Director, Platform Engineering
Core
Lead the development and maturation of an enterprise Platform Engineering organization to build a modern, automation-first infrastructure platform primarily on Microsoft Azure.
Role type
Director, Platform Engineering & DevOps
Builds
Enterprise cloud platform (Azure), self-service infrastructure capabilities, CI/CD pipelines, reusable Terraform modules, and standardized deployment patterns.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Healthcare SaaS
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Cloud infrastructure leadership, Microsoft Azure enterprise architecture, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD pipeline design, Cloud migration strategy, Hybrid cloud networking, Cloud governance, FinOps, Team leadership and mentorship, Executive communication
Preferred skills
Internal Developer Platform experience, AWS migration experience, Azure Landing Zones, Kubernetes (AKS), Enterprise DevOps platforms (GitHub/GitLab), Observability (Datadog/OpenTelemetry), SRE practices (SLIs/SLOs), Regulated industry experience
Technologies
Microsoft Azure, Terraform, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes, AWS, GitHub Actions, GitLab
Responsibilities
Define engineering strategy and operating model for Platform Engineering; Design and evolve enterprise Azure platform (landing zones, identity, security, observability); Lead migration of workloads from AWS and on-premises to Azure; Establish IaC and automation standards; Build self-service platform capabilities; Partner with SRE, Security, and Network Engineering on platform standards; Recruit and mentor engineering leaders; Communicate platform strategy to executives.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical direction