Director of DevOps – Cloud Migrations & Big Data

Acxiom; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Acxiom seeks an experienced Director of DevOps to join our engineering organization and drive operational excellence during cloud modernization. This hands‑on leader will bridge strategic vision with tactical execution across large‑scale data workloads and multi‑cloud migrations.

You will lead 20-40 DevOps and automation engineers, mentor talent, implement CI/CD, IaC, and container orchestration, and partner with security, data engineering, and SRE teams to align DevOps with business goals in a

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.

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

Skills

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Ansible

CI/CD

Multi-cloud

Container security

Git workflows

Big data processing

Cloud migrations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

AWS/GCP/Kubernetes certs

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK stack

Datadog

Nexus

Docker

GitHub

Job description

Acxiom seeks an experienced Director of DevOps to join our engineering organization and drive operational excellence during cloud modernization. This hands‑on leader will bridge strategic vision with tactical execution across large‑scale data workloads and multi‑cloud migrations.

You will lead 20-40 DevOps and automation engineers, mentor talent, implement CI/CD, IaC, and container orchestration, and partner with security, data engineering, and SRE teams to align DevOps with business goals in a