Haystack

Management

Hire DevOps Managers

Hire DevOps managers who lead platform and infrastructure teams.

88% match
Vetted
Lena Schneider

Lena Schneider

Staff DevOps Manager

Berlin, Germany

ai_summary6 yrs shipping production-grade devops manager work. Strong on Platform engineering & Cloud.

Platform engineering81%
Cloud82%
SRE85%
Team leadership86%

6+

Years

€78k

Expects

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Markets

UK · DE · US

24h

First shortlist

from kick-off call

14–21

Days to hire

median across roles

Tailored

Typical mid pay (UK)

Why Haystack

The fastest way to hire devops managers without the agency tax.

DevOps managers run the teams that keep your engineering org shipping - owning platform, infrastructure and developer experience.

Haystack matches you with DevOps and platform engineering leaders across cloud-native, regulated and hybrid environments.

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DevOps Managers ready to interview

A sample of devops managers currently active on Haystack. Sign in to browse full profiles, see expected salaries, and start a conversation.

92% match
Vetted
Olivia Martinez

Olivia Martinez

Lead DevOps Manager

San Francisco, USA
Platform engineering73%
Cloud94%
SRE90%
Team leadership77%

6+

Years

$185k

Expects

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96% match
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Ethan Nguyen

Ethan Nguyen

Staff DevOps Manager

New York, USA
SRE94%
Team leadership81%
Vendor management91%
Compliance77%

9+

Years

$210k

Expects

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92% match
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Maya Patel

Maya Patel

Senior DevOps Manager

Austin, USA
Vendor management69%
Compliance56%
Platform engineering48%
Cloud69%

5+

Years

$155k

Expects

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96% match
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Marcus Johnson

Marcus Johnson

Senior DevOps Manager

Seattle, USA
Platform engineering67%
Cloud62%
SRE52%
Team leadership50%

11+

Years

$230k

Expects

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97% match
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Amelia Hughes

Amelia Hughes

Lead DevOps Manager

London, UK
SRE86%
Team leadership83%
Vendor management89%
Compliance74%

7+

Years

£82k

Expects

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96% match
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Jordan Okafor

Jordan Okafor

Lead DevOps Manager

Manchester, UK
Vendor management76%
Compliance85%
Platform engineering76%
Cloud85%

5+

Years

£68k

Expects

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What strong devops managers ship with

3 core · 3 nice to have

Core stack

Platform engineeringCloudSRE

Nice to have

Team leadershipVendor managementCompliance

Where the talent lives

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Blueprint

Hiring through Haystack takes days, not months

A repeatable five-step playbook our employers run for every role.

  1. 01

    30-min kick-off

    Day 0

    We capture the brief, scorecard and salary band. No long forms.

  2. 02

    Matches in 24h

    Day 1

    A curated shortlist of vetted candidates lands in your dashboard.

  3. 03

    Interview rounds

    Day 2–10

    We handle scheduling. You focus on the conversation.

  4. 04

    Offer & references

    Day 10–14

    We support both sides through offer and reference checks.

  5. 05

    Onboard

    Day 14–21

    Structured ramp template so your new hire ships in week one.

92%

Offer acceptance

Because every candidate has already aligned on level, comp and working pattern before you meet, devops manager offers via Haystack are accepted 92% of the time.

Leading tech employers use Haystack to hire world-class candidates

Answer Digital

"For anyone in the industry struggling with tech hiring and finding those really niche candidates, I'd highly recommend using Haystack. Ultimately Haystack helped us find great candidates that we couldn't find anywhere else."

Jonny Hiles

Jonny Hiles

Talent Acquisition Lead

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Leonardo

"Working with Haystack has helped us widen our brand, it's helped us recruit great people, and it's been an easy thing to do. When we think about our candidate experience and the experience of people in my team, I want that rounded experience and that's what we've seen with Haystack."

Craig Drysdale

Craig Drysdale

VP Talent & Engagement

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PayPoint

"I'm really impressed with the candidates that I'm finding on Haystack, I'm looking at them and thinking, 'wow, this looks like a great engineer'. We made multiple hires in our first year. It's been a really nice way to hire tech talent, with a very unique approach."

Marek Kafar

Marek Kafar

Senior IT Recruiter

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