Director of Technology job
Posted: June 16, 2006
Post subject: Director of Technology
Post subject: Director of Technology
subject: Director of Technology , DAMC
DAMC is looking for Director of Technology
Starting Date: Staff , duration - permanent
Job details: Position Summary:
The Director of Technology is responsible for leading the development architecture, technical execution & operations. Their core responsibilities are to conceive, present, and review architectural and development solutions for companys game products & online community. In addition, they directly manage the implementation, execution and operations of these products/community through both internal and external development teams.
The Director of Technology must possess expert-level experience managing MMOG and/or other online/multiplayer games through all phases of production both in development and in the live environment. They should possess a thorough, hands-on understanding of game design, development standards, programming environments and quality assurance testing/practices.
They must have a natural instinct for managing and solving complex problems, superb communication skills, and a strong desire to mentor as well as lead. They will need to be completely comfortable working with all members of a game development studio including members of the executive, creative, marketing and engineering teams.
Requirements: Responsibilities:
Build/Manage Internal Development Team
Define organization structure and build hiring plan based on business goals
Build annual/quarterly budgets
Establish game technology and production practices
Oversee all projects to ensure standards are met
Build a sense of pride, ownership, commitment, and accountability for the technical staff
Direct responsibility for the management and performance reviews of technical staff
Provide strong leadership, mentoring and training
Ability and willingness to get hands dirty managing specific projects when necessary
Technical Architecture & Design
Define system and network architecture for the game client and back office platform
Evaluate current and new technologies to aid development process, offer new features/functionality, improve quality, etc. and make recommendations based on findings
Define and build internal tools to maximize efficiency
Define QA process and standards
Manage External Development
Help identify 3rd-party vendors
Lead technical due-diligence efforts & make recommendations
Manage development efforts and review all milestones
Integration of 3rd-party development with internal game platform
Manage an outsourced network operations team
Operations of Live Gaming Community
Database management
Define technical production support procedures
Manage to achieve SLAs
Product Strategy
Work with Game Design, Marketing & Sales to build product roadmap & release strategy
Work with executives to provide technical leadership for new business and distribution opportunities
Research and make recommendations on alternate distribution platforms (mobile, console, etc.)
Requirements
Vision and passion to build game products of highest quality
3+ years experience developing and operating online, multiplayer games
At least 5+ years experience in client-server, multi-tier web application development
8+ years experience managing engineering teams
5+ years experience managing outsourced development through external providers
Deep knowledge of MMOG and/or multiplayer design, architecture and implementation
Experience with XML related technologies, API Web Services and Service Oriented Architectures (SOAs)
Experience with implementing websites for e-commerce / micro-transactions
Strong presentation skills - the ability to articulate, present and sell ideas executives and staff
Ability to inspire innovative thinking, strong concepts, and well-executed solutions
BS in Computer Science or equivalent
Interested? Send your resume in Word format to tara@damconsultants.com
Location: San Francisco
CA
USA
email - tara@damconsultants.com
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DAMC is looking for Director of Technology
Starting Date: Staff , duration - permanent
Job details: Position Summary:
The Director of Technology is responsible for leading the development architecture, technical execution & operations. Their core responsibilities are to conceive, present, and review architectural and development solutions for companys game products & online community. In addition, they directly manage the implementation, execution and operations of these products/community through both internal and external development teams.
The Director of Technology must possess expert-level experience managing MMOG and/or other online/multiplayer games through all phases of production both in development and in the live environment. They should possess a thorough, hands-on understanding of game design, development standards, programming environments and quality assurance testing/practices.
They must have a natural instinct for managing and solving complex problems, superb communication skills, and a strong desire to mentor as well as lead. They will need to be completely comfortable working with all members of a game development studio including members of the executive, creative, marketing and engineering teams.
Requirements: Responsibilities:
Build/Manage Internal Development Team
Define organization structure and build hiring plan based on business goals
Build annual/quarterly budgets
Establish game technology and production practices
Oversee all projects to ensure standards are met
Build a sense of pride, ownership, commitment, and accountability for the technical staff
Direct responsibility for the management and performance reviews of technical staff
Provide strong leadership, mentoring and training
Ability and willingness to get hands dirty managing specific projects when necessary
Technical Architecture & Design
Define system and network architecture for the game client and back office platform
Evaluate current and new technologies to aid development process, offer new features/functionality, improve quality, etc. and make recommendations based on findings
Define and build internal tools to maximize efficiency
Define QA process and standards
Manage External Development
Help identify 3rd-party vendors
Lead technical due-diligence efforts & make recommendations
Manage development efforts and review all milestones
Integration of 3rd-party development with internal game platform
Manage an outsourced network operations team
Operations of Live Gaming Community
Database management
Define technical production support procedures
Manage to achieve SLAs
Product Strategy
Work with Game Design, Marketing & Sales to build product roadmap & release strategy
Work with executives to provide technical leadership for new business and distribution opportunities
Research and make recommendations on alternate distribution platforms (mobile, console, etc.)
Requirements
Vision and passion to build game products of highest quality
3+ years experience developing and operating online, multiplayer games
At least 5+ years experience in client-server, multi-tier web application development
8+ years experience managing engineering teams
5+ years experience managing outsourced development through external providers
Deep knowledge of MMOG and/or multiplayer design, architecture and implementation
Experience with XML related technologies, API Web Services and Service Oriented Architectures (SOAs)
Experience with implementing websites for e-commerce / micro-transactions
Strong presentation skills - the ability to articulate, present and sell ideas executives and staff
Ability to inspire innovative thinking, strong concepts, and well-executed solutions
BS in Computer Science or equivalent
Interested? Send your resume in Word format to tara@damconsultants.com
Location: San Francisco
CA
USA
email - tara@damconsultants.com
_________________
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