PortPro

SaaS TMS for drayage container shipments

Director of DevOps

DevOps EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLos Angeles, CA, USANo salary listedRemote

About the Job

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience in DevOps, site reliability engineering, or cloud engineering, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
Proven experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Azure, and Kubernetes.
Expertise in continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines, infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation, and automation.
Strong knowledge of networking, security, and monitoring tools.
Experience with microservices, containers, and distributed systems.
Hands-on experience with GitOps, DevSecOps, and site reliability engineering principles.
Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Follow the company's information security policies and practices and prioritize security in all aspects of the work.

Responsibilities

Define and execute the company's DevOps roadmap in alignment with business and engineering goals.
Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, site reliability engineers, and automation specialists.
Drive a culture of automation, continuous improvement, and collaboration across development and operations teams.
Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
Oversee containerization and orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
Establish infrastructure-as-code best practices using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
Develop and maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines to support rapid, reliable software releases using tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, and ArgoCD.
Drive automation for deployment, monitoring, and self-healing systems.
Implement observability and logging solutions using tools such as ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog.
Integrate DevSecOps principles into the software development lifecycle.
Implement security best practices, including identity and access management policies, vulnerability scanning, and secrets management using Vault or AWS Secrets Manager.
Maintain compliance with industry standards, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR.
Define service-level agreements, service-level objectives, and service-level indicators for system reliability and uptime.
Oversee incident management, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
Optimize performance tuning and capacity planning for cloud infrastructure.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in high-availability, large-scale environments.
Certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Kubernetes Administrator.
Experience in machine learning infrastructure.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of DevOps to lead our DevOps strategy, drive automation, and optimize software delivery pipelines. As the Director of DevOps, you will be responsible for managing cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, site reliability, security, and performance monitoring. You will collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to implement best practices and ensure a seamless, scalable, and resilient DevOps culture.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Leadership: Define and execute the company's DevOps roadmap, ensuring alignment with business and engineering goals. Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, SREs, and automation specialists. Drive a culture of automation, continuous improvement, and collaboration across development and operations teams.
Infrastructure & Cloud Management: Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP).Oversee containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm).Establish infrastructure-as-code (IaC) best practices using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
CI/CD & Automation: Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support rapid, reliable software releases (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD).Drive automation for deployment, monitoring, and self-healing systems. Implement observability and logging solutions (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog).
Security & Compliance: Ensure DevSecOps principles are integrated into the software development lifecycle. Implement security best practices, including IAM policies, vulnerability scanning, and secrets management (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager).Maintain compliance with industry standards (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR etc.).
Performance & Reliability: Define SLAs, SLOs, and SLIs for system reliability and uptime. Oversee incident management, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning. Optimize performance tuning and capacity planning for cloud infrastructure.
At PortPro, protecting our customers’ data and maintaining compliance are core to everything we do. Every team member plays a role in safeguarding information. You’ll be expected to follow our information security policies and practices and to keep security top of mind in all aspects of your work.

Required Qualifications

10+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Engineering, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role.
Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and Kubernetes.
Expertise in CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation), and automation.
Strong knowledge of networking, security, and monitoring tools.
Experience with microservices, containers, and distributed systems.
Hands-on experience with GitOps, DevSecOps, and SRE principles.
Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Hands-on experience
Experience in high-availability, large-scale environments.
Certifications (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Kubernetes Administrator, etc.).
Experience in machine learning infrastructure is a plus.

About the Company

PortPro

SaaS TMS for drayage container shipments

PortPro provides a software-as-a-service transportation management system (TMS) tailored for container drayage carriers. Its flagship product, drayOS, helps carriers manage shipments more efficiently by offering AI-based order entry, real-time container tracking, appointment setting, and customer messaging through a user-friendly web interface. The platform includes a customer portal so shippers can communicate with carriers and receive updates. PortPro monetizes through subscription fees and optional premium services such as enhanced support and training. By focusing on drayage-specific workflows and seamless implementation, PortPro differentiates itself from broader TMS vendors and aims to become the go-to TMS provider for drayage carriers.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Series A
Total funding: $12M
Headquarters: Jersey City, NJ
Founded: 2019

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