Essential Functions
Manage a large-scale production environment with multiple workloads at varying cloud maturity levels Manage and mentor Data engineers Guide and direct data and data infrastructure projects Drive and implement improvements throughout the team Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards such as SOC 2 and HIPAA Partner with development teams to ensure we are delivering scalable, reliable and secure solutions Communicate with all levels of the organization, often balancing competing priorities Develop plans to achieve company and departmental goals Drive incident response and manage 24 / 7 on-call rotation Estimate effort and timeline on projects as designed Architect and design solutions to complex systems Evaluate advanced issues for customer-impacting issue resolution
Minimum Requirements
2 years of experience as a people manager 7-10 years of industry experience, with at least 5 in production data experience 2 years of experience with the Microsoft tech stack (Azure, .
Net, IIS, SQL Server, etc.) Demonstrated success managing teams in a fast-growing environment Ability to collaborate well with diverse partners, influence without direct authority, and build strong relationships across teams Experience with Scrum or Kanban practices Experience managing a 24 / 7 on-call rotation in a SaaS-based environment Ability to deep dive into technical challenges, architect solutions and get hands-on A passion for operational excellence, and the ability proactively identify and resolve issues
Preferred Qualifications
An affinity towards working in environments with tremendous growth, and have been through the journey before Proven track record of identifying scaling issues and operational risks before they become a problem Experience working with a multitude of data technologies
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.