Hybrid VP IT DevOps Automation Solutions

at GM Financial

• Job title: VP IT DevOps Automation Solutions
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, Cyber Security, SDLC
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Arlington, United States

About the role

• Lead GM Financial’s DevOps and DevSecOps strategy, driving automation and innovation across the software delivery lifecycle. Responsible for fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement in a rapidly growing fintech environment.

Responsibilities

• Leading the development of a technology architecture for automation services to the IT department, including but not limited to the CI/CD pipeline, Developer Metrics, and Developer Portal
• Effectively manage the GM Financial IT DevOps Automation Solutions organization and related practices, including ensuring an appropriate staffing model and ongoing training and development approach
• Collaborating with various IT departments and software delivery teams to define and implement an effective engagement model that spans the SDLC from solution definition to support
• Create, enhance, implement, and support DevOps, infrastructure and middleware build automation tools
• Define and maintain the GMF SDLC; seek ratification as appropriate from Enterprise Architecture and Stakeholder Teams; lead any training programs related to SDLC
• Advocate and promote AI driven software delivery for all GMF software delivery efforts
• Partner with the GM Financial Cyber Security team to ensure solutions meet GM Financial's Cyber Security policies and requirements
• Define organizational requirements for the resources, structures, and cultural changes necessary to support the DevOps Automation functions
• Promote the DevOps Automation Solution team’s capabilities, outcomes, and results to the organization, including the enterprise's IT and business leaders

Requirements

• Greater than 10 years of progressively responsible experience within Information Systems required
• 5-7 years of corporate management experience required
• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or related discipline or 10+ years of demonstrated relevant experience in the field required
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or MBA preferred
• Azure, AWS, and other Cloud Technologies
• Ability to leverage cloud cost management to manage budgets and optimize total cost of ownership
• Facilitating change within an organization, experience summarizing and presenting findings and challenges around technical processes and solutions to senior level executives
• Experience designing, integrating, and managing complex infrastructure solutions
• Aligning team actions with organizational level objectives to drive business results
• Comprehensive knowledge of software, applications, infrastructure-as-code, and systems engineering
• Developing and sustaining internal/external customer relationships
• Support IT and business strategies and plans
• Developing collaborative relationships to facilitate work goal completion
• Strong vendor management skills
• Ability to interpret complex technical documents and provide guidance to management
• Strong program and project management experience including experiencing delivering projects using waterfall and/or agile methodologies
• Excellent analytical and data interpretation skills including the ability to review, interpret and present data in a concise and precise manner
• Apply system design and architectural principles to meet functional and non-functional requirements
• Developing process models and optimizing through LEAN techniques
• Experience with integration of cloud computing with on premise solutions and experience automating governance and internal controls

Benefits

• Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching
• bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid)
• tuition assistance
• training
• GM employee auto discount
• community service pay
• nine company holidays