Director,DBRE

Qualys runs one of the largest and most complex data platforms in the enterprise security industry — a massive Oracle and Exadata estate at the core, surrounded by a self-managed open-source big data fabric: Kafka, Hadoop, Cassandra, OpenSearch, Redis, Ceph, and Kubernetes. These systems directly underpin the product SLAs we deliver to 10,000+ customers worldwide.

We are looking for a Director of Database Reliability Engineering who combines deep technical craft with the leadership instinct to scale a team and the builder's mindset to ship systems that eliminate toil. You don't have to be the world's leading expert in every technology on the stack — but you must carry genuine depth in Oracle or large-scale distributed data systems, with strong working knowledge across the broader ecosystem, and the intellectual range to go deep where the situation demands it. We do not expect day-one mastery across every system; we expect depth in core areas and the proven ability to rapidly develop expertise where the platform needs it.

This role directly owns database platform operations and reliability practices, and influences adjacent infrastructure and application teams through technical credibility and cross-functional partnership. You will lead a team of ~30, serve as the final technical escalation point for the data platform, and shape the multi-year strategy for how Qualys builds, automates, and evolves its data infrastructure.

This is a wide-scope role. Here is how candidates should prioritize their self-evaluation:

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