• Lead and manage the DevOps team by setting clear priorities, coaching performance, and holding accountability across M365, Linux, Windows, database, and cloud functions. • Directly manage experienced technical professionals and are accountable for their performance, growth, and engagement, building a culture of ownership and trust where expectations are clear and success is measurable through regular coaching, feedback, and performance conversations. • Define and enforce DevSecOps standards that embed automation, security, and compliance into CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure provisioning, and operational workflows, aligned to NIST 800-171. • Operate and optimize cloud infrastructure across AWS, GovCloud, and Azure, with accountability for uptime, scalability, disaster recovery readiness, patching, and cost optimization. • Enable application delivery by partnering closely with Application Development and Software Architecture to ensure tools, environments, and pipelines support fast, secure, and predictable releases. • Serve as senior escalation during incidents by diagnosing and resolving complex Linux, database, and infrastructure issues, and ensuring “Power of Three” coverage across critical systems.