Head of DevOps & Integration
Since our founding, IDEMIA Public Security has been on a mission to unlock the world and make it safer through our cutting-edge identity technologies. Our technology leadership makes us the partner of choice for hundreds of governments and thousands of enterprises in over 180 countries, including some of the biggest and most influential brands in the world. In applying our unique expertise in biometrics and cryptography, we enable our clients to unlock simpler and safer ways to pay, connect, access, identify, travel and protect public places – at scale and in total security.
Our teams work from 5 continents and speak 100+ different languages. We strongly believe that our diversity is a key driver of innovation and performance.
Purpose
As part of a permanent position based in Casablanca, we are looking for a Head of DevOps & Integration to lead the operational implementation of the DevOps strategy across multiple CJS products and platforms.
As a key member of our international DevOps organization, you will provide technical and operational leadership to the team based in Morocco, while ensuring effective coordination and collaboration between Product, Architecture, Program and DevOps teams.
You will also be responsible for managing a team of 2 to 3 people, providing guidance and supporting their professional development.
Your role will be to contribute to building a unified, multi-product and multi-platform DevOps environment by standardizing integration, testing, deployment and delivery practices. You will also ensure the quality, security and performance of deployed solutions while driving continuous process improvement.
You will work in an international environment, with regular interactions with teams based in France and India, ensuring effective collaboration and consistent practices across the organization.
Key Missions
- Lead the DevOps strategy and integration activities across multiple CJS products and platforms (MBIS, ICVS, Front-End, etc.), ensuring technical consistency and interoperability.
- Oversee multi-platform deployments (cloud, on-premises, hybrid, high availability and disaster recovery), ensuring standardization, automation and reliability.
- Develop and optimize CI/CD processes to improve delivery quality, security and performance.
- Standardize and industrialize deployment solutions using Kubernetes, Helm, containers, RPM packages, virtual machines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Ensure solution portability across different technology environments (Azure, AWS, OpenShift, VMware, Kubernetes and hybrid infrastructures).
- Lead and support the DevOps team based in Morocco, managing workload distribution, monitoring deliverables and developing technical skills.
- Drive automation and continuous improvement of integration, testing, deployment and production release processes.
- Ensure platform reliability and stability by improving monitoring, incident diagnosis and resolution.
- Collaborate closely with international teams based in France, Germany and India, as well as Product, Architecture, QA and Program teams.
- Contribute to technical and strategic decisions, including architecture reviews, roadmap planning and DevOps transformation initiatives.
- Monitor activities and delivery commitments, anticipating risks, dependencies and resource requirements.
Profile & Other Information
Technical Skills
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in DevOps, software integration or platform engineering, including significant experience in team management.
- Strong expertise in DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
- Good knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm and OpenShift.
- Experience with cloud and hybrid environments: Azure, AWS, VMware and on-premises infrastructures.
- Good understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and high-availability deployment architectures.
- Experience integrating complex, multi-product and multi-platform solutions.
- Good knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and software security and quality best practices.
Languages
- French: Fluent, both written and spoken.
- English: Fluent, essential for daily collaboration with international teams.
Soft Skills
- Strong leadership skills and ability to manage and develop a technical team.
- Excellent communication and international team coordination skills.
- Ability to see the bigger picture and manage complex technical challenges.
- Strong organizational skills, autonomy and attention to detail.
- Analytical mindset and strong technical problem-solving skills.
- Proactive approach with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Team spirit, adaptability and enthusiasm for technical challenges.
By choosing to work at IDEMIA Public Security, you will join a unique tech company, offering a wide range of growth opportunities. You will contribute to a safer world, collaborating with an international and global community. We value the diversity of our teams and welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of how they look, where they come from, who they love, or what they think.
We deliver cutting edge, future proof innovation that reach the highest technological standards and we’re transforming, fast, to stay a leader in a world that’s changing fast, too.
At IDEMIA Public Security, people can develop their expertise and feel a sense of ownership and empowerment, in a global environment, as part of a company with the ambition and the ability to change the world.
Visit our website to know more about the leader in Identity Technologies
https://www.idemia.com/business/idemia-public-security