Director, Cloud and DevOps Platforms

Carrier

23h • $218,000 - $305,000

About The Position

We are seeking a visionary and technically strong Director of Cloud and DevOps Platforms to lead the strategy, development, and delivery of enterprise-grade cloud and DevOps capabilities. This leader will function as a core service provider to digital leaders across the enterprise, both within and outside the Digital team, driving an experience of deep alignment and partnership with a service-oriented mindset. The role will champion a platform-as-a-product approach, enabling digital and enterprise product teams to accelerate innovation through automated infrastructure services, FinOps insights and automation, and observability services. The ideal candidate will bring deep engineering expertise, a strong enterprise cloud and DevOps background, and a passion for automation and agile delivery. They will lead with a product mindset, building scalable, self-service platforms that empower development teams to deliver secure, reliable, and efficient applications.

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree
• 10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or platform engineering.
• 5+ years of experience working with one or more of the hyper-scalers (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP).
• 5+ years of people leadership experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience implementing a product model and providing self-service cloud capabilities.
• Experience driving cloud cost optimization and maturing cloud operations.
• Proven track record of leading platform product teams in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), infrastructure as code, CI/CD, containers, and Kubernetes.
• Experience with observability tools (e.g.,Logic Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana) and FinOps practices.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies and product management principles.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the product vision and roadmap for cloud and DevOps platforms.
• Drive adoption of a platform-as-a-product mindset across infrastructure and engineering teams.
• Build a catalog of automated infrastructure foundations, self-service provisioning, CI/CD pipelines, and container patterns for microservices applications.
• Develop deep partnerships with digital product and enterprise software engineering teams.
• Understand dependencies, priorities, and technical diversity across teams.
• Tailor platform solutions that balance common services with alignment to varying technology stacks and patterns.
• Lead the development and delivery of scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native platforms.
• Ensure platforms support rapid development, deployment, and operations across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Integrate observability, security, and compliance into platform capabilities.
• Leverage AI to simplify the DevOps experience and enhance developer productivity.
• Deliver intelligent automation that streamlines infrastructure provisioning, CI/CD workflows, and operational tasks.
• Provide predictive insights and proactive recommendations to improve reliability, security, and efficiency.
• Drive enterprise-wide cloud cost optimization efforts in partnership with CIOs and finance leaders.
• Deliver FinOps automation, reporting, and governance capabilities to improve cloud spend transparency and accountability.
• Establish and lead a DevOps Council to foster collaboration, feedback, and shared ownership across teams.
• Promote crowdsourcing, knowledge sharing, and training initiatives to build a vibrant DevOps culture.
• Provide data-driven insights and automation tools to help teams improve reliability, security, and cost efficiency in Day 2 operations.
• Use community feedback to inform platform roadmaps and backlogs.
• Drive sprint-based agile delivery with regular releases, demos, and iterative testing.
• Partner with DevOps teams to ensure adoption and continuous improvement of platform capabilities.
• Curate an enterprise-grade internal marketplace of reusable patterns, services, and tools that accelerate development and operations.
• Lead cross-functional teams of engineers, product managers, and architects using agile methodologies.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, experimentation, and innovation.
• Mentor and grow talent within the cloud and DevOps organization.

Benefits

• Employees are eligible for benefits, including:
• Health Care benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; wellness incentives
• Retirement benefits
• Time Off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty; military leave; purchased vacation
• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
• Tuition Assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Associate degree