Director of Cloud and Datacenter Operations

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Job Description
Seeking a seasoned technical leader to lead and grow multi region, global emulation cloud systems. This role is responsible for defining the operational structure, establishing best practices, and delivering technical solutions in a complex, global infrastructure environment

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and continuously improve operating structures, processes, and procedures for cloud and infrastructure services
• Establish and enforce infrastructure best practices, while staying up to date on industry trends and advancements
• Serve as a subject matter expert for infrastructure initiatives, particularly in High Performance Computing (HPC) environments
• Drive operational excellence by
  • Achieving highest standards of reliability in Cadence's cloud and hosting services exceeding industry standards
  • Managing operations with focus on cost-effectiveness and efficiency
  • Meeting and exceeding Service Legal Agreements (SLAs) for customer issue resolution
• Identify and drive key metrics to measure reliability and efficiency
• Develop processes to track and scale key metrics for reliability, efficiency and scalability
• Create and optimize processes to improve the effectiveness of operations at scale
• Manage communication of progress and status with customers, vendors, and internal stakeholders
• Partner with executive leadership to identify and prioritize infrastructure technologies that support business growth and innovation

• BS with a minimum of 12 years of experience OR MS with a minimum of 10 years of experience OR PhD with a minimum of 8 years of experience
• Proven experience in technical systems (HPC, networking, storage)
• Demonstrated ability to operate and manage large-scale, enterprise-grade environments
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing teams and cross-functional programs
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Knowledge of operations processes such as Incident, Change, and Alert Management.
• Familiarity with cloud & cloud security practices and risk mitigation strategies.
• Proficiency in leveraging analytics to forecast performance and optimize operations.
• Experience with mission-critical services and applications in enterprise environments

• Experience in EDA and emulation
• Expertise in cloud security protocols (SOC2, ISO, etc.)