Director, Production Engineering

Who We Are

Bold. Unapologetic. Hardworking. We are building something special.  We transform energy into high-value compute with superior efficiency at scale.  Today, that means powering and securing the Bitcoin Network.  Tomorrow, that could also include powering workloads in AI, HPC and other forms of high-value compute.

Core Scientific is one of the largest bitcoin miners and bitcoin mining hosts in North America.  Our mission is to accelerate digital innovation by scaling high-value compute rapidly, efficiently, and responsibly.  Our proprietary software stack optimizes bitcoin mining, pushes firmware, and monitors all aspects of our operations, ensuring we and our customers generate the highest possible ROI on our hardware investment.

But what makes us different from others in our industry?  We own and manage our own infrastructure.  That puts us in control of our operations and gives us an advantage that translates into higher productivity and efficiency.  It also gives us the ability to deploy rapidly the innovations developed by our deep tech team.

Come join us as we continue our journey and accelerate yours.  We seek smart, creative, collaborative minds, who work hard and fast.

Intrigued? Then apply and be a part of something truly special at Core Scientific.

Title
Director, Production Engineering

Reports To
VP, Production Engineering

The Job

As a Director of the Production Engineering organization, you will enjoy the opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment where your expertise and leadership are valued as you help to modernize the future of Core Scientific’s Mining and HPC Operations.

To prepare for the future and to better serve our customers, it is crucial that we possess the necessary skills, structure and processes that will allow us to create, develop and deliver top-tier products and solutions. You will be challenged with overseeing a team of high-performing engineers tasked with ideating, designing, developing, testing, and implementing products, services and applications that continue to differentiate our capabilities from our competitors.     

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement long-term strategies for ensuring alignment with the organization’s vision and objectives.
• Management: Apply management frameworks to evaluate significant business opportunities and provide strategies and recommendations.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with senior executives, business leaders and process owners to identify risks, gaps, and solutions.
• Expertise with Compliance Frameworks: Strong knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management and demonstrated expertise in applying them to the identification, assessment, and mitigation of organizational risks and enhancing the company’s operational and risk resilience.
• Process Documentation: Review and maintain process flows, control matrices, risk assessments, and scoping materials that support annual SOX and SOC testing and auditing.
• Collaboration and Project Management: Strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, solve complex problems, and manage multiple projects efficiently.
• Foster open, respectful, and professional communication directly within the team as well as with co-workers/ teammates and leaders across the organization.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant work experience with a bachelor’s degree or at least 7 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA) or 13+ years of relevant work experience.
• 5 years’ experience in leadership roles.
• Solid understanding of compliance frameworks like SOX, SOC, NIS, etc.
• Experience creating and leveraging process flows, control matrices, narratives, and standard operating procedures.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and effectively to various stakeholders, including the Audit Committee and external auditors.
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, solve complex problems, and manage multiple projects efficiently.
• Experience in managing large-scale projects, including readiness, planning, execution, and monitoring of organizational wide SOX compliance initiatives.
• Proven record of defining technology roadmap, executing defined technology strategies, and driving adoption across a large enterprise
• Extensive experience architecting, designing, developing, and implementing
  large-scale production solutions.
• Experience in container ecosystems - Docker, Kubernetes, and Service Mesh
• Experience with Continuous Integration pipeline tools such as GitHub, GitHub Actions
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Helm and Ansible.
• Strong analytical skills and able to work independently to solve sophisticated engineering problems.
• Proven ability to lead with passion and execute vision with little guidance and ability to make independent judgments and decisions within established
  guidelines.
• Outstanding organizational, communication, interpersonal, relationship building skills conducive to collaboration.
• Able to work well in a global collaborative environment.

Location
Remote 

Travel
Ocassional travel may be required.

Work Environment 
This job operates in a professional office environment. It routinely uses standard office equipment, such as laptop computers and smartphones. 

Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to site, stand, walk, use both hands, and lift up to 20 lbs. 

Position Type/ Expected Hours of Work 
This is a full-time, remote position. General hours and work days are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.; some nights and weekends may be required. 

Supervisory Experience (Yes or No)
Yes