Vice President, Data Infrastructure

This is a Full Time Job

United Talent Agency is committed to building high performance data and application platforms by utilizing the most effective cutting-edge technology we can. UTA's Engineering Team's mission is to use Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery methods to create a sustainable and secure pipeline in delivering solutions to its business stakeholders. We do this by continuously analyzing areas of improvement and identifying areas of opportunity to automate, secure and codify our
environment.

At UTA, you'll play an essential role in ensuring the effective and seamless integration for workload optimization, query optimization and high performing distributed query execution. While dealing with the fast-paced development and operational process, we strive for world-class tooling, automation and infrastructure to further advance our SaaS platform.

The salary range for this role is $270,000 to $300,000 commensurate with experience and skills.

What You Will Do
• Setting the IT Infrastructure Architecture vision, goals, strategic plan, and objectives and key results (OKRs).
• Establishing and communicating metrics to ensure and demonstrate how the System Infrastructure Architecture strategy is delivering business value.
• Developing and Implementing System Infrastructure Architecture principles and standards including a common framework of artifacts produced for infrastructure designs.
• Providing a consistent, transparent view of existing and future capability roadmaps.
• Aligning tools and technologies that underpin specific business area needs (i.e., continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines, testing, monitoring, security).
• Actively collaborate across the System Architecture community, including embracing the standards, principles and tools established by Enterprise Architecture
• Lead and participate on several architectural groups responsible for developing common patterns and setting technology direction that aligns to business demand and needs.

What You Will Need
• Bachelor's degree is strongly preferred
• 10+ years of executive leadership experience in a demanding environment, including experience in setting the strategic direction, being accountable for and delivering results and business value in, aligning programs with the organization's strategic direction, and focusing on continuous improvement efforts within a complex IT organization.
• Experience with architectural frameworks and processes (TOGAF, Zachman,etc)
• Experience managing other leaders and IT professional staff and creating engaging, inclusive, and motivating work environment.
• Working knowledge of, and experience with Product Management and Agile Methodologies.
• Expertise in relationship management and an exemplary ability to manage stakeholder expectations through clear and transparent communications.
• Learning mindset geared toward innovation and creativity for applying technology capabilities in new ways, necessary for both the delivery of effective technology and business solutions.

What You'll Get
• Have a meaningful and positive impact on the productivity of our colleagues and clients
• Be comfortable dealing with ambiguity and independent decision making
• Be challenged to identify, build, test, and deploy solutions in real-life, not in theory
• Be encouraged to innovate and take ownership
• Be given the opportunity to rapidly accelerate your security, technology, and management skills
• Have the freedom to experiment with novel problem-solving approaches
• Contribute to all security-related initiatives - both tactical and strategic
• Be exposed to emerging security and business technologies
• Have access to best-in-class tooling and people
• Grow and learn on the job, every day
• The unique and exciting opportunity to work at one of the leading global entertainment companies
• Access to the tools, leadership, and resources you will need to create and drive a center of excellence
• The opportunity to do the best work of your career
• Work in an inclusive and diverse company culture
• Competitive benefits and programs to support your well-being

About UTA

UTA unites ideas, opportunities and talent. The company represents some of the world's most iconic, barrier-breaking artists, creators and changemakers-from actors, athletes and musicians to writers, gamers and digital influencers. One of the most influential companies in global entertainment, UTA's business spans talent representation, content production, as well as strategic advisory and marketing work with some of the world's biggest brands. Affiliated companies include Digital Brand Architects, KLUTCH Sports Group, Curtis Brown Group, and MediaLink. UTA is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Nashville, New York and London.

For more information: https://www.unitedtalent.com/about/

UTA and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities.

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