Acquia is looking for a manager to lead engineers with systems and software responsibilities to work on our Cloud Data team. The ideal candidate strives to lead a high performing team and recognizes their work is never done. The candidate also is comfortable working in a large organization, operates as a true teammate, has technical expertise to ask the right questions, is a thoughtful communicator, and is a leader with empathy. This leader should be highly organized and pushing for success through effective prioritization, retrospecting on continuous improvements, and driving change. Technical experience in things like AWS, Ruby, APIs, Kubernetes, Linux, Docker, and Jenkins are desired. Conceptual knowledge of DevOps, domain-driven concepts, and infrastructure-as-code are also helpful.
Responsible for ...
Managing people and technical outcomes:
Experience leading teams and people responsible for systems and software
Knowledge of Agile practices and software development lifecycle methodologies
Experience with effective product engineering practices
Familiar with project management concepts
Ability to inspire change through identifying bottlenecks, resolving blockers, and leading improvement opportunities
Experience with quality engineering, DevOps, and CI/CD
Ability to form good partnerships with Product Managers, Product Owners, and other departments
The ideal candidate is …
Skills required include, but not limited to:
Active listening skills
Effective communicator
Leadership skills and a positive, can-do attitude
Emphasizes work/life balance and team morale
Ability to break down complex problems into smaller, concrete steps and outcomes
Committed to a positive culture
Background in technically relevant areas
Facilitating cross-team collaboration through RFCs, reviews, and historical work
Background in systems maintenance, automation, release management, and testing strategies
Nice to have skills
Desire to perform technical work on an as-needed basis
Experience with Ruby or AWS RDS/EGS
Desired to have previous people management experience
Job Qualifications
6+ years of working within a team focused on cloud systems and development
4+ years (senior) hands-on experience building similar solutions
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline preferred.
Proven delivery skills, working with software engineering teams in an Agile environment.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Individuals seeking employment at Acquia are considered without regard to race, color, religion, caste, creed, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Whatever you answer will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter.
