional path.
• AI Empowerment: Use OpenAI tools to build fluency with emerging technology and harness AI as a creative partner for innovation and problem-solving.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Invest in formal education to advance your skills and career.
• Ongoing Learning Culture: Participate in company-led webinars on AI, inclusion, and industry trends — designed to inspire curiosity and continuous improvement.
Health, Happiness, and Purpose
• Wellness Initiatives: Company-sponsored programs that support physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Confidential support for you and your family’s needs.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Health and financial benefits that support your happiness and future.
• A Culture That Cares: At Frontline Education, we want every team member to learn, grow, and thrive — personally, professionally, and purposefully.
• Wellness Initiatives: Company-sponsored programs that support physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Confidential support for you and your family’s needs.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Health and financial benefits that support your happiness and future.
• A Culture That Cares: At Frontline Education, we want every team member to learn, grow, and thrive — personally, professionally, and purposefully.
Inclusion, Belonging & Equal Opportunity
Frontline Education is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We aspire to have an inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join our team.
Interview Process & Data Privacy
As part of our interview process, Frontline uses video conferencing tools that include photo capture and may include automated transcription features. A screenshot or photo will be taken at the start of the interview for internal identification and record-keeping purposes only, and transcription may be used to support notetaking and evaluation consistency. These materials are used solely by our recruiting and hiring teams, stored securely, and not shared outside the hiring process. Candidates may opt out of the transcription at any time by notifying their recruiter in advance. Frontline processes this information in accordance with applicable data privacy laws and only for legitimate business purposes related to recruitment and hiring.
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