Director Of Platform Engineering - Fully remote (US)

Proven experience leading and scaling high-performing Platform Engineering, SRE, or DevOps teams in a SaaS or cloud-native environment. Strong expertise in CI/CD pipeline design and governance using Azure DevOps or equivalent tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab). Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred), PaaS services, infrastructure automation, and modern deployment practices. Solid understanding of observability, telemetry, incident response, resilience engineering, and SRE principles. Proficiency in at least one enterprise programming language (C#, Java, Python) with the ability to contribute directly when needed. Familiarity with secure-by-design engineering practices and embedding security controls in cloud and platform workflows. Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.

Establish and lead the Platform Engineering function, integrating SRE and DevOps capabilities. Hire, mentor, and grow a team of Platform Engineers. Define and implement standardized CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and release orchestration patterns. Partner with architecture and security teams to translate cloud strategy into platform capabilities. Implement SRE practices, including SLIs/SLOs, telemetry, observability dashboards, and incident response. Drive continuous improvement through resilience engineering and post-incident reviews. Contribute hands-on to engineering initiatives, automation, and technical problem-solving.