Interim Director of DevSecOps - Remote

Overview

This is a 6 month fixed term, Canada based remote role.

In Short

• Lead and manage DevOps, Security, and IT teams to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable systems.
• Define, delegate, and track project-level work, ensuring visibility to business stakeholders.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define clear requirements, manage budgets, and deliver against timelines.
• Drive automation, CI/CD pipeline improvements, infrastructure scalability, and cost optimization.
• Oversee database management, system performance, uptime, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Establish and track KPIs and OKRs, and produce engineering insights and reports to guide decisions.
• Provide mentorship, recognition, and accountability to build a motivated, high-performing team.
• Communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Be hands-on when appropriate, contributing technical expertise in critical situations.
• Build and manage vendor relationships, ensuring alignment with business and technical needs.

Requirements

• 8+ years of DevOps experience as an individual contributor, with progression to Senior/Staff level.
• 5+ years in management, leading and scaling DevOps and/or SRE teams.
• Proven track record in high-growth, fast-paced tech environments.
• Deep expertise in DevOps and SRE best practices, including uptime ownership.
• Strong background in CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, database management, and system optimization.
• Extensive knowledge of security practices and compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to align technical systems with business strategy.
• Exceptional leadership, mentorship, and communication skills.

Benefits

• Plooto’s systems achieve high availability, scalability, and performance with minimal downtime.
• The DevOps, Security, and IT teams are motivated, aligned, and delivering reliably against goals.
• Stakeholders have visibility into project progress and confidence in delivery timelines.
• Automation and CI/CD pipelines improve engineering efficiency and reliability.
• Security practices are proactively embedded across systems and processes.
• The Director provides clear, data-driven insights to guide business and engineering decisions.
• Strong vendor relationships contribute to reliable, cost-effective, and scalable technology solutions.