Engineering Manager (Sre/Devops)

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From its beginnings as a wool mill, La Redoute is a French brand that has forged unique relationships with its customers for the past 180 years - yesterday through its catalogue, today on the web. We are a mainly digital player, selling fashion as well as home decoration.

About the position

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Engineering Manager to lead and mentor our Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and DevOps teams. This position calls for a passionate engineer with deep technical expertise who can provide strong technical guidance at the management level. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring the reliability, resiliency, scalability, and automation of our systems and infrastructure while driving strategic transformation toward a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) model.

The ideal candidate will lead by example with a positive attitude, inspiring and bringing out the best in team members while promoting a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

This is an exciting opportunity to join La Redoute and play a pivotal role in shaping our culture and environment as we move forward on this journey.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) / DevOps teams to ensure the highest levels of system and infrastructure reliability, resiliency, scalability, and automation.
• Develop and implement strategies to transform our infrastructure and processes into a "Platform as a Service" (PaaS) model, enhancing efficiency and scalability
• Promote continuous improvement in system architecture, deployment, and operational processes through automation and innovative solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to define, prioritize, design, build, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance systems, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Oversee the development and implementation of monitoring, alerting, and incident response strategies to ensure rapid detection and resolution of issues.
• Foster a culture of proactive problem-solving, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing within the teams.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and best practices in all aspects of infrastructure and operations.
• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure costs while maintaining high availability and performance.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance in the adoption of new technologies and methodologies to improve system reliability and efficiency.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Experience as an Engineering Manager or similar leadership role, with a focus on SRE and DevOps
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation
• Proactive, results-oriented, and committed to fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of cloud and experience with cloud-native technologies
• Proficiency in automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Solid knowledge of monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and best practices

Leadership Skills

• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor high-performing technical teams
• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders