Senior Director, Platform Engineering

Gap Inc.

Senior Director leading the strategy and operations of the Cloud Platform Engineering team at Gap Inc. Driving cloud platform strategy across Azure and GCP to enhance developer productivity and system reliability.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeDallas • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ApacheAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the strategy, development, and operations of the enterprise Cloud Platform across Azure and GCP
Define and execute the multi-cloud platform strategy ensuring architectural consistency, security, and scalability
Own the API gateway and service mesh layer (Istio)
Drive adoption of modern CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, GitOps workflows, and progressive delivery practices
Champion developer experience (DevEx) as a first-class product
Establish and track platform adoption metrics aligned with DORA benchmarks
Lead the infrastructure-as-code practice using Terraform
Define and own the enterprise observability strategy
Build and mentor a high-performing platform engineering organization
Serve as the primary technology leader for cloud platform and delivery infrastructure

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, infrastructure, or platform engineering
Deep hands-on background in cloud platforms (Azure and/or GCP required; multi-cloud experience strongly preferred)
Proven experience building and operating Kubernetes-based platforms at enterprise scale
Strong expertise in API gateway architecture, service mesh (Istio), traffic management, and microservices communication patterns
Demonstrated experience with enterprise observability and monitoring platforms
Hands-on knowledge of event streaming and messaging platforms, particularly Apache Kafka
Strong command of infrastructure-as-code practices with Terraform and modern DevOps toolchains
Demonstrated success standing up or maturing a FinOps function
Track record of building high-performing engineering teams
Excellent executive communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud platformsAzureGCPKubernetesAPI gateway architectureservice meshIstioinfrastructure-as-codeTerraformevent streaming

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationstrategic planningteam buildingdeveloper experienceexecutive communication