Comfortable with systems design and architecture Experience with leading edge technologies Experience with concepts and design patterns of Platform-as-a-Service Experience with multi-tier platform architectures Strong experience in building effective CI/CD pipelines Proponent of software development craft, automated testing, continuous integration and deployment, design patterns Believes in and relies on metrics to continuously assess and improve software quality, operational health and fiscal efficiency Mentor for the technical team and proactively develops engineering talent Excellent verbal and written communication skills