Director, Operations Engineering

May 17th, 2010

We are looking for a Director of Operations Engineering, or more affectionately “Ops.” Our ideal candidate is not a list of bullet points, it could easily be an engineer excited about making the “jump” to a more managerial role, or it could be a seasoned veteran tired of working at a place where the management is as much as an obstacle as one’s competitors…

The person we are looking for is the positive-minded rebel stuck in a lethargic, albeit successful bureaucracy, the lead engineer tired of having to manage bosses (and their ridiculous expectations) more than team members, the person we are looking for actually reads our entire, lengthy job ad.

In short, we are looking for someone who wants to be part of a world class team. We do not pretend to be a world class team yet (being on a world class team is not as easy as applying and a few interviews), but rather we look for someone who can help mold more than a dozen talented engineers into the kind of team which creates legends.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

-This position will direct and control the activities of operations engineering staff accountable for delivering consumer-oriented content, products or services.
-Conducts ongoing assessment of software engineering needs and deploys sufficient resources to meet agreed on objectives, schedules and budgets at the highest level of quality and service.
-Develops operational policies and procedures to ensure competitive advantage in requirements gathering, design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance of software solutions.
-Participates in setting software engineering performance and service standards, and develops and implements operating plans to achieve those standards.
-Makes input into the formulation of the strategies and operating plans and executes or adjusts the operating plans accordingly.
-Interacts with senior management to evaluate progress towards objectives.
-Interacts with direct reports and peers in management and vendors to interpret information and improve cross-functional processes and programs.
-Builds and enhances important internal and external contacts.
-Negotiates with management on most sensitive time, budget and software functionality trade-offs. Ensures the ongoing training and development of direct reports.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Position requires at least 10 + years of operations engineering experience, 5 of which are in a leader capacity.

Position requires deep expertise in Linux systems administration and kernel configuration, Amazon Web Services deployment and systems management, highly-scalable Web-based application architectures, including software-based load balancers, Web servers (Aapche, Nginx at a minimum). Experience with 24/7 high-availability network operations and escalation and resolution processes required. Experience in network operations budgeting and cost projections, and vendor selection (RFI, RFP) and negotiation a plus.

E-mail cover letters and resumes to: hr@borderstylo.com

STATUS:
Full-Time