Deputy Director, Platform Engineering

BAE Systems•Merrimack, CA

4d•$153,377 - $260,743•Hybrid

About The Position

The Platform Engineering organization operates the Virtual Cloud Computing Center, or VC3, a foundational engineering capability across Electronic Systems. VC3 is a secure, multi-region engineering development platform that delivers Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service, and Software as a Service products that enable engineering teams to develop, integrate, test, and deliver modernized workloads across unclassified, controlled, and classified environments. Platform Engineering is seeking a Deputy Director of Platform Engineering to provide technical, operational, and organizational leadership for VC3 and its supporting products. Reporting to the Director of Platform Engineering, the Deputy Director will translate platform strategy into executable architectures, product roadmaps, operational priorities, and measurable engineering outcomes. The Deputy Director will lead the day-to-day integration of Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps Engineering, IT Operations, Security Engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure engineering, and platform product teams. The successful candidate must be comfortable operating in both executive-level discussions and detailed technical engagements. This is not solely a program-management position. The Deputy Director must have the technical judgment to guide engineering decisions, evaluate risk, lead through significant operational events, and ensure VC3 continues to evolve as a secure, reliable, scalable, and product-oriented platform.

Requirements

Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline and 10 or more years of progressive experience. Equivalent education and experience may be considered.
Significant leadership experience in Platform Engineering, cloud, infrastructure, SRE, DevOps, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, or large-scale technology operations.
Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional and geographically distributed technical teams.
Proven ability to translate strategy into executable plans, investments, organizational priorities, and measurable results.
Experience managing complex technical initiatives involving cost, schedule, resources, risk, and organizational dependencies.
Strong executive communication, decision-making, organizational, and talent-development skills.

Nice To Haves

Active or higher-level security clearance.
Master’s degree in a relevant technical, engineering, or business discipline.
Prior experience as a senior technical leader, chief engineer, platform leader, infrastructure leader, or deputy director.
Experience operating platforms within classified, controlled, CUI, or other highly regulated environments.
Experience with technologies such as VMware, Azure Stack, OpenStack, AWS, Kubernetes, Rancher, GitLab, Azure DevOps, MinIO, Ceph, Morpheus, Splunk, Grafana, Terraform, or Ansible.
Relevant technical certifications in cloud, Kubernetes, cybersecurity, SRE, networking, virtualization, or enterprise architecture.

Responsibilities

Serve as the principal deputy to the Director of Platform Engineering and represent the organization in technical, operational, investment, and governance forums.
Lead the integrated execution of Platform Engineering priorities across engineering, operations, and security disciplines.
Translate business and platform strategy into prioritized roadmaps, investment plans, organizational goals, and measurable outcomes.
Provide leadership and governance for the architecture, delivery, operation, security, resilience, and lifecycle management of VC3 products.
Advance VC3 as a product-oriented engineering platform by improving self-service, standardization, reliability, user experience, and adoption.
Lead the VC3 initiative portfolio, including priorities, resources, budgets, schedules, dependencies, risks, and expected business value.
Build strong partnerships with engineering programs, business areas, SecureIT, facilities, finance, supply chain, and enterprise technology organizations.
Lead, develop, and retain engineering managers, technical leaders, architects, and individual contributors while promoting a culture of ownership, collaboration, and technical excellence.