Senior DCIM Platform Lead - Cloud-Native & IoT

Digital Realty; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 155,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) match

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Digital Realty is seeking a Senior Software Manager for the DCIM Platform to lead architecture, development, and delivery of a cloud-native DCIM solution. You’ll guide global engineering teams, define technical vision on Microsoft Azure, and collaborate with Product, Security, and executive stakeholders to deliver real-time operational insights for a worldwide data center footprint.

You will own hiring, drive Agile practices, and ensure secure, scalable, high-performance systems with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 10–15 years of experience leading global software engineering teams across employees, contractors, and vendor partners.
• 10–15 years of experience designing and delivering large-scale, cloud-native, distributed platforms.
• Strong background in distributed systems, microservices, and modern software architecture patterns.
• Experience with industrial IoT, telemetry, and edge-to-cloud solutions.
• Experience with Azure cloud architecture and services.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage global software engineering teams consisting of employees, contingent workers, and vendor partners.
• Drive the architecture and delivery of a secure, cloud-native DCIM platform leveraging Microsoft Azure.
• Own hiring strategy, interviewing, onboarding, performance management, succession planning, and career development.
• Deliver multiple product and platform initiatives while ensuring predictable execution against strategic roadmaps.
• Champion Agile development practices including Scrum, Kanban, sprint planning, and continuous improvement.
• Architect highly available, low-latency distributed systems supporting real-time monitoring and control at global scale.
• Design and implement large-scale IoT and telemetry solutions utilizing Azure IoT Hub, IoT Edge, Stream Analytics, Azure Functions, Azure Data Explorer, and Azure Storage.
• Build secure edge-to-cloud solutions utilizing industrial IoT protocols including MQTT, Modbus, and related technologies.
• Establish platform observability, monitoring, diagnostics, automation, and operational excellence through DevOps best practices.
• Lead architectural governance, technology standards, design reviews, and engineering best practices.
• Partner with Product, Security, Compliance, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Communicate technical strategy, progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership.
• Establish and monitor platform KPIs, service-level objectives, reliability metrics, and incident response processes.
• Manage vendor relationships, tooling decisions, and team budgets where applicable.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Distributed systems

Leadership

Agile methodologies

Azure DevOps

C# / Java

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/Software Eng

Tools

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Digital Realty is seeking a Senior Software Manager for the DCIM Platform to lead architecture, development, and delivery of a cloud-native DCIM solution. You’ll guide global engineering teams, define technical vision on Microsoft Azure, and collaborate with Product, Security, and executive stakeholders to deliver real-time operational insights for a worldwide data center footprint.

You will own hiring, drive Agile practices, and ensure secure, scalable, high-performance systems with