About this role
Lead a hands-on DevOps team responsible for database products for specialized regions on AWS. You will manage engineering talent, drive operational excellence using metrics and continuous learning, and help design and deliver secure, reliable, highly available, massively scalable distributed systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Build a best-in-class engineering team delivering excellent results
- Design and develop approaches to complex and ambiguous problems
- Cultivate engineering and operational excellence through metrics and continuous learning
- Mentor and grow others for increasing responsibilities
- Communicate proficiently and concisely to different audiences
Technical Overview
Focus on DevOps management for AWS database services including Neptune, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, and ElastiCache. The technical scope emphasizes distributed systems at massive scale with strong reliability, availability, and security, supported by data-driven operational metrics.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a senior hands-on manager with 3+ years managing system or software development teams and 5+ years of software development or systems engineering experience. They have demonstrated leadership of DevOps-style teams delivering secure, highly reliable, highly available, massively scalable distributed systems using AWS database services such as Neptune, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, and ElastiCache, and they must hold an active TS/SCI security clearance (Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above).
Must-Have Skills
3+ years of managing system or software development teams experience5+ years of professional software development or systems engineering experience2+ years of experience working with engineering teams to deliver software requiring coordination between multiple teams in disperse functional groupsCurrentactive US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or aboveBachelor's degreeor CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience delivering technology products or services in a high growth environmentExperience using quantitative data and metrics to communicate ideasExperience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments while maintaining commitment to deadlinesor experience in a fast-pacedhigh-tech companyExperience managing large technical programsparticularly at high growth startups or large enterprises
Tools & Platforms
Amazon NeptuneAmazon DynamoDBAmazon DocumentDBAmazon ElastiCache
Required Skills
DevOps team leadershipdeveloping and operating platforms and servicesdistributed systemsmassively scalable distributed systemssecure reliable highly available massive scale systemsmetricscontinuous learningmentor engineering teamscoordination between multiple teamsAmazon NeptuneAmazon DynamoDBAmazon DocumentDBAmazon ElastiCacheTS/SCI security clearanceCSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
Hard Skills
DevOps team leadershipdeveloping and operating platforms and servicesdeveloping software platformsoperational excellence through metricscontinuous learningmentor and grow engineering teamsengineering team managementdesign and develop approaches to solving complex and ambiguous problemsengineering communicationDatabase productsdistributed systemsmassively scalable distributed systemssecurereliablehighly availablemassive scale systemsAmazon Web Services offerings like NeptuneAmazon Web Services offerings like DynamoDBAmazon Web Services offerings like DocumentDBAmazon Web Services offerings like ElastiCache
Soft Skills
hands-on managergreat communication skillsmotivation to achieve resultsdynamic fast paced environment adaptabilitythought leadershipmentoring
Certifications
Required
CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
Keywords for Your Resume
Systems Development ManagermanagerDevOps teamDatabase productsdistributed systemsmassively scalable distributed systemssecurereliablehighly availablemetricscontinuous learningmentorengineering team managementsoftware developmentsystems engineeringcoordination between multiple teamsAmazon NeptuneNeptuneAmazon DynamoDBAmazon DocumentDBDocumentDBAmazon ElastiCacheElastiCacheTS/SCI security clearanceTop Secret with SCI eligibilitypolygraphCSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)state-of-the-art approaches
Deal Breakers
Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above, Bachelor's degree or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional), 3+ years managing system or software development teams, 5+ years professional software development or systems engineering experience
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