Sr Manager, DevOps - Engineering Solution

Description

At Gigamon, our purpose is to protect the hybrid networks and data of the largest, most complex organizations on the planet. Certified as a Great Place to Work, we offer a deep observability pipeline that efficiently delivers network-derived intelligence to cloud, security, and observability tools. This helps our customers to eliminate security blind spots, optimize network traffic, and dramatically reduce tool cost and complexity, enabling them to better secure and manage their hybrid cloud infrastructure. Gigamon has served more than 4,000 customers worldwide, including over 80 percent of Fortune 100 enterprises, 9 of the 10 largest mobile network providers, and hundreds of governments and educational organizations.

The DevOps Manager will lead Gigamon's DevOps and build/release engineering team in Chennai, driving automation and operational excellence across multiple products. This role will own CI/CD, build infrastructure, Jenkins pipelines, artifact management, and software release processes. The manager will partner closely with Engineering, QA, Operations, Security, and Platform teams to improve build reliability, engineering productivity, and product and manufacturing workflows. This role will also advance security-focused practices, including SBOM generation, vulnerability scanning, and security operations.

What You'll Do

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing DevOps and build/release engineering team in Chennai.
• Own, optimize, and scale CI/CD, Jenkins, GitLab, Git, Linux, and build and release infrastructure.
• Automate software builds, image creation, artifact publishing, and end-to-end release processes.
• Improve build reliability, performance, scalability, and developer productivity across multiple products.
• Establish and maintain artifact management, SBOM generation, vulnerability scanning, and security operations practices.
• Partner with Engineering, QA, Operations, Security, and Platform teams to automate product and manufacturing workflows.
• Define DevOps best practices, operational processes, service-level metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  
  

What You've Done

• Built 18 or more years of experience in DevOps, build and release engineering, software infrastructure, or a related field.
• Led technical teams or engineering functions for at least three years, with demonstrated experience developing and mentoring talent.
• Developed and managed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, Git, Linux, Python, Shell scripting, and related technologies.
• Designed and operated build systems, artifact repositories, and software release automation.
• Improved the reliability, performance, and efficiency of build and release platforms.
• Implemented or supported artifact management, SBOM generation, vulnerability scanning, and security-focused engineering practices.
• Gained experience with networking, embedded systems, appliances, or cloud products; this experience is a plus.
  
  

Who You Are

• A technically strong and strategic leader who can balance long-term platform improvements with reliable day-to-day execution.
• An effective collaborator who builds strong partnerships across Engineering, QA, Operations, Security, and Platform teams.
• A thoughtful people manager who develops talent, encourages accountability, and fosters a high-performing team environment.
• A structured problem-solver who can identify root causes and deliver practical, scalable solutions.
• A clear communicator who can explain complex technical concepts and align stakeholders around shared objectives.
• A continuous-improvement advocate who promotes automation, operational discipline, and engineering excellence.
  
  

As an equal opportunity employer, all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, and/or local law. For more information, please refer to Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation for all qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at ([phone removed].

If your experience and skills closely match our job description but may not necessarily fulfill all requirements, please still apply. Gigamon is on a continued mission to grow and scale an innovative organization. We believe this is best achieved by hiring, celebrating, and respecting people with diverse backgrounds, skills, perspectives, and experiences.

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We may use automated tools, including AI-based systems, to help screen and evaluate application materials for this role. These tools are designed to assess job-related qualifications only and do not make final hiring decisions; human reviewers remain involved in the process. Further, Gigamon uses Jobvite, developed by Employ, to screen and evaluate all Gigamon applicant resumes. The system analyzes resumes for skills, experience, and qualifications and processes employment history, education, and skills. This AI-based system is used for all Gigamon positions. For questions, contact [email protected]. You have the right to request reasonable accommodation; to do so, please send a message to [email protected].