Director Software Foundations - Warehouse Robotics & Automation

At Exotec, we design elegant, reliable, and ready-to-use storage and order picking robotic solutions. As a global leader in intralogistics automation, we support some of the largest international brands in their transition to automated warehouses. Our technology transforms logistics operations by making them safer, faster, more efficient, and less physically demanding for the teams working there.

Ready to revolutionize the world of intralogistics through technology? Join us as a Director Software Foundations and help build the technological foundations that will support Exotec's next phase of global growth.

About the position

Reporting to the CTO, the Director of Software Foundations defines and drives the strategy for shared platforms and services that enable Exotec's software teams to innovate rapidly while ensuring the highest standards of reliability, security, performance, and scalability.

The scope includes:

• Infrastructure Engineering (Cloud, Bare Metal, Platform Operations)

• Networks and Telecommunications
• Cybersecurity
• Software Factory and Developer Experience
• CI/CD, Testing Tools, and Release Engineering
• API and Data Foundations
• Software Engineering Transformation Programs

Building the Foundations to Support Growth

• Define and execute the Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, and Cybersecurity strategy to support the company's global growth.

• Build shared and reusable platforms that accelerate software development while managing complexity and costs.
• Support the transition to cloud-native architectures and modern operational models.

Ensuring Operational Excellence

• Ensure the reliability, availability, and resilience of critical platforms used by all of Exotec's software products.

• Improve operational performance and cloud adoption globally.
• Strengthen architecture governance and reduce technical risks as well as technical debt.

Accelerating Engineering Team Productivity

• Develop a modern Software Factory that promotes fast, reliable, and secure deliveries.

• Enhance developer experience through automation, self-service, and standardization of engineering practices.
• Deploy best DevOps, SRE, and CI/CD practices across the organization.

Developing the Organization

• Mentor and develop a team of managers and senior technical leaders.
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
• Align technical priorities with the company's business objectives.

Requirements

We are looking for someone who places the customer at the center of their decisions, demonstrates responsibility, executes with rigor, simplifies complex challenges, continuously seeks to improve, and collaborates effectively to achieve collective goals.

• Significant experience in leading large-scale Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure organizations.
• Proven experience managing managers and senior technical leaders in complex and critical environments.
• Demonstrated success in cloud, infrastructure, or engineering transformation programs.

• Solid mastery of the following areas: Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Engineering, Networks and Cybersecurity, DevOps, SRE, CI/CD and Software Delivery, Enterprise Software Architecture, API and Data Platforms.

• Strategic vision combined with a strong execution orientation.
• Ability to challenge decisions while empowering teams.
• Constant pursuit of scalability, operational excellence, and lasting impact.
• Ability to translate business challenges into pragmatic technology roadmaps.
• Collaborative leadership combining high standards, clarity in decision-making, and talent development.

Benefits

Why join Exotec?

• Major Impact: You will directly contribute to the technological foundations used throughout Exotec's software ecosystem and influence technology decisions on a global scale.
• Accelerated Growth: You will thrive in an environment where innovation, ambition, and rapid execution enable exceptional professional development.
• International Dimension: You will join a global team where diversity, inclusion, and collaboration foster better decisions and more effective solutions.
• Strong Culture: We build technologies that have a concrete impact on our clients' daily lives while cultivating relationships of trust, closeness, and collaboration among colleagues.

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