Manager, Development Operations Engineering
Location: Spain - Barcelona
Remote Type: Hybrid
Time Type: Full time
Job Description
We are looking for a Manager, DevOps to join our Innovative Hosting / Development Operations team in Barcelona, Spain. This is an exciting opportunity to lead DevOps practices at the intersection of infrastructure, hardware, and application platforms, supporting large‑scale, mission‑critical products used globally. The role focuses on enabling scalable, secure, high‑performance, and highly available systems that underpin Clarivate’s core platforms.
The Innovative Hosting team is globally distributed, working across time zones to support always‑on services, and collaborates closely with R&D, Infrastructure Engineering, and Product teams across multiple regions. As Manager, DevOps, you will lead a team responsible for operating and evolving complex application ecosystems that require deep Linux and Windows expertise, strong automation, and a consistent focus on performance and reliability. You will provide technical and people leadership, set operational standards, and drive continuous improvement across cloud‑native and hybrid environments, working closely with senior engineering and platform leadership.
About You – experience, education, skills, and accomplishment
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant work experience
At least 7 years of professional experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure, or Site Reliability roles, including responsibility for production systems in large‑scale environments
At least 5 years of hands‑on experience with enterprise‑grade hardware in data‑center environments, including hardware troubleshooting and support of hybrid infrastructures
Proven experience with virtualization, containerization, and production monitoring, including tools such as Nagios, Datadog, and Pingdom
Experience managing or leading DevOps, infrastructure, or platform engineering teams, with accountability for delivery, incident handling, and operational reliability across mission‑critical, always‑on environments
Experience operating or overseeing complex application ecosystems across public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud), including environments requiring deep Linux and Windows expertise, core networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/REST, SSL), network storage technologies (iSCSI, NFS), and relational databases such as PostgreSQL
What will you be doing in this role?
Lead and oversee a DevOps / hosting team responsible for operating multiple mission‑critical applications running in Linux and Windows hybrid cloud environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and security
Own operational accountability for hosted platforms, acting as the primary escalation point for complex incidents, customer‑impacting issues, and cross‑team dependencies
Ensure the effective management of infrastructure and platform services, including virtual machines, storage, backups, recovery, monitoring, and capacity planning
Partner closely with R&D, Infrastructure Engineering, Support, and Product teams on application architecture, performance optimization, security, deployments, upgrades, and migrations
Drive the adoption and governance of automation and standardization, identifying opportunities to improve reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency across the application ecosystem
Set and track operational objectives and metrics, support root‑cause analysis and post‑incident reviews, and contribute to longer‑term platform and hosting initiatives aligned with business needs
What will you be doing in this role?
Lead and oversee a DevOps / hosting team responsible for operating multiple mission‑critical applications running in Linux and Windows hybrid cloud environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and security
Own operational accountability for hosted platforms, acting as the primary escalation point for complex incidents, customer‑impacting issues, and cross‑team dependencies
Ensure the effective management of infrastructure and platform services, including virtual machines, storage, backups, recovery, monitoring, and capacity planning
Partner closely with R&D, Infrastructure Engineering, Support, and Product teams on application architecture, performance optimization, security, deployments, upgrades, and migrations
Drive the adoption and governance of automation and standardization, identifying opportunities to improve reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency across the application ecosystem
Set and track operational objectives and metrics, support root‑cause analysis and post‑incident reviews, and contribute to longer‑term platform and hosting initiatives aligned with business needs
About the Team
The Innovative Hosting team works at the intersection of infrastructure, hardware, and application platforms, supporting large-scale, mission‑critical products used globally. The team collaborates closely with R&D, Infrastructure Engineering, and Product teams across multiple regions to ensure reliability, scalability, and continuous improvement of our systems. This is a globally distributed team, working across time zones to support always-on services.
Hours of Work
This is a full‑time (40 hours per week), permanent position, working primarily during core business hours CET, with flexibility to collaborate with global teams.
This is a hybrid role, with 2–3 days per week working from our Barcelona office near Sagrada Familia.
What We Can Offer
30 working days of paid vacation
Access to our volunteering community, including 40 paid volunteering hours per year
Private Health Insurance and Life & Disability Insurance
Tax‑free benefits, including Ticket Restaurant scheme, kindergarten support, and transport cards
At Clarivate, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons with respect to hiring, compensation, promotion, training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. We comply with applicable laws and regulations governing non-discrimination in all locations.
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