Director, Cloud Delivery Platform

insightsoftware

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About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Director of Platform Engineering to lead our platform team in transforming how we deliver cloud infrastructure and operations services. This role will be instrumental in building and managing a modern Internal Developer Platform that enables our managed services teams through automation, self-service capabilities, and consultative engineering services.

Requirements

• Deep experience with Terraform, CloudFormation/CDK, ARM Templates/Bicep
• Expert-level knowledge of AWS and Azure services, multi-cloud architectures
• Kubernetes (EKS, AKS), Docker, Helm
• GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
• Programming: Python, Bash/PowerShell, YAML/JSON

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the platform engineering vision and roadmap, treating the platform as an internal product
• Lead the transformation from manual processes to a highly automated, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) driven operating model
• Establish platform product management practices, gathering requirements from development and operations teams
• Drive adoption of self-service capabilities targeting a 1:50 platform-to-developer ratio
• Build and lead a team of platform engineers, IaC specialists, and automation engineers
• Implement agile/DevOps methodologies within the platform team using Scrum or Kanban frameworks
• Develop comprehensive training and upskilling programs focused on IaC, Kubernetes, and cloud certifications
• Foster a culture of automation-first thinking and continuous improvement
• Oversee development of reusable IaC modules and templates (Terraform, Ansible, Packer, etc)
• Implement golden paths and paved roads for common infrastructure patterns
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipeline templates and GitOps workflows
• Integrate platform capabilities with enterprise systems (identity, networking, monitoring, SIEM)
• Partner with cloud ops managed services teams to eliminate operational toil through automation
• Implement problem management processes
• Develop self-service platform capabilities
• Establish a consulting framework for complex cloud engineering projects
• Provide architecture reviews and technical guidance for product teams
• Support cloud migration and modernization initiatives
• Enable knowledge transfer through documentation, runbooks, and training materials
• Establish and track platform KPIs (deployment frequency, lead time, MTTR, change failure rate)
• Drive platform adoption metrics targeting >80% self-service deployments
• Ensure 100% IaC coverage for new resources and >90% automation of routine tasks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees