Samsung Ads · 1 day ago
Director of Engineering Excellence
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$230K/yr - $265K/yr
10+ years expSamsung Ads is focused on enabling brands to connect with Samsung audiences across all devices, delivering unparalleled results for customers. They are seeking a visionary Director of Engineering Excellence to lead efforts in Site Reliability Engineering, Incident Management, Developer Productivity, and more, ensuring scalability and efficiency across platforms.
Marketing & Advertising
Responsibilities
Develop and implement SRE strategies to ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance through analyzing of operational data
Implement cost-effective solutions without compromising quality or performance
Utilize an incident management platform to analyze and find incident hot spots and work alongside technical leaders to remediate
Enhance developer productivity by identifying and implementing efficient tools and workflows
Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in engineering practices
Set a business vision and strategy for reliability and productivity within the engineering excellence organization
Communicate effectively with senior leadership, providing insights and recommendations
Work with finance and engineering teams to develop a framework to track and manage budgets related to Engineering initiatives
Develop and communicate a clear vision for SRE and DevOps, aligning it with business objectives
Establish Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs) to measure system performance and reliability
Drive the adoption of DevOps principles and practices, promoting automation and collaboration between development and operations teams
Qualification
Required
Develop and implement SRE strategies to ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance through analyzing of operational data
Implement cost-effective solutions without compromising quality or performance
Utilize an incident management platform to analyze and find incident hot spots and work alongside technical leaders to remediate
Enhance developer productivity by identifying and implementing efficient tools and workflows
Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in engineering practices
Set a business vision and strategy for reliability and productivity within the engineering excellence organization
Communicate effectively with senior leadership, providing insights and recommendations
Work with finance and engineering teams to develop a framework to track and manage budgets related to Engineering initiatives
Develop and communicate a clear vision for SRE and DevOps, aligning it with business objectives
Establish Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs) to measure system performance and reliability
Drive the adoption of DevOps principles and practices, promoting automation and collaboration between development and operations teams
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Master's degree preferred)
10+ years of experience in engineering operations, with a focus on DevOps & SRE
Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and driving strategic initiatives
Strong technical expertise in SRE practices, automation, and observability tools
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex ideas to diverse audiences
Leadership experience with a focus on building and executing strategic roadmaps
Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth technology environment
Experience leading global teams and managing managers
Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
Experience in incident management platforms (e.g., PagerDuty, Opsgenie)
Company
Samsung Ads
Samsung Ads helps consumers discover relevant content and brands across Smart TVs, mobile, and desktop.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Kimberly Lauterbach
Head Of Business Operations
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