We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Platform Engineering to lead our technical operations and release management team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing cross-functional and geographically distributed teams, strong experience in operating highly available web applications, and a deep understanding of building and optimizing release automation pipelines. This role requires a strategic thinker who can drive operational excellence, implement best practices, and ensure the reliability and scalability of our systems and services.
Key responsibilities:
• Lead and mentor globally distributed Operations and Release Automation team
• Develop and implement strategies to enhance system reliability, security, and resilience through automation and monitoring
• Drive incident response and post-incident reviews to identify root causes, implement preventive measures, and continuously improve system reliability
• Collaborate with development, testing, and security teams and develop a product roadmap for in-house release management software
• Identify and execute on opportunities to consolidate existing tool stack
Qualifications:
• 8+ years of experience in site reliability engineering, release engineering, or related roles, with a focus on system stability, security, and automation • Demonstrated experience in leading and managing high-performing Operations teams in complex, distributed system environments
• Experience in building and optimizing release automation pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, AWS Codepipeline, or similar
• Demonstrable track record of dealing well with ambiguity, prioritizing needs, and delivering measurable results in an agile environment
• Strong troubleshooting skills and an ability to come up with creative “outside the box” solutions in a timely and cost-effective manner
• Strong communication skills and experience working with Tech Leaders and business/product owners
• Be part of the team - be fully capable of reviewing the teams work, offer solutions/suggestions and be able to troubleshoot and resolve issues
• BA or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field