Senior Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Architect

Job Description

Senior Principal Software Engineer

Remote – US

The Opportunity:

We’re looking for a Senior Principal Software Engineer - Infrastructure Architect to help us push the boundaries of what education can offer through the power of technology. Education is our passion, and our team members bring that to work each day as they aim to advance learning in every region of the world. Blackboard is the world's leading education technology company, providing dynamic products and services to the global education community. We’re focused on driving innovation in EdTech and working with our clients to create a smarter learning environment.   

At Blackboard, we believe in the power of a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. As we expand globally, we are committed to making diversity, inclusion, and belonging a foundational part of not only our hiring practices, but who we are as a company.

For more information about Blackboard Inc. and our career opportunities, please visit www.blackboard.com. 

 
As Senior Principal Software Engineer - Infrastructure Architect, you will be responsible for leading the development of a consistent SaaS infrastructure across all our products that aligns needs from our application and SRE teams. You will interface closely with the Chief Architect, application and enterprise architects, as well as product development, SRE, and security teams and coordinate infrastructure standards across a broad set of products and services. You will partner with various stakeholders to advise on the best strategy for infrastructure adoption, aid in research of new technologies, and provide crucial input into the design of technology stacks for new service development.
 

Specific responsibilities will include:

• Researching and inventorying existing infrastructure used across all product teams
• Developing infrastructure standards and guidelines to develop consistency across teams and drive to a common technology platform
• Interfacing with AWS on efficient adoption of the services they provide
• Researching emerging technologies from AWS and other SaaS providers and evaluating potential adoption
• Collaborating with teams on emerging infrastructure needs, developing requirements and plans for adoption of new services
• Aiding architects and development teams in the design of new services to ensure optimal use of infrastructure
• Working closely with the security team to ensure that security controls are implemented consistently across all infrastructure services
• Communicating architectural plans and changes to various stakeholders in the organization
• Creating technical documents for internal use as well as client-facing purposes

The Candidate:

Required skills/qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
• 10+ years of experience working as a DevOps Engineer or Software Engineer with a focus on infrastructure or IT operations with at least 4 years in a senior engineering, architecture, or technical management role
• A mastery of various infrastructure technologies like storage, networking, virtualization, and containerization
• Experience operating infrastructure on public cloud providers like AWS or Azure
• Experience developing standards in collaboration with stakeholders and driving adoption across organizations
• Strong problem-solving ability in large, complex systems
• A passion for innovation, learning, and sharing knowledge
• An understanding of how to apply technology to business objectives and client needs
• Highly adaptable
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong communication skills, a proven track record of building consensus across larger organizations, and the ability to foster strong cross-team collaboration on technical topics

Preferred skills/qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience leading organizations through technology change and adoption of significant new infrastructure technologies
• Experience with security standards like FedRAMP and ISO 27000
• Cloud certification such as AWS Certified Solution Architect or equivalent
• Experience in the education technology market

 
This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.  
 

Blackboard is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, protected military/veteran status, or any other legally protected factor.

This position is not available for candidates residing in the following states: CO, CA, MA

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