Senior Director, Platform Engineering

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

📋 Description

• Define and implement the platform engineering strategy, roadmap, and operational model for Medisolv.

• Lead and cultivate the Platform Engineering team tasked with managing cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, developer tools, and ensuring operational excellence.

• Provide guidance to senior leadership regarding platform, infrastructure, and operational strategies.

• Take ownership of the reliability, scalability, security, and performance of Medisolv's Azure-based platform.

• Oversee initiatives related to Azure networking, cloud governance, security, and compliance.

• Direct programs focused on monitoring, observability, incident response, capacity planning, and operational readiness.

• Promote standardization, automation, and Infrastructure as Code practices throughout engineering teams.

• Establish and enhance CI/CD, GitOps, Platform Engineering, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.

• Support and optimize enterprise data platforms, including those based on Databricks and Spark.

• Collaborate with leaders in Engineering, Security, Data Engineering, and Product.

• Spearhead initiatives for cloud cost optimization and Financial Operations (FinOps).

• Define and track platform and reliability metrics, operational KPIs, SLAs, and SLOs.

• Mentor and develop the Platform Engineering team, address technical debt, foster platform innovation, and engage in architecture reviews.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 12 years of experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering.

• More than 5 years of experience in engineering leadership, including managing teams and technical staff.

• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Azure and cloud-native architectures.

• Significant experience in building and managing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) platforms.

• Proficient in GitHub, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Strong background in Azure networking, cloud security, and governance.

• Extensive operational experience with monitoring, observability, incident management, and platform reliability.

• Proven experience in leading cloud cost optimization and FinOps initiatives.

• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence both technical and executive stakeholders.

• Knowledge of GitOps practices and tools.

• Experience in supporting Databricks environments and Spark workloads.

• Background in healthcare, SaaS, or other regulated industries.

• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, or similar.

• Must successfully complete a pre-employment background check.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

• Sponsorship is not available.

🏝️ Benefits

• A diverse and inclusive workplace.

• Requirement for a pre-employment background check.

• Flexible remote work arrangement.