Director, Principal Platform Engineer (compute)

BlackRock

New York, NY, United States
Base: usd$215,000.00 - usd$275,000.00; bonus/equit...
On-site
Compute engineering leadership
Cloud-native distributed containerized microservices
Infrastructure as code (iac) tools
This position requires a visionary leader and hands-on builder who is also able to collaborate globally to drive architecture and engineering excellence across the breadth of our organization

Job Summary

  • This position requires a visionary leader and hands-on builder who is also able to collaborate globally to drive architecture and engineering excellence across the breadth of our organization.
  • We are in search of a Principal Engineer to help lead Compute engineering.
  • The global System Operations Platform team is a sizable team of over 50 individuals located in six different regions that perform engineering and operational work in support of critical infrastructure hosted on prem & on cloud.

Matching Summary

This position requires a visionary leader and hands-on builder who is also able to collaborate globally to drive architecture and engineering excellence across the breadth of our organization.

Salary

Base: USD$215,000.00 - USD$275,000.00; Bonus/Equity: annual discretionary bonus; Benefits: healthcare, leave benefits, retirement benefits

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Compute engineering leadership
  • Cloud-native distributed containerized microservices
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
  • Kubernetes/containers experience
  • Linux environment
  • Modern DevOps / CI/CD
  • Agile SDLC
  • Global team leadership

Nice-to-have

  • Startup speed, complex problem solving
  • Mentoring and organizational change
  • Data-focused problem solving
  • Architecting engineering practices

Key Requirements

  • 10-15 years software or systems engineering work experience
  • BA/BS in Computer Science or 4+ years relevant work experience
  • Experience with cloud deployment technology tools
  • Strong programming skills in Python, Go, Java
  • Expert experience with IaC platforms like Crossplane or Pulumi
  • Proficient leading Agile development processes
  • Architectural leadership experience
  • Knowledge of RHEL 8+
  • Experience in Cloud Environments (Azure, AWS, GCP)
  • Skills in security and performance monitoring
  • Conceptual understanding of storage and networking

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