- Company Name
- EA SPORTS
- Job Title
- Development Director - EA SPORTS Technology (DevOps)
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** Development Director – DevOps
**Role Summary:**
Lead the global DevOps function, managing project delivery, resource planning, and team performance while ensuring reliable, high‑quality infrastructure for AAA video‑game titles. Champion continuous improvement, risk mitigation, and cross‑functional collaboration between engineering, operations, and partner teams.
**Expectations:**
* 5+ years of project‑management experience (Agile / Waterfall) in software development.
* 5+ years of people‑management and leadership experience.
* Proven ability to deliver complex, multi‑phase projects on time and within scope.
* Strong stakeholder‑management and communication skills.
**Key Responsibilities:**
* Build, coach, and retain high‑performing DevOps teams; define resourcing, career paths, and development opportunities.
* Partner with tech leads to scope, plan, and execute strategic DevOps initiatives (infrastructure, automation, release management).
* Create and maintain project schedules; align work across development, central services, and partners.
* Monitor and report on project status, risks, and key performance indicators; drive corrective actions.
* Oversee live‑system stability; lead incident response, outage resolution, and reliability improvement.
* Act as escalation point for conflicts, risks, and operational challenges.
* Continuously refine processes, tools, and governance to increase efficiency and quality.
**Required Skills:**
* Project management methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall).
* Leadership, coaching, and team‑building.
* Tools: JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint).
* Cloud platform (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) experience preferred.
* Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making abilities.
* Excellent written and verbal communication.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
* Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification preferred; Scrum Master/Product Owner credentials a plus.