Director, MTS (DevOps)
Core
Lead DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure teams to manage compute resources, cloud native services, observability, and cost optimization for Gracenote's global data platform.
Role type
Director, DevOps & Platform Engineering
Builds
AWS-managed services (EKS, Glue, MSK, EMR, RDS, S3), Kubernetes clusters, and in-house observability stacks.
Domain
Media & Entertainment Data / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
People management, AWS architecture, Kubernetes (EKS), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD automation, FinOps, Observability (Grafana, Loki, Prometheus), Python/Shell/Go scripting, Incident response leadership
Preferred skills
Global team leadership, Enterprise workflow tools (JIRA, Confluence, GitLab), Security best practices
Technologies
AWS, Amazon EKS, AWS Glue, Amazon MSK, Amazon EMR, Amazon RDS, Amazon S3, Amazon DynamoDB, Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, ELK stack, Terraform, CloudFormation, Jenkins, GitLab CI, OpsGenie
Responsibilities
Manage and scale multiple DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure teams; Establish operating rhythms and KPIs for system availability, incident resolution, and cloud spend efficiency; Oversee AWS footprint and Kubernetes platform operations; Lead FinOps initiatives for cloud cost management; Drive automation in IaC, CI/CD, and self-healing systems; Represent the organization in cross-functional engagements.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical oversight