Overview:
The Sr. Manager, Platform Infrastructure & DevOps is responsible for the day-to-day tactical management, technical direction and leadership of the Infrastructure, Database Administrator and DevOps teams.
These teams provide engineering services and operational support for our cloud, datacenter, store, and web infrastructure and applications. Managing multiple teams of engineers, this position ensures stability, uptime, and reliability of these systems. This position works closely with the management team and business units to ensure alignment with business objectives.
What We Stand For?
Established in 1978, The Container Store has grown to be the leading specialty retailer of storage and organization products in the United States and the only national retailer solely devoted to the category. We provide creative, multifunctional, customizable storage and organization solutions that help our customers save time, save space and improve the quality of their lives.
We foster a culture built around our Foundation Principles, which define how we approach our relationships with our employees, vendors, customers and communities and influence every aspect of our business.
Responsibilities:
Owns the architecture, roadmap, design, standardization, availability, and the support of all cloud and physical infrastructure
Owns end-to-end availability and performance of mission critical services and build automation to prevent problem recurrence; automate response to all non-exceptional service conditions
Leads strategic technology initiatives which build and maintain key elements of the companys enterprise infrastructure, including but not limited to 24x7 data center infrastructure management and strategy, active directory integration, and virtualization
Leads the Infrastructure team in implementing and managing tactical and packaged applications such as Microsoft Windows/Active Directory, various UNIX and Linux systems, and management of other commercial off-the-shelf systems as required
Manages third-party service providers in the delivery of projects and infrastructure managed services. Works closely with the Resource Center (help desk), System Support (deskside support), development, security, and management teams in the delivery of technology services
Manages the teams budget and related financial processes
Manages critical technology general control processes, including user access management, segregation of duties, and other controls supporting PCI and SOX requirements
Oversees the teams that perform a wide range of system administration duties on core infrastructure, application, database, and other servers, including engineering, installation, break/fix troubleshooting, data protection and optimization
Develops, manages and tests the companys backup, recovery and Disaster Recovery capabilities
Mentors teams to adopt DevOps principles, e.g.: Infrastructure as Code
Establishes baseline key system performance metrics, tracking and regular reporting to the company with specific plans for improvement where appropriate
Stays current with industry best practices, new technology, and information security developments and techniques
Company will not pay costs associated with immigration sponsorship.
The Benefits of Working Here
Our benefits exemplify our commitment to ensuring employees and their
families are well taken care of, safe and secure.
Some of our benefits include:
Competitive Pay
Medical/Dental/Vision Plans
Discount: 50% on elfa, 40% on Merchandise and Gift Cards, 30% on Installation
Paid Time Off plus Holidays
401(k) plan
Employee First Fund: providing grants to employees experiencing unforeseen emergencies
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Business Administration or related field or equivalent related work experience required
Eight or more years of experience in Information Technology with five+ years of experience in Infrastructure
Knowledge in Windows and infrastructure engineering with emphasis in server, virtualization, storage, AWS/GCP Cloud and Office365 services
Strong, proven problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly analyze the most expedient method to recover business operations
Must be committed to a culture of continuous improvement and improving DevOps maturity
Experience in leading the data protection, disaster recovery and business continuity operations
Experience leading a team
Must be able to communicate effectively with users, executives and senior leaders at all levels
Based in the DFW area on a hybrid schedule
Must be at least 18 years of age
The Container Store promotes a smoke-free, drug-free environment.
We are proud to be an
Equal Opportunity Employer
and comply with the
Americans with Disabilities Act
Office Physical Requirements
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