DevSecOps Lead

Smart Factory DevSecOps Lead

Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL®, and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA™ and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 130,000 Diverse Associates to act daily towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Job Description:

Pet Nutrition (PN) is the most vibrant category in the FMCG sector. As we work to transform this exciting category, a new program, Digital First, has been mobilized by the Mars Pet Nutrition (PN) leadership team. Digital First places pet parents at the center of all we do in Mars PN, while digitalizing a wide range of business process areas, and creating future fit capabilities to achieve ambitious targets in top line growth, earnings, and pet parent centricity. The Digital First agenda requires Digitizing at scale and requires significant thought leadership, quality decision making, deep technical know-how, and an ability to navigate complex business challenges.

The newly created transformation role, DevSecOps Lead will play a key role in developing new digital solutions. The role will be responsible for automating the DevOps aspects to enable faster and repeatable code delivery.

Reporting to the Head of Enterprise Architecture PN, the person in this role will be a part of the Global PN Architecture of Tomorrow team. The role operates globally and partners with PN business and digital leaders across all functions.

'This role is an incubation role (temporary) with an estimated end date of December 2026. The purpose is to fast-track and support the build of this specific product. At the completion of the product, a permanent BAU role will open to maintain and support the product: the role will be permanent and will have a different job description more suited to the need of the organisation at end state. If you are unable to secure the role by December 2026 you will be eligible for a separation package.'

What are we looking for?

• Strong experience in DevSecOps and GitOps - end to end global deployment using Azure DevOps and GitHub
• In depth knowledge in GitOps essential for Cloud(Azure) and Edge (On-Premise).
• Proven track record of designing and implementing DevSecOps architectures in complex digital manufacturing domain/Product organization.
• In-depth knowledge of CI/CD tools and methodologies (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitOps, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Expertise on containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience in business critical systems which is hosted in edge and cloud.
• Experience in private and public network topology (VNET, VLAN, DMZ etc.)

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) : Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes, ensuring rapid and reliable delivery of software updates.
• Infrastructure Management : Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools to provision, configure, and manage infrastructure resources, enabling scalable and repeatable infrastructure deployments.
• Hardware Management and maintenance: End to end responsibility of 40 sites hardware ecosystem (Virtual machines, AKS on Edge, and HCI – Azure Arc)
• Application deployment management with versions and updates.
• Monitoring and Performance Optimization : Implement monitoring and logging solutions to track system performance and availability, and optimize the infrastructure and application performance to ensure high reliability and efficiency.
• Collaboration and Communication : Work closely with development and operations teams to bridge gaps, facilitate collaboration, and ensure smooth and efficient workflows throughout the software development lifecycle
• Technology Evaluation and Selection: Evaluate and select appropriate digital technologies, platforms, and tools to meet business needs.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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Disclaimer: Mars is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.