• +18 years experience in software engineering and +7 years leading a high performing engineering team.
• Deep technical fluency in streaming architectures, Kafka, event bus design, storage databases, and data catalogue systems at scale.
• A proven operator, not just a strategist — comfortable being in the details on incidents, uptime, and day-to-day execution while also setting long-term direction.
• A track record of leading transformation in infrastructure organizations — instilling process discipline and operational excellence at scale.
• Strong people leadership: experience building teams and benches from a thin starting point, developing high-potential talent, and raising the executive presence of direct reports.
• Executive presence and the gravitas to represent data infrastructure strategy to VP, SVP, and CTO-level stakeholders.
• Background from a large-scale, infrastructure-intensive technology environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field required, Master Degree preferred.