We are seeking a highly motivated Manager of Cloud Engineering with the leadership ability to lead Elevation’s Engineering team in Austin, Texas area. A primary responsibility is leading our small (5+) but growing software engineer team. This individual will report directly to the Chief Technology Officer.
Who We Are:
Elevation is a technology focused and fast-growing home energy solutions provider. We provide solar and our proprietary home energy monitoring platform, Curb to help customers optimize their home’s energy efficiency, reduce their impact on the environment, and save on energy costs.
We believe in a brighter future by elevating the homes of our customers. Elevation provides a full portfolio of advanced energy solutions to customers dubbed the “Elevated Home.” A thought leader in the renewable energy industry, Elevation is continuing to educate customers about their energy by providing them with a holistic solution for their home. Come join us in our vision to elevate the world we live in! Become a part of the green energy movement, enjoy what you do and have fun every day!
The Opportunity:
You will be leading the team of Elevation’s Curb Energy Cloud Platform as well as architecting the system for scale and to meet new business requirements. The engineering team needs a highly technical people manager to join our leadership team. Manage engineering people and work across Elevation’s cloud environment, as well as drive Cloud Architecture, Cloud Security, Cloud Networking to successful implementation of our cloud system. You will report directly to the Chief Technology Officer and have full ownership of your teams’ results.
Your Experience:
Who We Are:
Elevation is a technology focused and fast-growing home energy solutions provider. We provide solar and our proprietary home energy monitoring platform, Curb to help customers optimize their home’s energy efficiency, reduce their impact on the environment, and save on energy costs.
We believe in a brighter future by elevating the homes of our customers. Elevation provides a full portfolio of advanced energy solutions to customers dubbed the “Elevated Home.” A thought leader in the renewable energy industry, Elevation is continuing to educate customers about their energy by providing them with a holistic solution for their home. Come join us in our vision to elevate the world we live in! Become a part of the green energy movement, enjoy what you do and have fun every day!
The Opportunity:
You will be leading the team of Elevation’s Curb Energy Cloud Platform as well as architecting the system for scale and to meet new business requirements. The engineering team needs a highly technical people manager to join our leadership team. Manage engineering people and work across Elevation’s cloud environment, as well as drive Cloud Architecture, Cloud Security, Cloud Networking to successful implementation of our cloud system. You will report directly to the Chief Technology Officer and have full ownership of your teams’ results.
Your Experience:
- Deep understanding of cloud technologies, including standard methodologies around securing cloud environments and hands on experience with software development and DevOps best practices.
- Comfortable communicating expectations to your team as you are reporting up to senior leadership. Outstanding organizational skills are a crucial component to success in this role, as is strong experience planning workflows and detailing progress.
- Ability to both architect the cloud solution and manage its development
- Detail-oriented. You pay impeccable attention to detail.
- Passion for People. You have a desire, even an obsession for working with people to solve problems, improve processes, and increase mutual success.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field preferred
- 15+ years of professional experience consisting of at least five in software development
- 5+ years working in a leadership capacity with experience building and leading teams following Agile or similar iterative development methodologies
- Strong technical management experience, including tactical planning and leading technical team members
- Good understanding of technical issues, designs, and cloud engineering standard methodologies
- Resourceful in problem solving and cross-organization collaboration
- Great interpersonal and communication skills
- Extensive experience with AWS cloud environments, implementing best-practice development, DevOps, and security processes
- Extensive experience managing an Agile process with software development and collaboration tools (e.g. Atlassian).
- Python, Node.js, and React/React Native experience a plus
- Energy or IoT experience a plus
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
- Passion for success in line with Elevation’s values.
- Passion for People. You have a desire, even an obsession for working with people to solve problems, improve processes, and increase mutual success.
- Results-oriented. You're a hard worker and motivated to deliver results and achieve goals.
- Energy and Enthusiasm. You believe in our mission and demonstrate passion and enthusiasm with our customers.
- Willing to go the extra mile with a strong work ethic; self-directed and resourceful.
- Customer-centric. You're all about developing and providing an elevated experience to our customers.
- Successful at managing multiple tactical responsibilities.
- Detail-oriented. You pay impeccable attention to detail.