DevOps Architect

Job Description

We're seeking a visionary DevOps Architect to lead the technical direction of our production platform group. In this pivotal role, you'll have the opportunity to oversee and design cutting-edge, cross-functional systems that power our global operations. You'll collaborate with diverse stakeholders to translate business needs into robust technical solutions & drive architectural excellence. 

• Develop and implement architectural strategies for production systems
• Ensure alignment of technical solutions with business goals and objectives
• Manage technical agendas, including contributing to project planning, execution and reviewing
• Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders including engineering, operations and quality assurance teams
• Act as a liaison between production engineering and other departments to facilitate smooth workflows and communication
• Advocate for production engineering initiatives and innovations both internally and externally
• Implement best practices and standards to enhance production efficiency and effectiveness

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in system architecture and technical leadership roles
• Extensive experience with large-scale, distributed and fault-tolerant production system architectures, including cloud and on-premises solutions
• Extensive experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think critically about complex technical challenges and optimizing production systems. 
• Data driven, able to support architectural design with data points and KPIs
• Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong collaboration and leadership skills, with experience in mentoring engineers, influencing cross-functional teams and building effective cross-departmental working relationships

Additional Information

We are Wix’s Infrastructure Guild. We’re at the core of building and maintaining the production and CI/CD environment. Our mission is to improve production performance, security and resilience to ensure 99.99% uptime for millions of users and drive our developer velocity. We design, develop and operate cutting-edge technology and robust tools to service Wix’s Infrastructure needs.