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Eli Lilly and Company · 2 weeks ago

Associate Director – Platform Operations, Linux and Storage Backup

Eli Lilly and Company is a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are seeking an Associate Director for Platform Operations to oversee the Linux, Storage, and Backup operations team, driving technical operations and ensuring high availability for mission-critical workloads.

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Responsibilities

Maintain service operations to ensure sustainability
Incident, Change, Service Request and Problem management
Maintaining, tracking, and reporting of service levels
Manage day-to-day operations and enhance systems, processes, and best practices
Collaborate with other Tech@Lilly functions and stakeholders to align operations with organizational objectives
Manage an infrastructure budget with a focus on spend optimization across multiple vendor contracts, annual budget planning, and monthly forecast
Manage a high-performing team by challenging employees to continuously improve and deliver business-impacting results
Ensure individual growth through appropriate coaching, development/career planning, and talent identification
Prioritize operational workload and escalation to ensure the team is focused on the most impactful work for the business
Provide expertise and leadership to turn ideas and concepts into effective solutions. Mentor team members and share knowledge to elevate team performance
Embrace an automation-first mindset and work with team to leverage scripting and exposure to various tools to automate processes and improve efficiency
Work closely with other IT teams and vendors to implement and support innovative solutions, fostering a collaborative environment
Assist in periodic external and internal audits of server environments and configurations to identify and mitigate risks
Ensure adherence to organizational security policies and regulatory compliance requirements
Optimize, configure, and maintain private cloud infrastructure capabilities. Build, configure, and maintain systems to enhance overall performance
Participate in incident response and root cause analysis to prevent recurrences, be available on-call as needed and participate in an on-call schedule. Able to work off-hours and weekends if needed for any major incidents/critical activities. Work under pressure to guide teams in resolving incidents quickly. Oversee changes to all infrastructure team, ensuring adherence to processes with minimal production impact

Qualification

LinuxStorage ManagementBackup OperationsInfrastructure ManagementAutomationCloud InfrastructureTechnical LeadershipIncident ManagementChange ManagementService Request ManagementProblem ManagementCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's / master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field
7+ years' experience as a Platform/ Infrastructure operations leader
Demonstrated experience leading and managing operations of a global large-scale Infrastructure service

Benefits

Company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
Eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k)
Pension
Vacation benefits
Eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
Flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
Life insurance and death benefits
Certain time off and leave of absence benefits
Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)

Company

Eli Lilly and Company

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We're a medicine company turning science into healing to make life better for people around the world.

H1B Sponsorship

Eli Lilly and Company has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (514)
2024 (236)
2023 (167)
2022 (133)
2021 (57)
2020 (52)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$6.5M
2024-02-12Post Ipo Debt· $6.5M
1978-01-13IPO

Leadership Team

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David Ricks
Chair, CEO
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Lucas Montarce
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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