Director, Engineering - Infrastructure & Developer Platform

Commvault; California (MO); On-site; USD 166,000 - 293,000; Full time

Job summary

Commvault seeks a Director of Engineering to lead its Infrastructure and Developer Platform team. This role focuses on improving the quality and scalability of the Clumio Data Platform in AWS. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in cloud infrastructure, technical leadership, and a collaborative approach to development and operations.

Benefits

Continuous professional development

Generous benefits supporting health and financial security

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3+ years in technical leadership.
• Proven track record leading platform, infrastructure, or DevOps teams in cloud environments.
• Strong expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Infrastructure and Developer Platform engineering team.
• Set the strategic direction for infrastructure and internal tooling.
• Partner with product, engineering, security, and QA leaders.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Python

Linux

CI/CD

DevOps

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Job description

Director, Engineering - Infrastructure & Developer Platform

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About Commvault

Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) is the gold standard in cyber resilience. The company empowers customers to uncover, take action, and rapidly recover from cyberattacks – keeping data safe and businesses resilient. The company’s unique AI-powered platform combines best-in-class data protection, exceptional data security, advanced data intelligence, and lightning-fast recovery across any workload or cloud at the lowest TCO. For over 25 years, more than 100,000 organizations and a vast partner ecosystem have relied on Commvault to reduce risks, improve governance, and do more with data.

About Commvault

Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) is the gold standard in cyber resilience. The company empowers customers to uncover, take action, and rapidly recover from cyberattacks – keeping data safe and businesses resilient. The company’s unique AI-powered platform combines best-in-class data protection, exceptional data security, advanced data intelligence, and lightning-fast recovery across any workload or cloud at the lowest TCO. For over 25 years, more than 100,000 organizations and a vast partner ecosystem have relied on Commvault to reduce risks, improve governance, and do more with data.

The Opportunity...

Director of Engineering – Infrastructure & Developer Platform

Clumio provides a cloud-based Data Protection platform for Enterprise clients. We have a work-hard, play-hard culture that fosters an energetic and collaborative work environment. Cross-functional collaboration is the core of our culture, and we all share common goals of succeeding as a team.

We have an exciting opportunity for a strategic, hands-on engineering leader to shape the future of our infrastructure and internal developer platforms.

What You'll Do...

Position Summary

We are seeking a Director of Engineering to lead our Infrastructure and Developer Platform team as a foundational member of the Clumio Engineering leadership. This role is responsible for the quality, availability, scalability, and reliability of the Clumio Data Platform, which operates in the AWS public cloud. The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader and strategic thinker with deep experience in cloud infrastructure, developer experience tooling, and operational excellence.

In addition to overseeing core infrastructure, this role will lead efforts to evolve our internal developer platform—owning tools and systems across source control, CI/CD, observability, and data infrastructure. The Director will drive long-term vision and execution for platform scalability and developer efficiency, collaborating closely with engineering, product, security, QA, and customer-facing teams.

This is a highly visible leadership position, with direct responsibility for leading a team of engineers, managing cross-functional initiatives, and driving continuous improvement in both technical systems and team processes. The role requires strong people management skills, a deep technical foundation, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, infrastructure-as-code-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Infrastructure and Developer Platform engineering team, fostering a culture of ownership, innovation, and accountability
• Set the strategic direction for infrastructure and internal tooling, aligning with company goals and engineering productivity metrics
• Partner with product, engineering, security, and QA leaders to deliver scalable platform features with high availability and operational excellence
• Oversee infrastructure provisioning, reliability, CI/CD, observability, and developer workflow tooling
• Drive cloud infrastructure initiatives including security hardening, performance optimization, and cost efficiency across AWS
• Establish and maintain incident management and postmortem practices to ensure operational resilience and learning
• Guide architecture and implementation of scalable systems using Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, and Python
• Lead technical roadmap planning and execution for developer tooling and platform automation
• Own and evolve escalation policies, deployment processes, and operational SLAs
• Evaluate emerging technologies and advocate for adoption when aligned with long-term engineering efficiency
• Support Sales and Customer Success by maintaining demo environments and providing incident communication context
• Hire, mentor, and develop high-performing engineers; promote career growth and team engagement
  
  

Requirements

Who you Are...

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3+ years in technical leadership or people management roles
• Proven track record leading platform, infrastructure, or DevOps teams in cloud-native environments
• Strong expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Linux, Python, and modern observability tooling
• Experience building and scaling developer platforms, CI/CD systems, and internal tooling ecosystems
• Deep understanding of cloud architecture, networking, monitoring frameworks, and security best practices
• Skilled at managing cross-functional initiatives and aligning technical decisions with business outcomes
• Excellent communication and leadership skills; able to influence stakeholders at all levels
• Familiarity with ITIL practices, ISO/IEC 27001, and SaaS compliance frameworks is a plus
• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  
  

You’ll Love Working Here Because

• Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
• An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Generous benefits supporting your health, financial security, and work-life balance
• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
  
  

Ready to #makeyourmark at Commvault? Apply now!

Thank you for your interest in Commvault. Reflected below is the minimum and maximum base salary range for this role. At Commvault we use broad salary ranges in our job postings to reflect the diverse levels of expertise and experience among our candidates and is not reflective of the total compensation and benefits package. The specific salary offered will be determined based on your unique qualifications, including your relevant experience, skills, and the value you bring to the role. While the range provides a general idea of the compensation, it is important to note that placements within the range are not automatic and will be carefully considered to ensure a fair and competitive offer. We are committed to rewarding talent and experience.

US Pay Range

$166,345—$292,100 USD

Commvault is an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are always committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status and we will not discriminate against on the basis of such characteristics or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we work.

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