Remote Cloud DevOps Director: Lead Modernization & Scale

Acxiom; Omaha (NE); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Acxiom is seeking a Director of DevOps to lead multiple DevOps and automation teams and drive cloud modernization initiatives. You will bridge strategy with execution, oversee big data processing environments, and manage multi-cloud migrations across AWS, GCP, and Azure.

Reporting to the SVP of Product Automation, you will establish best practices, career progression, and metrics to optimize delivery and reliability while shaping technical strategy for enterprise-scale data workloads.

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 and multi-cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience with Helm charts, container registries, and container security practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor multiple DevOps and automation engineering teams (20-40 professionals).
• Drive CI/CD, IaC, pipelines, containers, and orchestration strategies enterprise-wide.
• Architect and implement cloud migration strategies for legacy data centers.
• Oversee multi-cloud infrastructure management, monitoring, and cost optimization.
• Partner with platform engineering, SRE, data engineering, and security teams.
• Establish metrics, KPIs, and continuous improvement processes.

Skills

Engineering leadership

DevOps

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Ansible

GitHub Actions

Cloud platforms

Multi-cloud

Big data

Snowflake/Databricks

Security

Leadership

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree or certifications

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Nexus

Ansible

Helm

Job description

Acxiom is seeking a Director of DevOps to lead multiple DevOps and automation teams and drive cloud modernization initiatives. You will bridge strategy with execution, oversee big data processing environments, and manage multi-cloud migrations across AWS, GCP, and Azure.

Reporting to the SVP of Product Automation, you will establish best practices, career progression, and metrics to optimize delivery and reliability while shaping technical strategy for enterprise-scale data workloads.