Director, Infra as a Service Engineering - Kenvue : Job Details

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Job Description - Director, Infra as a Service Engineering (240#######W)

Director, Infrastructure as a Service Engineering

This position reports into VP, Cloud and Infrastructure and is based at New Jersey.

Who we are

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we're the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA, AVEENO, TYLENOL, LISTERINE, JOHNSON'S and BAND-AID that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made by 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to deliver the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means to have the power to impact life of millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future – and yours.

Role reports to: VP, Cloud and Infrastructure

Location: New Jersey or Remote

What you will do

The Director, Infrastructure as a Service Engineering is responsible for serving as a thought leader in infrastructure platform engineering, leading or sponsoring highly visible, complex projects, and making decisions regarding resource alignment and prioritization. You will play a pivotal role in providing a future-ready infrastructure as a service solution across technology and data for all applications hosted in our on-premise (private cloud) data center, manufacturing (edge) sites, and regional co-lo data centers.

• Lead the development and implementation of innovative Infrastructure as a Service solutions aligned to Kenvue Tech and Data objectives.
• Contribute to the overall tech transformation by deploying end-to-end infrastructure as a service solutions that solve unmet needs and generate value through a fully integrated digital ecosystem.
• Help to sunset legacy, high-cost technology by replacing it with modern low-cost “open-source” options where possible.
• Manage a globally diverse team of senior managers and engineers, providing technical leadership, mentorship, and leading their development through our tech transformation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, design, and deliver secure, modern, innovative, and reliable infrastructure as a service capabilities.
• Engage with infrastructure and cloud product managers to establish a prioritized roadmap and backlog of capabilities.
• Develop and maintain an infrastructure as a service roadmap that reinforces self-service and aligns with the Technology Services' strategic objectives.
• Leverage advanced analytics and intelligent automation to improve productivity and prevent service level breaches.
• Ensure the infrastructure services meet the highest standards of performance, security, and availability.
• Stay up to date with the latest trends and technologies in Infrastructure as a Service.
• Be a trusted partner and internal consultant influencing decision making and developing solutions to meet unmet business needs.
• Support daily or weekly Infrastructure site reliability engineering (SRE) stand up and act as the lead for problem solving and innovation.
• Define and align dashboards to provide transparency and visibility.
• Lead and ensure budgets for hardware, software maintenance, and vendor contracts are meeting transformation objectives.
• Contribute to the strategic planning process for a modern infrastructure as a service organization.
• Apply compliance requirements within scope of responsibility and participate in compliance activities as required.

What we are looking for

• 10-12 years of experience in Infra as a Service engineering or related field.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven track record of designing and delivering highly scalable and reliable infrastructure services.
• Strong domain technical acumen across traditional enterprise operating systems, enterprise databases, virtualization technologies, and data center engineering concepts.
• Knowledge of cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP – a plus.
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools.
• Experience with scripting languages.
• Experience with Agile framework.
• Strong understanding of business financial principles.

What's in it for you

Annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $182,000 -$247,000. This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate's skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors.

• Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!
• Employee Resource Groups

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.