Director – Platform & Infrastructure
Location
United States
Posted
4 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Director – Platform & Infrastructure
ShiftKey
• Lead and grow a distributed platform and infrastructure organization, staying hands-on with the team when issues arise. • Drive infrastructure modernization and cloud migration initiatives, including moving services to managed cloud offerings. • Own reliability, deployment, and disaster recovery practices across the organization's core environments. • Set engineering standards for infrastructure automation, CI/CD, and operational resilience. • Partner with engineering and senior leadership to translate platform strategy into practical roadmaps.
Job Requirements
- Significant experience leading technical or engineering teams.
- Strong hands-on experience with a major cloud provider and modern infrastructure practices.
- A track record leading and developing teams, including through incidents and high-pressure situations.
- Experience working in a product-driven technology company.
- Comfort leading distributed, cross-regional teams.
- A direct, people-first leadership style focused on team growth and hands-on support.
Benefits
- Inclusive and collaborative work environment where all voices are valued.
- Hybrid-friendly office spaces designed to be fun and engaging.
- Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage.
- Benefits begin on your first day.
- Generous PTO and company-paid holidays, including flexible floating holidays.
- 100% 401(k) employer match up to 6%.
- Paid parental leave.
- Wellness support, including access to mental health resources.
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