Manager Software Engineering - DevOps

We’re hiring! If you want your contributions to make a real difference, check out this new career opportunity with us at Draeger where we are led by the guiding principle “Technology for Life”.We are looking for a Manager, Software Engineering-DevOps to join our team. This is a hybrid position that is a minimum of 3 days a week in our Andover MA office.The Manager, Software Engineering-DevOps role leads the DevOps function within the Software Engineering organization; it combines technical leadership with people management.Goal is toensure that DevOps practices align with the needs of Software Product Development teams and broader organizational goals.Focuses on optimizing cross-functional collaboration and ensuring that build, integration, and release workflows are reliable, traceable, and aligned with regulatory standards for medical device software.Key Responsibilities:Own the evolution and success of DevOps processes, tools, and services in support of streamlining software development, integration, and release activities. Set long-term goals and roadmaps for DevOps initiatives in collaboration with organizational leadership.Collaborate with software development, IT, security, quality, and regulatory teams to ensure alignment and reduce friction across the SDLC. Represent DevOps in planning meetings, quality reviews, and cross-functional initiatives. Identify and resolve process friction, working proactively to improve efficiency, traceability, and compliance.Champion the adoption of DevOps methods - e.g., CI/CD,IaC, automation and observability solutions - and best practices throughout the organization. Maintain team goals aligned with business priorities and communicate them effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.Provide coaching, mentorship, and performance feedback to DevOps team members. Set goals and expectations, and support career development through regular check-ins and growth planning. Foster a team culture that values ownership and autonomy, transparency, and collaboration.Stay up to date with relevant industry trends and emerging technologies; propose means to leverage them as appropriate.Bachelor’s degree in a software technical discipline; Masters a plus or equivalent work experience.Related experience:2+ years of engineering management experience required.5+ years of experience in DevOps, software infrastructure, or build/release engineering roles.Strong understanding of CI/CD, build orchestration, version control, and release management methods and best practices.Proven ability to collaborate across functions and drive process improvements.Excellent communication skills and a proactive, systems-thinking mindset.Draeger has several sites located across North America as well as field-based sales and service positions. Our North America headquarters is located in Telford, PA just north of Philadelphia. We also have US sites in Andover, MA, and Houston, TX. Our Canada site is located in Mississauga, Ontario.The design, development and manufacturing of Draeger’s Patient Monitoring product line takes place in our Andover, Massachusetts location.From hospitals to fire departments to industrial customers, people around the world rely on our products: cutting-edge technology that combines real engineering with the digital future. With over 130 years of experience, passion and the bold ideas of more than 16,000 employees, we are committed to turning technology into ›technology for life‹.Interested?Please apply directly through our career portal.We look forward to receiving your application.If you have any questions, please contactYes, I am an employee of Dräger and would like to participate in the "Employees refer Employees" program. I agree to allow Dräger to process my personal data in accordance with the data protection agreement .Spreading the word pays offAs an Dräger employee, you provide your company-email address while sharing the job advertisements. This enables you to participate in the employee referral program. If the referred job is eligible for a bonus and is successfully filled upon your recommendation, you will receive a premium. Your email address is encrypted during transmission, is only visible to HR staff and is not published on social media.Subsequently, your data will be forwarded to the company's payroll department for payment of your premium.If you wish to forward the job advertisement without using the employee referral program, you can do so by not ticking the checkbox.To share this job advertisement please click on one of the icons: #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-09-21