VP Cloud Platform Engineering

Role Overview

• Define and execute the enterprise platform engineering strategy, roadmaps, standards, and governance frameworks aligned to organizational objectives
• Lead enterprise modernization, cloud transformation, engineering enablement, and platform adoption initiatives that improve scalability, reliability, security, and developer productivity
• Provide executive oversight for platform engineering organizations responsible for cloud infrastructure, DevSecOps, infrastructure as code, platform services, automation frameworks, and engineering tooling
• Establish enterprise standards and operating principles for cloud platforms, resilience, observability, availability, recovery, and performance engineering
• Drive continuous improvement programs that enhance reliability, efficiency, and customer experience while reducing operational risk
• Ensure platform services meet enterprise security, regulatory, compliance, audit, and risk management objectives
• Partner with executive stakeholders across technology and business organizations to prioritize investments, evaluate emerging technologies, and align platform capabilities with growth, innovation, and operational objectives
• Oversee platform investment planning, workforce strategy, vendor management, and technology financial management practices
• Champion adoption of emerging technologies, automation capabilities, AI-enabled engineering solutions, and modern platform practices
• Lead and develop a diverse organization of senior leaders and engineering professionals

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 17-19 years of experience in platform engineering, cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, DevOps, site reliability engineering, or related technology disciplines
• 12+ years leadership experience
• Advanced certifications in AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Security, or enterprise architecture disciplines
• Experience overseeing large, complex technology organizations and multi-million-dollar platform portfolios

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• Kubernetes

Benefits

• medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and other voluntary benefits
• 401(k) plan
• 11 paid holidays
• six weeks of 100% paid parental leave
• flexible time off (FTO) program
• short and long-term disability