Head of Technology Foundations at rivianvw.tech · LumiJobs

Responsibilities

As our organization evolves, you will also help shape the future of IT operations, creating a more integrated, automated, and scalable operating model across foundational technology services.
Define the Technology Foundations Vision: Independently develop and execute a multi-year technology strategy spanning cloud, network, data centers, and foundational services, aligned with our broader technology and engineering ambitions.
Lead Infrastructure Separation and Transformation: Own the strategy and execution of complex cloud and network separations, migrations, and infrastructure buildouts, establishing scalable, independent technology capabilities while minimizing business and engineering disruption.
Drive Architecture and Technology Decisions: Provide deep technical leadership across cloud architecture, networking, connectivity, infrastructure platforms, and hybrid environments. Challenge architectural choices, vendors, and implementation partners to ensure sustainable, future-ready solutions.
Be a Trusted Partner to Engineering: Work closely with senior engineering, engineering productivity, and engineering excellence leaders to understand how infrastructure decisions impact developer workflows, CI/CD pipelines, build systems, development environments, and overall engineering velocity.
Champion Modern Infrastructure Principles: Drive infrastructure as code, automation, observability, self-service capabilities, and modern cloud-native practices to improve reliability, scalability, operational efficiency, and developer experience.
Build a Resilient and Efficient Foundation: Own infrastructure reliability, performance, availability, capacity, and cost optimization, establishing clear operational standards and measurable service outcomes in partnership with Security and other technology teams.
Shape the Future of IT Operations: Establish a modern, automation-first operating model spanning infrastructure operations, service reliability, observability, and incident management. Partner across Enterprise IT to simplify service delivery and create a more proactive, efficient technology organization.
Enable and Develop a High-Performing Team: Lead, mentor, and empower an established team of technical experts. Create an environment of clear ownership, technical excellence, efficient execution, and continuous improvement while removing organizational and operational obstacles.
Partner Across the Technology Ecosystem: Build strong relationships with Enterprise IT peers, engineering leadership, business stakeholders, and technology counterparts at Rivian and Volkswagen Group to align architecture, manage dependencies, and drive complex cross-organizational initiatives.
Own Delivery and Execution: Translate strategic objectives into actionable roadmaps, make difficult technology trade-offs, manage budgets and strategic partners, and take accountability for delivering complex infrastructure initiatives from concept through stable operations.

Qualification

Strong architectural judgmentBackground in high-growth technologyAn entrepreneurial

Required

10+ years of progressive experience in infrastructure engineering, cloud platforms, networking, infrastructure architecture, or related technical leadership roles.
Proven experience leading complex infrastructure transformations, including cloud migrations, network modernization, infrastructure buildouts, or large-scale technology separations.
Deep technical understanding of cloud architecture, enterprise networking, hybrid infrastructure, connectivity, and foundational platform services, with the ability to critically evaluate and challenge architecture decisions.
Demonstrated ability to independently develop and execute a technology strategy, translating architectural vision into actionable roadmaps and successfully delivered outcomes.
Strong understanding of modern software engineering environments, including CI/CD pipelines, developer tooling, infrastructure dependencies, and the impact of infrastructure decisions on engineering productivity.
Experience building or leading high-performing technical teams, empowering senior engineers, developing technical capabilities, and driving execution without unnecessary organizational layers.
Practical experience with infrastructure automation, infrastructure as code, observability, cloud operations, and modern reliability practices.
Strong architectural judgment, hands-on technical credibility, and the ability to navigate complex implementation challenges and make pragmatic technology trade-offs.
Proven ability to influence senior technology stakeholders, collaborate across organizational boundaries, and establish trusted relationships with engineering and business leadership.

Preferred

Deep experience with AWS and modern cloud infrastructure, including large-scale cloud environments, account architectures, networking, and platform services.
Experience leading corporate technology separations, carve-outs, TSA exits, or the establishment of independent cloud and network infrastructure.
Experience building or modernizing enterprise networks, global connectivity, and data center infrastructure in distributed technology organizations.
Background in high-growth technology, automotive, software engineering, or other engineering-intensive environments.
Experience with cloud financial management, platform engineering, developer infrastructure, and AI/ML infrastructure requirements.
Experience establishing modern IT operations models, including service automation, reliability engineering, and cross-functional service delivery.
An entrepreneurial, first-principles approach to technology, with a demonstrated ability to deliver complex infrastructure capabilities through lean teams, automation, and strong technical leadership.

Head of Technology Foundations

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Preferred

Benefits

Company

rivianvw.tech

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