Director of Technology

Madwell

(243 Boerum St)

Full Time

Job Posting Details

Responsibilities

- In this role you'll be responsible for managing our technology development department, currently 5 in-house developers, and a network of freelancers, maintaining order, and devising and implementing systems and technologies to standardize and progress the work that we're doing for our clients.

Requirements

- Manage and grow the in-house development team
- Manage outside freelancers as needed
- Work with Production and Account departments to determine appropriate schedules and timelines for digital projects
- Oversee the entire development and deployment of client projects (front and back end development through hosting); step in where needed to keep things on track
- Devise solution(s) based on client requirements and estimate the effort/cost involved; participation in the RFP response process
- Able to see the big picture, think strategically, "triage" vs "long term solution"
- Experience managing technical teams
- Experience collaborating with creative teams, "translating" between the two ways of thinking
- Experience with LAMP environment (and PHP development specifically), willing to "get dirty" and write code when needed
- Experience with sysadmin role (linux, AWS) and general IT background (networking, file sharing)

In this role you'll be responsible for managing our technology development department, currently 5 in-house developers, and a network of freelancers, maintaining order, and devising and implementing systems and technologies to standardize and progress the work that we're doing for our clients.

Requirements

Manage and grow the in-house development team
Manage outside freelancers as needed
Work with Production and Account departments to determine appropriate schedules and timelines for digital projects
Oversee the entire development and deployment of client projects (front and back end development through hosting); step in where needed to keep things on track
Devise solution(s) based on client requirements and estimate the effort/cost involved; participation in the RFP response process
Able to see the big picture, think strategically, "triage" vs "long term solution"
Experience managing technical teams
Experience collaborating with creative teams, "translating" between the two ways of thinking
Experience with LAMP environment (and PHP development specifically), willing to "get dirty" and write code when needed
Experience with sysadmin role (linux, AWS) and general IT background (networking, file sharing)

Ideal Candidate

Preferred skills

Experience implementing hosting solutions on AWS, specifically CloudFront, EC2, S3, and RDS
Experience troubleshooting desktop issues
Experience with networking (routing, VLANs, firewalls)
Experience administering linux servers
Experience administering file, web, database services
Experience with DNS (for example, BIND)

Desired characteristics

Ability to switch rapidly between different projects in a fast-paced environment
Fast learner, can quickly come up to speed with different technologies
Strong knowledge and keen interest in emerging tools and technologies
Excellent problem solving skills and loves technical challenges
Excellent analytical and communication skills
Positivity, enthusiasm, motivation, energy, and stellar attention to detail
Strength as a collaborative team player