Manager Information Technology

Floor & Decor Holdings Inc. (old); Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Referral Bonus Program

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life ins.

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid holidays

Volunteer Time Off

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Floor & Decor is building an Application Platforms team in Atlanta to enable our developers with reliable, secure delivery. As founding leader, you will set the platform strategy, hire engineers, and personally build the first generation of services in an in-office role (3 days/wk).

You will design pipelines, tooling, and governance, partner with Internal Audit for SOX controls, and grow the team as a product-minded function focused on developer experience and deployment reliability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software or platform engineering with 3+ years leading engineers.
• Hands-on experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub, Argo.
• Strong tooling, testing, security scanning in pipelines.
• Knowledge of observability tools: Dynatrace, Grafana, OpsGenie.
• Kubernetes/container runtimes and API/messaging/streaming familiarity.
• Proven ability to build a team from a small base and deliver with limited resources.
• Excellent communication with engineers and senior stakeholders.
• Preferred: SOX/reg environment; cloud experience (Azure/AWS/GCP); platform-as-a-product mindset.

Responsibilities

• Set vision, roadmap, and operating model for Application Platforms.
• Design, build, and operate early CI/CD tooling while the team is small.
• Recruit, hire, and develop engineers; coach the team.
• Sequence work across five platform functions and make build/buy/partner decisions.
• Partner with app development leaders to gather requirements and measure adoption.
• Maintain SOX-compliant change/deployment controls with Internal Audit.
• Manage vendor relationships, licensing, and roadmap alignment.
• Define service levels, reliability targets, and cost for platform services.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Data, EA on standards.
• Establish self-service patterns and golden paths for developers.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps leadership

Platform engineering

Kubernetes

Observability tooling

Security scanning

Jenkins

GitHub

Argo

SOX compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub

Argo

Dynatrace

Grafana

OpsGenie

Kubernetes

Job description

About the RoleFloor & Decor is building a dedicated Application Platforms team to give our software development teams the capabilities they need to build, deploy, and run applications reliably and securely. As the founding leader of this team, you will set the platform strategy, hire and develop the engineers, and personally build the first generation of services.This is a player-coach role. In the early months you will be hands-on, designing pipelines, configuring tooling, and solving problems alongside your team, while laying the foundation for a larger organization. You will shape the team's charter, technology choices, operating model, and culture from day one.Location: Store Support Center (SSC) in Atlanta - This is an in-office role, 3-days per week (Mon/Tues/Thurs). Please note this is not a remote position.Where the Team Will FocusThe team will grow into five platform functions, in phases:Phase 1: Foundation (start here)CI/CD: Continuous integration and delivery tooling such as Jenkins, GitHub, and Argo, plus shared pipeline services and pipeline review. Partners with Internal Audit to ensure delivery processes meet SOX requirements.Development Tools: The developer toolchain, including IDEs, testing frameworks, spec-driven development (SDD) tooling, application frameworks (e.g., Spring for Java), and security scanning.Phase 2: VisibilityObservability: Monitoring, alerting, and incident response tooling such as Dynatrace, Grafana, and OpsGenie, so teams can detect and respond to issues quickly.Phase 3: Scale (as the team grows)Runtime: The application hosting layer above the operating system, primarily containers orchestrated on Kubernetes.Integration: Services that let applications work together, including API management, MCP management, messaging, streaming, SFTP, and ETL.ResponsibilitiesSet the vision, roadmap, and operating model for Application Platforms, treating the platform as a product with developers as customersRoll up your sleeves to design, build, and operate early CI/CD and developer tooling capabilities while the team is smallRecruit, hire, and grow a team of platform engineers; coach and develop the associate engineer on the team todaySequence work deliberately across the five functions, making clear build, buy, and partner decisions as capacity growsPartner with application development leaders to gather requirements and feedback, and to measure platform adoption and developer experienceWork with Internal Audit and Security to maintain SOX-compliant change and deployment controls without slowing deliveryManage vendor and tool relationships, including licensing, renewals, and roadmap alignmentDefine and track service levels, reliability targets, and cost for platform servicesCollaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Data, and Enterprise Architecture on standards and shared capabilitiesEstablish documentation, self-service patterns, and golden paths that reduce the load on the platform teamWhat Success Looks LikeFirst 90 days: Assess the current CI/CD and developer tooling landscape, build relationships with development teams, and publish a prioritized roadmapFirst 6 months: Deliver visible improvements to pipelines and developer tooling, establish SOX-aligned controls with Internal Audit, and hire the first engineersFirst year: Measurable gains in developer experience and deployment reliability, observability capabilities underway, and a plan and capacity in place to take on Runtime and IntegrationQualificationsRequired[10+] years in software engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, or SRE, with [3+] years leading engineers or technical teamsRecent hands-on experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines and tooling (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub, Argo), and an understanding of how delivery controls support complianceStrong grasp of developer tooling and engineering practices, including testing frameworks, application frameworks, and security scanning in the pipelineWorking knowledge of observability practices and tools (e.g., Dynatrace, Grafana, OpsGenie)Working knowledge of Kubernetes and container-based runtimesFamiliarity with integration patterns and technologies such as APIs, messaging, and streamingDemonstrated ability to build a team from a small base, set priorities, and deliver with limited resourcesStrong communication skills, with credibility among both engineers and senior stakeholdersPreferredExperience in a SOX-regulated environment, working directly with audit teamsCloud experience (Azure, AWS, or GCP)Experience with platform-as-a-product practices and developer experience metricsFamiliarity with MCP and AI-assisted development toolingRetail or multi-channel commerce experienceExperience managing vendors and tool budgetsWORKING CONDITIONS (TRAVEL & ENVIRONMENT):Limited travel required including air and carWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally be exposed to a warehouse environment and moving vehicles. The noise level in the work environment is typically quiet to moderate.PHYSICAL/SENSORY REQUIREMENTSSedentary Work – Ability to exert 10 - 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.Note: Floor & Decor considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or familial status, veteran status, or based on any other class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Floor & Decor also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the employer at its sole discretion.Benefits & RewardsBonus opportunities & career advancement opportunities at every levelPrograms that help you reach your financial goals: 401k with company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and Referral Bonus ProgramMedical, Dental, Vision, Life, and other Insurance Plans (subject to eligibility criteria)Work-life balance, including:Paid vacation and sick time for eligible associatesPaid holidays plus a personal holidayPaid Volunteer Time Off that starts on Day 1Equal Employment OpportunityFloor & Decor provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other category protected by law.This policy applies to all areas of employment, including recruitment, testing, screening, hiring, selection for training, upgrading, transfer, demotion, layoff, discipline, termination, compensation, benefits and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. This policy and the law prohibit employment discrimination against any associate or applicant on the basis of any legally protected status outlined above.