Senior Development Operations Manager Jobs

Discover senior development operations manager opportunities with organizations seeking experienced leaders to strengthen software delivery, infrastructure, and operational performance. These roles bring together DevOps practices, cloud platforms, automation, and people leadership to help engineering teams release reliable software efficiently. Explore vetted professional openings paying $100,000 or more on Ladders.

What Does a Senior Development Operations Manager Do?

A senior development operations manager leads teams and programs responsible for the systems and practices that support software development and production operations. Depending on the organization, the role may oversee DevOps engineering, platform engineering, site reliability engineering (SRE), infrastructure, release management, or several of these functions. Typical priorities include improving deployment speed, system availability, security, scalability, and collaboration between development and operations.

Common Responsibilities

  • Set the strategy and roadmap for DevOps, infrastructure, and software delivery.
  • Lead and develop engineering or operations teams, including hiring, coaching, and performance management.
  • Improve CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, observability, and automated testing.
  • Manage cloud environments, systems reliability, capacity, and operational costs.
  • Establish incident response, disaster recovery, service-level objectives, and continuous improvement practices.
  • Partner with product, security, and engineering leaders to balance delivery speed, risk, and quality.

Skills and Qualifications Employers Look For

Senior roles commonly call for substantial experience in software operations, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or related engineering leadership. Employers may value expertise with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud; container platforms such as Kubernetes; CI/CD tools; infrastructure-as-code practices; monitoring and observability; and security-focused operations. Strong candidates also demonstrate strategic planning, stakeholder communication, budget ownership, incident leadership, and the ability to build effective teams.

Salary and Career Outlook

Compensation varies by location, industry, company size, scope of responsibility, and technical specialization. Senior development operations manager positions are often experienced leadership roles, and Ladders focuses on professional jobs paying $100,000 or more. Review each listing for its posted salary range, benefits, work arrangement, and expectations.

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Browse Ladders for vetted senior development operations manager openings and related DevOps leadership careers. Use job details to compare responsibilities, required technologies, compensation, and remote or hybrid options, then apply to roles that fit your experience and goals.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What is a senior development operations manager?question toggle

    A senior development operations manager is a leader who oversees teams, systems, and processes supporting software delivery and production operations. The role often spans DevOps, cloud infrastructure, automation, reliability, and release management.

  • What does a senior development operations manager do day to day?question toggle

    Day-to-day work may include setting technical priorities, leading teams, improving CI/CD and infrastructure automation, monitoring service reliability, coordinating incident response, managing budgets, and collaborating with engineering, product, and security leaders.

  • What qualifications are typically required for senior development operations manager jobs?question toggle

    Employers commonly seek extensive experience in DevOps, software operations, infrastructure, or cloud engineering, along with leadership experience. Familiarity with cloud platforms, CI/CD, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, observability, and security practices is often useful.

  • How much do senior development operations managers earn?question toggle

    Pay depends on factors such as location, employer, industry, and role scope. Ladders features vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more; check individual listings for specific salary ranges and compensation details.

  • Where can I find senior development operations manager jobs?question toggle

    Search Ladders for senior development operations manager openings and related DevOps leadership roles. Review each listing for compensation, responsibilities, qualifications, and work arrangement.