VP, Global Engineering (Cloud/DevOps/Infrastructure)
Summary:
- The VP of Global Engineering will have a passion for technology, excellent communication skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. This person will manage the Global Engineering team including but not limited to data centers, cloud, servers, security, telecom, databases and networks.
- The primary goal of the Infrastructure Team is to deliver a high performing and highly reliable infrastructure for multiple software products.
- This position will have a profound impact on the company's future at a defining moment in the evolution of the company.
Job Responsibilities:
- Be responsible for the planning, implementation, and growth of the AWS & Azure cloud infrastructure
- Implement continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines when necessary
- Responsible for running internal technical projects from concept to implementation for Development, Enterprise Applications and Infrastructure.
- Build complex project plans and can understand Visio diagrams.
- Participate in strategic planning, tactical operation planning, and the development of contingency operation plans for Production and other environments.
- Overall leadership of the Infrastructure, Operations, and Corporate Systems infrastructure teams.
- Will lead project management initiatives dealing with Windows, UNIX, DevOps, Networks, Databases, Storage & Backups, Security, Application and Cloud technologies.
- Oversee Capital Expenditures and Computing expenses for the company, including budgeting, tracking, and cost containment.
- Work with Executive Senior management to develop and direct the long-term strategy for the Infrastructure Architecture team.
- Act as liaison between Infrastructure and other departments.
- Develop and implements standards, procedures, best practices and business processes.
- Create PowerPoint presentations / decks and present to business unit leaders and C-level executives about IT initiatives and results.
- Strong organizational, presentation, and customer service skills.
Qualifications:
- 15+ years total experience in IT, including 6+ years in a production 24/7 high consumer traffic Web environment, including Web hosting, security and information protection, load balancing implementations and high availability networks. Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering, Technology or related field or commensurate work experience.
- Experience moving Infrastructure & Applications to the Cloud. AWS and Azure are preferred.
- Former technical architect or lead who ascended into leadership.
- Prior experience in a consulting practice specializing in datacenter consolidations, cloud consulting, or heavy focus on IT for mergers & acquisitions.
- Experience designing and building web environments on AWS, which includes working with services like EC2, ELB, RDS, and S3
- Experience building and maintaining cloud-native applications
- Experience using DevOps tools in a cloud environment, such as Ansible, Docker, GitHub, Jenkins, and Kubernetes.
- Substantial technical leadership experience dealing with Windows, UNIX, Networks, Telecom, Databases, Storage & Backups, and Security.
- Understanding of the theory, concepts, and real-world application of Continuous Delivery (CD), which requires familiarity with tools like AWS CodeBuild, AWS CodeDeploy, and AWS CodePipeline
- Experience in handling multiple concurrent complex projects within a technical environment
- Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with all levels
- Strong communication skills with both internal staff and clients