Director - Infra Engineering - Platform Security and Lifecycle Management
About The Position
The American Express Enterprise Cloud team is seeking innovators to help build world-class applications, Cloud platforms, and infrastructure supported by integrated CICD, Observability, and security capabilities. The Director Infrastructure Engineering – Platform Security and Lifecycle Management is responsible for leading the strategy, governance, and execution of Platform as a Service and Middleware services lifecycle management across Private Cloud environments. This role leverages Gen AI/Agentic AI to drive fully automated platform upgrades, security posture management, capacity management, and operational resilience to ensure a secure, scalable, highly available, and compliant Private Cloud platform supporting mission-critical business applications. The Director partners closely with Platform Engineering, Information Security, Architecture, Infrastructure, SRE, DevOps, and Application Development teams to drive platform modernization, automate operations, reduce technology risk, and enable cloud-native adoption at scale.
Requirements
- Experience in leading strategy, governance, and execution of Platform as a Service and Middleware services lifecycle management.
- Experience leveraging Gen AI/Agentic AI for automation.
- Experience in security posture management, capacity management, and operational resilience.
- Experience in ensuring secure, scalable, highly available, and compliant cloud platforms.
- Experience partnering with cross-functional teams including Platform Engineering, Information Security, Architecture, Infrastructure, SRE, DevOps, and Application Development.
Responsibilities
- Leading the strategy, governance, and execution of Platform as a Service and Middleware services lifecycle management across Private Cloud environments.
- Leveraging Gen AI/Agentic AI to drive fully automated platform upgrades, security posture management, capacity management, and operational resilience.
- Ensuring a secure, scalable, highly available, and compliant Private Cloud platform supporting mission-critical business applications.
- Partnering closely with Platform Engineering, Information Security, Architecture, Infrastructure, SRE, DevOps, and Application Development teams to drive platform modernization, automate operations, reduce technology risk, and enable cloud-native adoption at scale.
Benefits
- Competitive base salaries
- Bonus incentives
- 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
- Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
- Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
- 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
- Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
- Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
- Career development and training opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
