VP Engineering leading BlueCat’s LiveAction network observability platform for enterprise, telecom, and government customers. Owning architecture, delivery, AI capabilities, and distributed engineering teams.
Responsibilities
Lead the engineering organization behind LiveAction, BlueCat's Network Observability product line
Own the technical direction, architecture, delivery, and operational excellence of a complex, data-intensive platform
Set the technical direction and multi-year engineering roadmap for network observability, network performance monitoring, or infrastructure monitoring products
Lead engineering teams delivering enterprise infrastructure products and services across SaaS and on-prem environments
Architect and scale platforms that ingest, process, and analyze network telemetry, including flow data, SNMP, packet capture, synthetic testing, and streaming telemetry
Deliver AI capabilities for anomaly detection, root-cause analysis, and predictive insights
Evolve long-lived code bases and develop plans to retire technical debt
Build geographically distributed engineering teams and manage work transitions to offshore teams and multiple sites
Coach, mentor, and develop managers and senior technical leaders
Establish software development standards, processes, and best practices
Develop strategic plans with Product Management, executive leadership, and team members
Engage directly with enterprise and government strategic accounts to understand technical requirements and resolve escalations
Partner cross-functionally with Product Management, Customer Care, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success
Requirements
MS/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields
15+ years of experience in a software engineering environment
10+ years managing senior individual contributors and other leads/managers, including leading managers of managers
Direct experience building network observability, network performance monitoring, or network/infrastructure management products
Strong technical fluency in networking fundamentals and telemetry (TCP/IP, routing/switching, NetFlow/IPFIX, SNMP, packet analysis, WAN/SD-WAN)
Knowledge of open source technologies such as ClickHouse, Prometheus/Grafana, and Kubernetes
Experience delivering high-performance hardware/appliance systems for network telemetry/packets
Strong experience and detailed technical knowledge in SaaS or PaaS engineering and on-prem enterprise software delivery
Strong development experience in Java, C++, or similar object-oriented languages
Experience operating at, or reporting directly to, the C-level
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Experience in a collaborative, agile development environment
Benefits
A Professional Development Budget
Dedicated Wellness Days and Wellness Week
A Lifestyle Spending Account
An Employee Recognition Program
Comprehensive benefits supporting health, financial well-being, and overall wellness
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