Certification Manager

The Learning Team at ClickHouse is growing fast as more and more users discover the power of ClickHouse and need to understand how to use it effectively. As part of that growth, we want to expand our certification program. We currently offer credentialed badges for completion of courses and one performance-based ClickHouse Certified Developer exam for those who are subject matter experts. We are looking for someone to take ownership of our certification program, expand our certification exam offerings, and build a community around our ClickHouse certified professionals.

Responsibilities:

Developing performance-based, hands-on ClickHouse certification exams on ClickHouse use cases like real-time analytics, observability and data warehousing

Working with company SME's to create job task analyses for exams

Grading and maintaining all certification exams, including writing grading scripts

Developing quizzes for our course-completion badges

Writing and deploying quizzes for ClickHouse credentials

Establishing a community presence for ClickHouse certified professionals using popular social media outlets and also while attending ClickHouse user conferences and Meetups

Tracking and reporting on the metrics and KPIs of the certification program

Working with the certification and badging vendors to ensure proper delivery of the exams and badges

Handling customer support from learners interested in obtaining our certifications

Traveling occasionally to Meetups and conferences to promote ClickHouse to the community

Requirements:

A self-motivated attitude that provides you with the desire and determination to complete projects in a fast-paced startup environment

Proven experience developing certification exams and quizzes for a highly technical audience like software engineers and database developers

Experience with SQL

Technical breadth and depth in relevant subjects such as DBMS, OLAP, Cloud/SaaS platforms, distributed systems software engineering, and big data

You have a high level of responsibility, ownership, and accountability

Ability to learn new technologies quickly and effectively

Excellent communication skills

Bonus points:

5+ years of experience in certification in the technical software industry

Experience with curriculum development or instruction for databases and/or distributed systems

Experience with ClickHouse database

Experience with one or more Cloud Service Providers such as AWS, GCP, Azure

Experience building software certification exams

Ability to work cross-functionally amongst engineering, support, product and development teams

Technical degree (e.g. Computer Science or related field)

You'll love this role if:

You thrive in a customer-facing role, collaborating closely with Engineering, Marketing and Sales teams

You are self-driven, curious, and eager to continuously learn and grow

You possess a mindset of teamwork, global engagement, empathy, and a drive for solving challenging problems

You have a sense of adventure and urgency in building the most scalable, highest performing, largest, and fastest databases in the world

Perks

Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in over 25 countries.

Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.

Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options.

Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.

A USD$500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee.

Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.

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