Director, Infrastructure and Platform

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ohio.

📋 Description

• Lead and nurture the Infrastructure & Platform team focusing on technical program management, platform, infrastructure engineering, and infrastructure architecture.

• Define clear role expectations, objectives, and standard operating procedures for each team member.

• Take ownership of team performance and development; foster a culture of accountability, efficiency, and ongoing enhancement.

• Recognize and eliminate barriers while coaching problem-solving at the work level.

• Manage and enforce a unified delivery pipeline that encompasses CI/CD, environments, and shared services.

• Oversee the exception process for product teams that are unable to utilize the golden path.

• Operate the platform as a product, complete with a defined backlog, published roadmap, and service standards addressing availability, support, change management, and SLAs.

• Develop and communicate governance for the request, prioritization, approval, and release of platform changes.

• Collaborate with Cyber Security to integrate security best practices within the platform and assess the DevSecOps capability gap.

• Ensure a secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure across cloud, on-premises, and edge environments within a defense context.

• Establish the operational cadence, including daily management, WOR, and MOR, to oversee reliability and delivery.

• Collaborate with four software development teams to fulfill current and future platform requirements.

• Represent Infrastructure & Platform in Tech Ops leadership meetings and align the roadmap with enterprise and CDAIO standards.

• Work alongside the Director of Architecture & Data to uphold integrated platform patterns and architectural guidelines.

• Monitor adoption, platform SLAs, DORA delivery metrics, change failure rates, time-to-restore, and overall team health.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with at least 7 years of professional experience, OR an Associate's degree with a minimum of 10 years of professional experience, OR a High School Diploma with at least 12 years of professional experience.

• At least 6 years of professional experience in Infrastructure & Platform Engineering or IT.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in leading technical teams.

• Military experience can be considered equivalent to professional experience.

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.

• GE Aerospace will not provide sponsorship for employment visas, now or in the future, for this position.

• Compliance with Export Control (ITAR/EAR) regulations is required.

• Access to U.S. export-controlled information necessitates proof of U.S. Person status, either as a U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, or a protected individual with asylee or refugee status.

• Preferred candidates should have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government SECRET security clearance, though this is not mandatory.

• Preferred experience includes internal platforms or paved-road capabilities, service levels, platform engineering, SRE, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, observability, on-call operations, AWS or Azure, hybrid and edge environments, FLIGHT DECK, Lean methodologies, Scaled Agile Framework, continuous improvement, complex matrixed organizations, shared standards, and experience within defense, aerospace, regulated, or export-controlled environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of base salary/commission in accordance with the plan.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.

• Access to a Health Coach provided by GE Aerospace.

• Employee Assistance Program offering 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.

• GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan.

• 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and retirement contributions from the company.

• Resources and planning consultants through Fidelity.

• Tuition assistance available.

• Adoption assistance offered.

• Paid parental leave is provided.

• Disability insurance coverage.

• Life insurance options available.

• Paid time off for vacation or illness.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Relocation assistance: Not available.