Tech Stack
AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformSDLC
About the role
- Set Technical Vision & Roadmap: define multi‑year architecture, modernization, and cloud‑migration roadmap with Product, Data, Security, and Business leaders
- Lead & Grow Product‑Focused Teams: recruit, develop, and retain engineering talent; structure squads around product‑operating model and mentor managers
- Deliver Modern, Cloud‑Native Solutions: champion micro‑services, event‑driven architectures, CI/CD, IaC, TDD, and DevSecOps
- Drive Technology Modernization: lead retirement of legacy platforms, re‑platforming to AWS/Azure/GCP, adoption of platform engineering, observability, and SRE practices
- Data‑Driven Decision‑Making: establish KPIs/OKRs, engineering productivity and quality metrics, and leverage analytics for prioritization
- Financial & Vendor Management: own capital & operating budgets, forecasting, cost‑optimization; negotiate and govern contracts
- Cross‑Functional Partnership: collaborate with Product, UX, Marketing, Operations, and Legal to translate business goals into technical execution
- Operate with High Accountability: manage risk, security, privacy, compliance; own production readiness, incident response, and root‑cause remediation
- Influence Upwards & Outwards: communicate technical strategies to C‑suite and Board; evangelize engineering excellence across the enterprise
Requirements
- 15+ years’ progressive experience in software development
- 5+ years leading multi‑team/Director‑level organizations
- Proven track record delivering large‑scale cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Experience executing legacy‑to‑cloud modernization programs
- Experience operating in a product‑oriented model and shipping customer‑facing platforms at scale
- Strong people‑leadership skills: hiring, coaching, performance management, and career pathing for employees and contract resources
- Expertise in modern architectures (micro‑services, APIs, event streaming), DevOps automation, and secure SDLC
- Hands‑on experience defining and tracking business‑aligned engineering KPIs/OKRs
- Financial acumen—capital & operating budget ownership, forecasting, cost‑optimization, vendor negotiations
- Ability to manage risk, security, privacy, compliance, production readiness, incident response, and root‑cause remediation
- Executive presence with ability to communicate complex technical strategies to C‑suite and Board
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or MBA preferred
- Experience in highly regulated or consumer‑services industries preferred
- Background standing up platform engineering, SRE, or developer‑experience functions preferred
- Familiarity with AI/ML, data‑platforms, and event‑stream analytics in cloud environments preferred