VP, Infrastructure and DevOps

HealthEdge - Honolulu, HI

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Honolulu, HI

About the position

As the VP of Infrastructure and DevOps at HealthEdge Software Inc, you will lead the design, development, and management of the infrastructure and DevOps platform that supports the company's SaaS solutions. This role is critical for ensuring system scalability, reliability, security, and continuous delivery while collaborating with product, engineering, and operations teams. You will drive automation, foster a DevOps culture, and optimize infrastructure to support the company's growth.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the architecture, deployment, and maintenance of cloud and on-premises infrastructure to ensure high availability, scalability, and security.
• Lead the development and implementation of the company's DevOps strategy, including CI/CD pipelines, automation, configuration management, and infrastructure as code (IaC) practices.
• Ensure the platform complies with healthcare regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA, SOC2) and adheres to industry best practices in security, monitoring, and disaster recovery.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including software engineering, product management, and IT, to align infrastructure and DevOps practices with business objectives.
• Manage, mentor, and grow a team of infrastructure engineers and DevOps professionals, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Monitor and optimize cloud spending, ensuring infrastructure efficiency and cost-effectiveness without sacrificing performance.
• Implement robust monitoring and alerting systems to proactively detect and resolve performance issues, ensuring uptime and reliability of critical applications.
• Lead efforts in automating workflows and processes for deployment, testing, scaling, and monitoring, using modern tools and technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, etc.
• Oversee incident response processes and post-mortems to prevent recurrence and improve system reliability.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest in cloud infrastructure and DevOps technologies and introduce innovative solutions to improve operational efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of experience in infrastructure and DevOps roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity.
• Proven experience managing cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and container orchestration systems (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab), IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation), and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet).
• Previous experience in a healthcare SaaS or other regulated industry is highly desirable, with a strong understanding of HIPAA and other relevant regulations.
• Proficient in cloud architecture, networking, security best practices, and microservices architecture.
• Familiar with infrastructure monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) and logging systems (e.g., ELK, Splunk).
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional DevOps Engineer, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator are a plus.