Director, IT Infrastructure

About Fisker Inc.

California-based Fisker Inc. is revolutionizing the automotive industry by developing the most emotionally desirable and eco-friendly electric vehicles on Earth. Passionately driven by a vision of a clean future for all, the company is on a mission to become the No. 1 e-mobility service provider with the world’s most sustainable vehicles. To learn more, visit www.FiskerInc.com – and enjoy exclusive content across Fisker’s social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn. Download the revolutionary new Fisker mobile app from the App Store or Google Play store.

Role Overview

As a digital company that manages the entire car ownership lifecycle through our Apps and Website, providing a frictionless, innovative, integrated experience will be paramount.  You will be a key leader on the Information Technology (IT) team reporting to the head of Digital and IT, where you will build capabilities, environments, processes spanning traditional IT Infrastructure including Data Centers, Networks, Cloud-based IaaS and PaaS, remote facility Infrastructures.

Job  Responsibilities

As the Director of Infrastructure, you will: 

  • Hire, motivate, develop, and retain a high-performance team.
  • Collaborate proactively and constructively within IT peers and with other Fisker stakeholders.
  • Obtain, negotiate, and manage business relations across several key IT vendors.
  • Serve as a key member on the IT leadership team.
  • Develop and manage to KPIs, metrics and SLAs for IT Infrastructure and Services

Skills and Experiences

  • Experience in IT compliance including SoX, SOC2 and GDPR
  • Ability to travel and work on-site in US and the EU and needed.
  • Experience in deploying remote site Infrastructures and managing remote employees
  • Experience in High Performance Computing and Virtualization
  • Experience in multiple cloud providers/platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).   
  • Experience running ITL change and release management processes.
  • Experience running ITIL Incident Mgmt and Problem Mgmt processes.
  • Experience designing, delivering, and managing IT BCP and IT DR programs.
  • Experience proactive Monitoring/Alerting systems for App and Infra delivery assurance.
  • Experience in project management. Strong Scrum management skills preferred.
  • Experience in specific technologies preferred:
  • Linux Operating Systems
  • DevOps and Config Mgmt tools (Ansible, Terraform Cloud, Jenkins, Git)
  • Compute (Windows, Linux, VMWare, Bare Metal)
  • Serverless compute
  • IAM & MDM (OKTA, O365 Active Directory, WorkspaceOne)
  • Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (AWS Workspaces, VMWare Horizon)
  • Service Delivery/Management (Jira, ServiceNow)

Qualifications 

  • 15 Years experience in IT Infrastructure and DevOps
  • 3+  Years managing IT Infrastructure teams of 5+ individuals.
  • A BS or MS in Computer Science or Engineering is preferred 

Fisker Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment at Fisker Inc. is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of Fisker Inc.’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department

Organisation: 
Fisker Inc