Senior Manager, DevOps

Remote - Irvine, CA

Planet DDS is a leading provider of a platform of cloud-based solutions that empowers growth-minded dental businesses. Now serving over 13,000 practices and 118,000 customers in North America, Planet DDS delivers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including Denticon Practice Management, Cloud 9 Ortho Practice Management, and Apteryx Cloud Imaging. Planet DDS is dedicated to enabling dental support organizations (DSOs) and groups to grow and thrive with technology that delivers seamless integrations, improved workflows, and future-proof scalability.

We are looking for a Senior Manager of DevOps. Are you passionate about cloud infrastructure? Are you a hands-on leader who thrives on building high-performing teams and loves being on top of the latest in AI-driven DevOps tools? Then this role might be for you.

Job Duties:

  • Lead a distributed DevOps team across the US, UK and Bangladesh, supporting applications built on Azure, AWS, and GCP.
  • Drive adoption of AI-based DevOps tools to automate processes, optimize infrastructure, and enhance team productivity.
  • Implement and monitor team productivity metrics, using data-driven insights to continuously improve performance.
  • Collaborate closely with other engineering managers to align on technical strategy, resource allocation, and project execution.
  • Take ownership of cloud cost control and FinOps initiatives, ensuring efficient use of resources and budget.
  • Manage vendor relationships for cloud providers and ensure optimal utilization of services.
  • Build and execute roadmaps for scalable, resilient, and secure cloud infrastructure.
  • Champion best practices for cloud security, compliance, and cost optimization.
  • Participate in code and design reviews to maintain high standards of quality and maintainability.

Skills and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience leading distributed infrastructure engineering teams.
  • Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience with Azure (required), AWS and GCP (preferred).
  • Experience with infrastructure as code tools and cloud security best practices.
  • Deep experience with FinOps and cloud cost optimization.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proven ability to execute and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

PLANET DDS CORE IDEOLOGY

Mission:

Dental software is broken. We aim to fix it.

Vision:

To be the first choice for growth-minded dental businesses.

How do we get there?

To encourage measurable progress toward our vision and make the best decisions on behalf of employees and customers, we adopted a set of common values:

Collaborative – Working independently and across teams, we create scalable solutions to enable company growth

Empathetic – We are educated on the experience of our customers and feel vested in their success

Accountable – We feel ownership for the quality of our work and take pride in the positive outcomes

Trustworthy – We operate with integrity and honest, making promises we know that we can keep

Ambitious – We are driven by our ability to make a long-term, positive impact on the lives of dental market leaders

An Equal Opportunity Employer – Including Disability/Veterans