Senior Manager, DevOps and SRE

DevOps and SRE Senior Manager 

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security  

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.   
 

Allegion is seeking a highly skilled DevOps and SRE Manager to join our global organization. Your responsibilities will include: 

• Directing an SRE and Cloud Infrastructure team in the development and maintenance of reliable infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. 

• Managing the operational and administrative activities of the DevOps/DevSecOps, SRE, and release engineering sections. 

• Developing software programs for automation and application deployment. 

• Enabling automation and application deployment through tool suites. 

• Defining and executing test activities, reporting on progress. 

• Defining and designing application requirements for new or modified applications. 

• Supporting DevOps/DevSecOps projects by leveraging cloud platforms and application development and deployment knowledge. 

What you'll do:   

• Create and own an Observability Platform to track and support application health 

• Hire, mentor, and guide SRE and cloud infrastructure engineers. 

• Determine technical objectives and manage software code projects 

• Contribute to dev ops workflows through scripting and system administration activities. 

• Provide system performance optimization and maintenance support. 

• Refine conceptual system requirements into technical designs. 

• Understand customers' business objectives and work closely with them. 

• Stay updated with new technologies and make recommendations. 

• Apply enterprise security policies and standards. 

• Lead the technology strategy for Infrastructure as Code and tooling. 

• Enhance cloud infrastructure and procedures while identifying cost reductions. 

• Refine conceptual system requirements into a technical design consisting of job flows and program specifications. 

• Apply enterprise security policies and standards when performing all operational duties 

• Enhance cloud infrastructure and procedures while identifying cost reductions. 

• Contribute to the dependability of services. 

• Collaborate with engineering groups to establish incident response best practices. 

What you need to succeed:  

• Degree in computer science, networking or related IT field and/or 10+ years of equivalent IT experience 

• 5+ years of DevOps experience with software configuration management and release engineering

• 3+ years of AWS or Azure experience preferred 

• 7+ years of software development experience

• 3 years of software development or DevOps lead/manager experience

• Passion for DevOps, DevSecOps, Agile, and Security

• Working knowledge of AWS and AWS PaaS services

• Working knowledge of Agile and primarily DevOps development methodologies

• Experience with Automation in testing or orchestration

• Knowledgeable in software development languages such as Java, Spring, React and Design Systems like Material UI 

• Experience with tools such as Git, Azure DevOps, Artifactor, and other similar tooling 

• Exposed to deploying canaries for testing and conducting security checks in CI/CD pipelines 

• Understanding of virtualization and container technologies (Docker, EKS/AKS/Kubernetes, etc.) 

• Experience with TLS and encryption concepts, REST APIs and JSON  

• Knowledge of networking components, firewalls, and load-balancers/reverse proxies 

• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization 

• Multitasks, prioritizes, and meets deadlines in timely manner 

• Ability to maintain regular and predictable attendance 

• Experience leading teams through transformation programs 

• Experience working with cloud service platforms (AWS) and knowledge of best practices and methods for deploying, monitoring, alerting and resolving issues in those settings 

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to weigh several choices and suggest a course of action 

• Passion for fostering the growth and development of SRE Engineers 

• Experience working with remote teams  

Technologies and practices we use:   

• React, Redux, Material UI, Tailwind  

• Java, Spring 

• RabbitMQ  

• Postgres,  

• Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, Sentry  

• AWS Cloud Technologies, Kubernetes, Terraform,  

• GitLab 

• Metrics driven decision making  

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:  

You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others.  With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”. 

You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development.  As we grow, we want you to grow with us.  

You want a culture that promotes work-life balance.  Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!   

What You’ll Get from Us:  

Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”   

Unlimited Paid Time Off 

A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, which currently offers a 6% company match and no vesting period  

Health Savings Accounts – Tax-advantaged savings account used for healthcare expenses 

Flexible Spending Accounts – Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent daycare expenses 

Disability Insurance –Short-Term and Long-Term coverage, paid for by Allegion, provides income replacement for illness or injury 

Life Insurance – Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage 

Tuition Reimbursement   

Voluntary Wellness Program – Simply complete wellness activities and earn up to $2,000 in rewards 

Employee Discounts through Perks at Work  

Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”  

Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths assessment & coaching  

Compensation: This range is provided by Allegion. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience.  

• The expected Base Salary Range: $145,350 - $218,700. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law. 

• Bonus Eligible: Yes 

Apply Today! 

Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow’s world a safer place!  

Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role.