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Cars Commerce · 2 days ago

Director, Cloud Engineering

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director

$171K/yr - $214K/yr

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Responsibilities

Create and Communicate a Vision for how Cloud enables Product development and the Business to move quickly and efficiently

Lead a complex cloud infrastructure organization supporting core products, recent acquisitions, and legacy infrastructure systems

Lead by example to establish a culture of technical expertise and operational accountability

Sponsor and support cloud governance initiatives, establishing standards, cost monitoring, and security/compliance efforts

Identify and prioritize technical initiatives to align and integrate with business goals

Add transparency mechanisms for stakeholders into the priorities and activities of our Cloud organization

Solicit requirements from collaborators and foster excellent communication with stakeholders

Hire, coach, and manage diverse teams with varying skill sets and experience

Establish training standards and performance expectations for leaders and individual contributors

Be an ambassador of Cars Commerce's Core Values

On-call escalation participation as needed.

Qualification

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AWSCloud NativeWell Architected FrameworkMulti-account systems architectureFinOps solutionsData spaceModern monitoring toolsChange managementDocumentationAutomated controlsInfrastructure as CodeDevOpsSRE conceptsAgileProgramming languagesIncident responseSecurity responseLeadershipCommunicationNegotiationProblem-solvingAdaptabilityArchitectureOperational MetricsCloud Cost OptimizationCloud SecurityCompliancePrioritizationTime Management

Required

Master’s Degree in Computer Science, related degree, or equivalent practical experience

10+ years of technical experience

5+ years of progressive people management experience in cloud native technologies

Extensive experience working in Cloud Native environments, specifically AWS

Strong familiarity with AWS Well Architected Framework

Previous AWS Cloud architecture experience

Experience with multi-account systems architecture and best practices

Previous vendor contracts negotiation experience

Experience leading multiple teams, managing many levels of leaders and individual contributors

Experience with FinOps solutions and establishing related governance programs

Experience leading Cloud teams and projects in the Data space

Extensive experience using modern monitoring tools (Cloudwatch, DataDog, etc) and establishing metrics, monitoring, alarming, and dashboards

Extensive experience managing change management practices, policies, and procedures

Ability to author documentation for all levels of stakeholders

Experience managing and establishing automated controls for 3rd party audits (SOX, SOC-II, etc)

Experience with Infrastructure as Code, DevOps, SRE concepts and best practices

Experience implementing software delivery process such as Agile across multiple teams or organizations

Hands-on experience with modern programming languages

Extensive experience building Cloud native Software solutions and platforms

Previous examples of success establishing incident and security response processes

Ability and willingness to manage ambiguity i.e., help shape solutions and prioritize deliverables to align with the Company’s vision.

Preferred

Strong track record of delivering results and are able to effectively prioritize and manage multiple competing priorities with various business stakeholders

Experience leading Architecture/Principal level engineers

Experience working with AWS both at a technical delivery and business management level

Experience setting operational metrics and reporting

Experience leading cloud cost optimization efforts

Experience leading cloud security and compliance efforts.

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision Healthcare Plans

401(k) with Company Match + Immediate Vesting

New Hire Stipend for Home Office Set-Up

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Generous PTO

Refuel - a service based recognition program where employees receive additional paid time away to learn grow and reset

Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Recharge Day

Company

Cars Commerce

Glassdoor

3.6

Cars Commerce is an audience-driven technology company empowering automotive that simplifies everything about buying and selling cars.

Founded in 1998

Chicago, Illinois, USA

1,001-5,000 employees

http://cars.com

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