Jonathan Pickard

Jonathan Pickard is a senior technology leader currently serving as the Sr. Director of Cloud Data & Storage at eBay.1 Here are some key details about his professional background:

Current Role

Jonathan has been in his current role as Sr. Director, Cloud Data & Storage at eBay since February 2023.1 In this position, he leads software engineering, operations, and innovation in several areas:

• Product Management for the global Data Infrastructure portfolio
• Business Operations, where he founded the BizOps function within Data Infrastructure
• Program Management, establishing the structure for the Program Management function

Career Progression at eBay

Jonathan has been with eBay for several years, progressing through various leadership roles:

• Director, Data Infrastructure Platform, Architecture, Shared Services, Product, Program, BizOps (March 2022 - February 2023)
• Director, Analytics Data Infrastructure & Data Center Automation (March 2019 - March 2022)
• Senior Manager, Cloud DevOps and Data Center Automation (February 2015 - February 2019)
• Manager, Cloud DevOps (October 2012 - February 2015)

Notable Achievements

• Led the technical team that engineered and deployed the first OpenStack Cloud within PayPal and eBay1
• Took a Cloud proof-of-concept to a large-scale production deployment, gaining buy-in from multiple internal partners and key stakeholders1
• Oversaw operations and infrastructure engineering for one of the largest Big Data platforms in the industry1

Previous Experience

Before joining eBay, Jonathan worked at:

• PayPal as a Principal Systems Engineer (June 2010 - October 2012)
• Rackspace Managed Hosting as a Lead Linux Systems Engineer (April 2002 - April 2005)

Jonathan Pickard's career demonstrates a strong background in cloud technologies, data infrastructure, and leadership in large-scale technology environments.