Lead IT Architect, Yugabyte
$140-170k
+ Equity Options
Office located in Sunnyvale, CA
Distributed postgreSQL for modern apps
Be an early applicant
Distributed postgreSQL for modern apps
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$140-170k
+ Equity Options
Office located in Sunnyvale, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To become the default database for cloud-native applications in a multi-cloud world.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor degree in a related field required
- Working experience of managing office networks
- Senior-level knowledge of AWS, Azure, and/or GCP access control mechanisms
- Mid-level to senior-level knowledge of general administration of AWS, Azure, and/or GCP; having experience in all 3 is a plus but not required
- 5 years of experience or more in a senior IT role
- Expertise in managing Mac, Windows and/or Linux workstations
- Senior-level skillset managing a corporate Google workspace or Microsoft Office 365 environment
- Working knowledge of provisioning users, applying network security rules, and integrating corporate processes like Okta authentication with at least one of the following cloud service provider environments: Microsoft Azure, Google GCP, and Amazon AWS
- Mid-to-Senior level skill set in information security as it applies to hardening and securing corporate assets
- Experience with Okta IdP administration
- Okta Workflows, Jira Forms and Automation, or similar expert-level scripting and automation experience required
- Strong project management skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Minimal domestic travel required (under 2 weeks annually)
What the job involves
- Yugabyte is looking for a Lead IT Architect who is passionate about designing and implementing complex solutions, managing complex projects, and mentoring a growing international team of IT professionals!
- Reporting directly to YugabyteDB’s CISO, this person will be a part of YugabyteDB’s IT team and work closely with Yugabyte’s Security Team as well as other leaders from various sectors of Yugabyte to maintain, expand, and evolve our IT infrastructure, implement new technology, and support our compliance efforts
- The Lead IT Architect position is a leadership role and you’ll be expected to act in a capacity to provide second-level support and mentorship to other IT professionals within the team
- The ideal candidate is responsible, dependable, technical, a leader, and willing to learn new skills and enjoys laying the foundation to scale an organization’s IT needs in a fast growing environment
- Okta: YugabyteDB leverages Okta for SSO/SCIM and we also leverage Okta Workflows. You’ll be responsible for reviewing our Okta implementations, making recommendations, and as part of a team, implement recommendations and enhancements to our Okta service
- MDM: Review our JAMF and JumpCloud implementations and evolve these services to continually include best practices both from an IT and security perspective
- Employee Status Change Management: We have a sophisticated process which includes the use of Oka Workflows and Jira automations in place to automate the onboarding, offboarding, and changes to an employee’s employment status. You’ll be expected to review the process end-to-end, working with our HR department to enhance the workflows as needed, taking care to ensure the process is robust
- AWS/Azure/GCP Administration: Our IT team is responsible for managing our AWS, Azure, and GCP accounts from a procurement standpoint. Your primary duties in AWS/Azure/GCP will be largely access control related and managing custom workflows YugabyteDB has in place to manage access control mechanisms
- New Solutions: YugabyteDB is a fast growing company and resultantly you’ll be expected to learn new technologies, architect new solutions, and collaborate with other IT members on implementation
- Information Security: You will be working in tandem with Yugabyte’s Information Security team to protect the company’s infrastructure. A demonstrable understanding of security will be crucial in making good decisions related to infrastructure and access control
- Cross-Team Collaboration: Collaborative with multi-functional Yugabyte teams including DevOps, Information Security, Finance, Cloud Operations, and Software Engineering to assist with IT-based solutions to support the business objectives
- Compliance: YugabyteDB has obtained ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and ISO 22301 certification, SOC 1 Type 2 and SOC 2 Type 2 attestations, and PCI DSS Level 1 Compliance
- One of your responsibilities is to ensure that our IT services are compliant with our security program and to help ensure that all Yugabyte IT processes meet our security and privacy requirements and controls, including assisting with risk assessments and compliance efforts
- You will be expected to meet with external auditors as needed to go over our IT processes and provide evidence as needed to our auditors
- Office Network Administration: Oversee onsite office technology management and maintenance with respect to conference/meetings tools; IT support for day-to-day operations, onsite equipment and software trouble-shooting; office network administration, etc
- Administration of third party IT providers: Upgrading, installing, and configuring new hardware and software to meet company needs
- Endpoint infrastructure administration: Coordinate the management of all of our endpoints. This includes assessment, selection, and maintenance of hardware, antivirus, MDM (i.e. Jumpcloud, JAMF) and laptop management software, OS patching (i.e. Windows, Mac, Linux) , software installation, etc
- Domain infrastructure management: Maintain all company domain names
- Assist in protecting the company’s infrastructure: Work with our Information Security team to help carry out policies and protect the business’ technology resources
- Procurement of IT equipment: source vendors, purchase equipment (e.g. computers, computer/home office accessories, software tools)
- Help Desk: Aid other IT staff with helpdesk duties and act as an escalation point for other IT professionals on complex issues
- Strategic Planning: Craft and maintain a strategic plan for our IT system landscape with multi-functional partners, including assisting with the decisions on new solutions as well as working to consolidate redundant solutions
Our take
Traditional IT stacks and database solutions have rapidly become antiquated in recent years due to a surge in demand for cloud-native applications. SQL databases are typically the standard format for managing enterprise data, but integrating and scaling this infrastructure within the ever-changing field of cloud-based applications presents serious challenges.
Yugabyte develops a cloud-native and open-source SQL product named YugabyteDB, a database system that is designed to be easily scalable, flexible and resilient when integrated within cloud-based applications. Through PostgreSQL compatibility, automated data recovery and high computing power, the startup claims that its database solution reduces downtime, optimizes security, and reduces increases compatible infrastructure options.
With the migration from legacy database systems to cloud-based solutions a necessity rather than an option for many enterprises, Yugabyte has made a smart move by providing a flexible and accessible solution to integrate familiar SQL databases within a cloud-based setup. Its range of strategic partnerships and product development has the company well set to see further growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2021
$188m
SERIES C
Mar 2021
$48m
LATE VC
Total funding: $290m
Company benefits
- Health Insurance
- Company Stock Options
- Retirement Plans
- Home Office Set-Up Reimbursement
- Professional Development Reimbursement
- Quarterly Wellness Days Off
- Unlimited PTO
- Childcare benefits
- Performance bonuses
Company HQ
Sunnyvale, CA
Leadership
Kannan Muthukkaruppan
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Earned an MSc in Computer Science at University of California. Previously Consulting Member of Technical Staff at Oracle for 13 years, Technical Lead at Facebook for 5 years and Engineer at Nutanix for 3 years.
Karthik Ranganathan
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Earned an MSc in Computer Science from The University of Texas. Previously Software Design Engineer at Microsoft Corporation for 2 years, Software Engineer at Netsuite for 8 months and Technical Lead at Facebook for 5 years.
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