Director, Enterprise Architecture – Platform & Infrastructure - (Reston - Hybrid) FreeWheel
Core
Lead the Platform Architecture team to define long-range strategy, standards, and roadmaps for FreeWheel's infrastructure and shared platform capabilities, enabling scalable, secure, and cost-efficient delivery for product engineering teams.
Role type
Director, Enterprise Architecture (Platform & Infrastructure)
Builds
Cloud and datacenter infrastructure, Kubernetes/container platforms, compute, storage, networking, databases, observability, CI/CD, and developer tooling.
Domain
Technology / Cloud Infrastructure / Enterprise Architecture
Required skills
Enterprise architecture strategy, cloud-native architecture, Kubernetes, container orchestration, multi-cloud strategy, infrastructure automation, people leadership, financial operations (FinOps), security-by-design, modernization planning, stakeholder management, technical trade-off analysis.
Preferred skills
Advanced degree in CS/Engineering, experience with AI-enabled developer platforms, infrastructure orchestration, and automation.
Technologies
Kubernetes, containers, serverless, cloud platforms, databases, networking, observability tools, CI/CD pipelines.
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a team of Enterprise Architects; define platform architecture vision and governance; serve as strategic advisor to Executive Director of EA and CTO; establish architectural direction for cloud and datacenter platforms; drive platform modernization and rationalization; partner with Security and Operations on secure-by-design principles; influence build/buy/extend decisions; coach and mentor architects and principal engineers.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & team management
