Leads the delivery of net-new infrastructure capabilities, major upgrades, and automation across cloud, virtualization, network, and storage platforms.
Establishes and operates a dedicated platform engineering function that delivers reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure while reducing manual effort and operational toil through automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Serves as a champion for modern platform practices, enabling service teams to operate efficiently while positioning Infrastructure Engineering as a strategic partner to the business.
Assists with capacity planning, prioritization, and resource allocation across delivery and automation workstreams.
Builds cross-functional capability and cross-training to ensure resilience and continuity of delivery.
Contributes to strategic planning and roadmap development for infrastructure platforms and capabilities.
Defines and enforces clear boundaries between Platform Engineering (Tier 3, delivery, automation) and services teams (Tier 1/2 operations) and ensures effective escalation paths and collaboration with service teams.
Drives adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation frameworks, and reusable modules to reduce manual effort and hand-offs.
Ensures infrastructure changes and additions follow defined quality, change management, and security processes prior to production release.
Establishes and leads the Platform Engineering team responsible for Tier 3 engineering remediation, net-new builds, major upgrades, and infrastructure modernization.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, management information systems, engineering, business, or a related field.
In lieu of degree, five (5) years of progressive technical and leadership experience in infrastructure engineering, platform delivery, and automation may be considered.
Minimum seven (7) years of infrastructure engineering experience across cloud, virtualization, network, and/or storage platforms required.
Minimum three (3) years of experience leading platform, automation, or infrastructure modernization initiatives required.
Minimum two (2) years of people leadership experience, including managing senior technical staff and cross-functional teams required.
Demonstrated experience delivering Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation pipelines, or standardized build patterns required.
Experience in healthcare, insurance, or other regulated industries preferred.
Working knowledge of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v4 or later framework required.
Tech Stack
Cloud
Benefits
Tuition reimbursement.
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