Director Analyst Infrastructure Automation Platform Engineering
Director Analyst Infrastructure Automation Platform Engineering
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About Gartner:
At Gartner you will be part of a forwardthinking team that values innovation and collaboration. We offer competitive compensation professional growth opportunities and the chance to work in Platform Engineering. Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create musthave research market predictions and best practices for a broad range of worldleading organizations. A Director possesses a keen eye for identifying gaps problems and solutions within the market they serve. They use their knowledge to help clients make better decisions solve complex issues and execute new practices that propel clients businesses toward key objectives.
Job Description:
Gartner is seeking a skilled and experienced Director Analyst to provide thought leadership and actionable advice to our clients. In this role you will be instrumental in publishing insightful research notes and engaging with clients on topics related to Platform Engineering (PE) Site Reliability Engineering and modernizing infrastructure operations. This position requires a strong understanding of modern PE principles infrastructureascode infrastructure automation practices and a passion for streamlining developer infrastructure and operations practices. The Director will create compelling research engage with clients and contribute to Gartners reputation as a leading research and advisory company.
What you will do:
Collaboratively write and publish analysis and positions at a regular cadence through evidencebased research.
Conduct indepth compelling research and publish authoritative reports on topics including infrastructure automation infrastructureascode and the adoption of platform engineering practices to promote standardization.
Provide professional representation of Gartners brand research insights and analysis to technical teams in Gartners client base.
Provide clients and prospects with actionable advice aligned to their designated content area via virtual or facetoface interactions.
Apply personal experience and technical expertise to an array of clients situations and industries.
Work with Gartner Sales executives to attract engage and retain Gartner customers.
Proactively contribute to thought leadership and research communities.
What you will need:
1015 years of experience in IT with a focus on cloud computing and strategy.
Proven experience in a research or analyst role with a focus on infrastructure automation Platform Engineering SRE or related domains.
Strong understanding of DevOps principles methodologies and best practices.
Familiarity with infrastructureascode (IaC) tools such as Terraform CloudFormation VMware Cloud Foundation Automation or Ansible and Infrastructure Pipelines
Experience with designing and implementing Continuous integration/Continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using tools like Jenkins GitLab CI or Azure DevOps.
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS Azure GCP) and cloudnative technologies would be a plusExperience in building and delivering a modern operations function (cloud platform engineering site reliability engineering or similar model)
Experience working in agile DevOps environments.
Strong written and verbal proficiency analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions.
Ability to work independently while also being intrinsically motivated to collaborate across teams and support the workflow of others in a multicultural global team.
Strong organizational skills: ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high quality deliverables.
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred.
Preferred Skills:
Experience with automation platforms such as Terraform Cloud RedHat Automation Platform Space lift or related products would be a plus.
Experience with automation for containers and Kubernetes (e.g. GitOps ClusterAPI etc. and IaC initiatives like Crossplane and KRO would be a plus.
Familiarity with automation in onpremises scenarios including baremetal.
Understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles practices and models.
Familiarity with security best practices in cloud and platform environments.
Knowledge of service mesh technologies and their applications.
Ability to adopt product management practices for platform development.
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Who are we
At Gartner Inc. (NYSE:IT) we guide the leaders who shape the world.
Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable objective insight helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their missioncritical priorities.
Since our founding in 1979 weve grown to more than 21000 associates globally who support 14000 client enterprises in 90 countries and territories. We do important interesting and substantive work that matters. Thats why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.
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Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast virtually untapped market potential ahead of us providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.
We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together our singular unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.
Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies cultures religions ethnicities races genders sexual orientations abilities and generations.
We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why year after year we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.
What do we offer
Gartner offers worldclass benefits highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.
In our hybrid work environment we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive working virtually when its productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful engaging and inspiring.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
