Director of DevOps

African American Talent; New York (NY); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Acxiom is seeking an experienced Director of DevOps to lead multiple DevOps and automation teams, driving operational excellence during cloud modernization. You will oversee CI/CD, IaC, container strategies, and multi-cloud deployments while aligning with business goals and security needs.

The role requires hands-on leadership, a track record in large-scale migrations, and exceptional communication skills to influence stakeholders across the organization.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of technology experience with 7+ years in DevOps or platform engineering roles.
• 5+ years of experience leading and scaling DevOps teams (15+ professionals).
• Experience managing global, distributed teams including offshore resources and mixed full-time and contractor work forces.
• Proven track record of successful cloud migrations and infrastructure modernization at enterprise scale.
• Experience with big data processing systems and large-scale distributed computing environments.
• Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including cluster management, networking, and security.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform).
• Strong background with CI/CD platforms, particularly GitHub Actions, and artifact management (Nexus).
• Extensive experience with configuration management and automation tools, especially Ansible.
• Solid understanding of Git workflows, branching strategies, and code management practices (GitHub).
• Multi-cloud platform expertise with AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Experience with Helm charts, container registries, and container security practices.
• Exceptional communication skills with ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Data Platform management of Snowflake or Databricks.
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional technical initiatives.
• Proven ability to drive organizational change and adopt new technologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to operate in ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor multiple DevOps and automation teams (20-40 professionals)
• Drive operational excellence and modern DevOps practices
• Lead talent acquisition, development, retention strategies
• Establish career progression and competency frameworks
• Oversee CI/CD, IaC, pipelines, containers, and orchestration
• Standardize DevOps tools and practices across product teams
• Lead cloud migration strategies for legacy workloads
• Architect automation for big data processing (SQL and Spark)
• Ensure scalable, secure deployment pipelines for data workloads
• Oversee multi-cloud management (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Coordinate with platform/SRE/data/security teams
• Establish KPIs and continuous improvement
• Lead incident response and disaster recovery

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Strategic thinking

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Advanced degree or relevant certifications

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Nexus

Ansible

Git workflows

Helm

Container security

AWS

GCP

Azure

Snowflake/Databricks

Job description

Remote/Homebased

Full time

JR014593

We are seeking an experienced Director of DevOps to join our engineering organization and drive the operational excellence of our cloud modernization initiatives. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Product Automation, you will lead multiple DevOps and automation teams while playing a critical role in our transformation from legacy on-premises systems to modern cloud-native architectures. This position requires a hands‑on leader who can bridge strategic vision with tactical execution, particularly in big data processing environments and large-scale cloud migrations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor multiple DevOps and automation engineering teams (20-40 professionals)

• Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and operational excellence

• Drive talent acquisition, development, and retention strategies for high-performing DevOps teams

• Establish clear career progression paths and technical competency frameworks

• Champion engineering best practices and modern DevOps methodologies

• Execute CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), pipeline, container, and orchestration strategies across the organization

• Drive standardization of DevOps tools, processes, and practices across multiple product teams

• Lead the technical implementation of cloud migration strategies for legacy data center workloads

• Architect and implement robust automation solutions for big data processing systems (SQL and Spark-based)

• Ensure scalable, reliable, and secure deployment pipelines for mission-critical data processing workloads

• Oversee multi-cloud infrastructure management, monitoring, and cost optimization (AWS, GCP, Azure)

• Partner with platform engineering, SRE, data engineering, and security teams to align DevOps capabilities with business objectives

• Establish metrics, KPIs, and continuous improvement processes to optimize delivery performance and operational excellence

• Lead incident response coordination, disaster recovery planning, and business continuity processes

• Drive knowledge transfer, best practice sharing, and governance frameworks across engineering teams

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of technology experience with 7+ years in DevOps or platform engineering roles

• 5+ years of experience leading and scaling DevOps teams (15+ professionals)

• Experience managing global, distributed teams including offshore resources and mixed full-time and contractor workforces

• Proven track record of successful cloud migrations and infrastructure modernization at enterprise scale

• Experience with big data processing systems and large-scale distributed computing environments

• Deep hands‑on experience with Kubernetes, including cluster management, networking, and security

• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform)

• Strong background with CI/CD platforms, particularly GitHub Actions, and artifact management (Nexus)

• Extensive experience with configuration management and automation tools, especially Ansible

• Solid understanding of Git workflows, branching strategies, and code management practices (GitHub)

• Multi-cloud platform expertise with AWS, GCP, and Azure

• Experience with Helm charts, container registries, and container security practices

• Exceptional communication skills with ability to influence stakeholders at all levels

• Strong strategic thinking and ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions

• Data Platform management of Snowflake or Databricks

• Experience managing complex, cross-functional technical initiatives

• Proven ability to drive organizational change and adopt new technologies

• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to operate in ambiguous environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field

• Advanced degree or relevant certifications (AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, etc.)

• Understanding of big data processing frameworks (Apache Spark, Hadoop ecosystem) and data pipeline orchestration

• Experience with SQL-based processing systems, data lake, and modern analytics architectures

• Background with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Datadog)

• Knowledge of security scanning tools and DevSecOps practices

• Experience with GitOps methodologies and tools

• Previous experience in data-intensive or analytics-focused organizations

Primary Location City/State:

Homebased - New York, New York

Additional Locations (if applicable):

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