Ritchie Bros. · 1 day ago
Director, Platform Engineering
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Responsibilities
Define and execute the company’s engineering platform strategy in alignment with business goals
Establish a clear vision for how platform engineering will enable a friction free, positive developer experience, ensuring scalability and adaptability
Partner with leaders in Engineering Enablement and SRE to enforce best practices for quality and value stream management within the platform
Partner with leaders across RB Global to uplift engineering teams into the platform environment
Partner with Engineering Enablement and Developer Experience leaders to establish relationships with key cloud and software vendors, managing costs and generating the highest ROI possible on investments in tooling
Lead initiatives to improve the delivery value stream across the organization
Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of technical professionals
Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the cloud and software engineering organizations
Communicate platform strategy and architecture initiatives to executive leadership and stakeholders
Present insights and recommendations to drive data-driven decision-making
Qualification
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Required
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field;
8+ years of software development and 5+ years of management experience.
Strong knowledge of Kubernettes, cloud computing, platform engineering, lean software development
Proven track record of driving data-driven business transformations and managing large-scale enterprise platform initiatives
Experience with managing workloads and data distributed across cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and on prem
Demonstrated to be a quick learner, energized by challenge, able to connect and communicate new technologies to lead large scale change efforts
Preferred
Established industry credentials, including publication, conference presentations, open source contributions will give you an edge
Company
Ritchie Bros.
Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500MKey Investors
Starboard Value
2023-01-23Post Ipo Equity· $500M
1998-03-10IPO
Recent News
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