Director of Platform Engineering
Core
Lead the day-to-day management, reliability, and continuous improvement of ITRS' Analytics SaaS platform, focusing on Kubernetes-based services and cloud-native operational excellence.
Role type
Senior IC Director of Platform Engineering (SaaS)
Builds
Next-generation observability platform for capital markets and financial institutions
Domain
Financial Services / Cloud Native / Observability
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes operations, Cloud operations (AWS/Azure/GCP), Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, GitOps, SaaS hosting leadership, Forward Deployed Engineering management, Agentic AI/Intelligent automation, Security and compliance (ISO 27001/SOC 2), Observability and reliability practices
Preferred skills
Managed Kubernetes services (EKS/AKS/GKE), Argo CD/Flux, AIOps, Container security, DevOps/SRE background
Technologies
Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, Argo CD, Flux, GitOps
Responsibilities
Lead SaaS platform management and reliability; Provide technical leadership and coaching for engineering teams; Troubleshoot production issues and manage incident response; Drive automation of operational workflows; Manage Forward Deployed Engineering function; Ensure compliance with regulated-industry expectations
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC