Looking to work for a start-up but also have stability?  Our client is ranked on the Wall Street Journal’s 2012 Top 50 Venture-Backed Companies. An ideal candidate will have prior experience managing multiple user-facing services and the teams which developed and operated them, will be capable of technical deep-dives into code, networking, operating systems and storage yet verbally and cognitively agile enough to hold their own in a strategy discussion with the executive team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end availability and performance of the global infrastructure

• Ensure a great, almost-100% reliable experience for users around the globe while simultaneously enabling a rapid pace of innovation and change in the services

• Responsible for the day to day activities of IT Operations including security, monitoring and change management

• Manage complex server environments supporting hundreds of millions transactions per day and multiple data centers, including strong familiarity with cloud infrastructure architecture (AWS, RackSpace, etc.)

• Manage 24 x 7 monitoring of all infrastructure systems and help ensure 99.9%+ SLA uptime

• Participate in technology research, procurement, deployment, and configuration of new systems

• Leading change management including identifying appropriate resources needed, developing schedules to ensure timely completion of the projects

• Provide input to leadership on IT strategy, operations, cost

Minimum Job Requirements:

• BA/BS in Computer Science (in lieu of degree, 4 years of relevant work experience)

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience including hands-on technical management experience

• Experience with AWS, colocation, private cloud, networking

• Must have experience operating highly available & scalable platforms and applications

• Strong ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and motivate professional staff

• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to hold your own in a discussion with senior leadership

• That rare mix of intelligence, integrity, domain knowledge, verbal agility, and diplomacy which allows you to rapidly earn the trust of technically astute teams across the company

Desired Skill Sets:

• Advertising or Analytics technology background

• Mobile phone technology background

• Experience working in rapidly scaling start-up environments

This is a direct hire opportunity with one of our clients in Durham, NC.  Actual title of the position is Director of Operations, but since the company is small this is a hands-on management role (probably 80% hands-on, 20% management).  Right now will only manage a systems administrator, with more people added in as the company grows.  Must have prior experience working for a startup. The salary range is open as client would like to see all resumes. A local candidate is strongly preferred. No sponsorship available.

Apply for this position now through CareerBuilder, or by sending a Word resume to Judy Protz at jprotz AT hirenetworks.com.  To help ensure a timely response, include the reference code CBJP-3636 in the subject heading of your email message. 

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