Deanna Sousa
About Deanna Sousa
Deanna Sousa serves as the Head of Delivery Engineering at The New York Times, bringing extensive experience in cloud engineering and infrastructure management. With a career spanning over two decades, she has held key positions at companies such as Box, Roche Palo Alto LLC, and Salesforce.com.
Current Role at The New York Times
Deanna Sousa serves as the Head of Delivery Engineering at The New York Times. She has held this position since 2022, contributing to the organization's engineering efforts in San Francisco, California. In this role, she focuses on overseeing the delivery of engineering projects and initiatives, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic objectives.
Previous Experience at Box
Deanna Sousa has extensive experience at Box, where she worked in various roles from 2014 to 2021. She began as a Senior Manager in Network Engineering, then progressed to Director of Infrastructure Engineering, and finally served as Senior Director of Cloud Engineering. Her tenure at Box spanned seven years, during which she managed critical engineering functions and contributed to the company's cloud infrastructure.
Experience at Roche Palo Alto LLC
Prior to her time at Box, Deanna Sousa worked at Roche Palo Alto LLC as a Senior Unix System Administrator from 1996 to 2007. Over the course of eleven years, she developed her technical expertise and contributed to the management of Unix systems within the organization.
Educational Background
Deanna Sousa earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Chemistry from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She attended the university from 1992 to 1996, laying the foundation for her technical and analytical skills that she has applied throughout her career in engineering.
Expertise in Cloud Environments
Deanna Sousa possesses expertise in managing end-to-end on-prem and public cloud environments at scale. Her experience includes overseeing development organizations and managing substantial budgets, with operational expenditures exceeding $150 million annually. She is recognized for her strong bias for action and a focus on strategic planning and execution.