Sr. Director of Platform Engineering

Compensation:
Competitive, market-aligned executive salary + bonus Benefits:
Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with match, PTO, Holidays, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Discounts Travel:
Minimal Start: ASAP Open Role Due To:
Enterprise platform modernization and digital growth initiative About the Role

Our client, a Fortune 50 enterprise and global leader in retail, supply chain, and digital commerce
, is seeking a Senior Platform Engineering Director to provide strategy, vision, and execution leadership across its enterprise infrastructure and platform engineering organization.

This role leads the architecture, engineering, and operations of a highly scalable, resilient hybrid infrastructure
, supporting tens of thousands of physical and virtual servers across thousands of retail locations, distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, and a rapidly growing e-commerce ecosystem.

The ideal leader brings deep infrastructure expertise, strong business acumen, and a proven ability to scale teams, modernize platforms, and drive cloud and operational transformation at enterprise scale.

• Define and execute the platform engineering and infrastructure vision and roadmap
  , aligned with enterprise digital transformation and long-term growth objectives
• Lead architecture, engineering, and operations for compute, storage, backup, virtualization, and enterprise platforms in a large-scale hybrid environment
• Drive platform modernization, innovation, and cloud transformation
  , enabling high availability, resilience, security, and application scalability
• Develop and implement a hybrid / multi-cloud strategy (AWS, Azure, GCP), balancing agility, performance, cost optimization, and security
• Partner with technology vendors and internal stakeholders to establish enterprise infrastructure standards
  , global architectures, and operating models
• Build and sustain a high-performing, inclusive leadership culture with strong accountability and continuous improvement
• Own multi-million-dollar infrastructure budgets
  , optimize spend, and lead vendor negotiations and strategic partnerships
• Coach and develop senior leaders and managers through performance management, feedback, and career development

• Executive ownership of enterprise-scale infrastructure supporting thousands of locations and a massive digital footprint
• Direct influence on cloud strategy, platform modernization, and digital transformation
• High visibility across technology, operations, and executive leadership
• Opportunity to lead and shape a modern platform engineering organization at national scale
• Strong compensation, long-term stability, and comprehensive benefits

• 10+ years of experience leading large, complex infrastructure or platform engineering organizations
• 5+ years driving innovation, transformation, and modernization initiatives in enterprise environments
• Proven ability to build, mentor, and lead inclusive, high-performing teams
• Strong executive communication skills, including presenting strategy to non-technical stakeholders
• Deep expertise in Windows, Unix, Mainframe, enterprise storage, virtualization, and hybrid infrastructure
• Demonstrated experience with cloud and on-prem identity management
• Strong background in business case development, portfolio planning, and large-scale program execution
• Excellent vendor management, negotiation, and influencing skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or a related discipline
• Experience operating in retail, supply chain, logistics, or large distributed environments
• Exposure to global infrastructure operations and enterprise governance models

Record a short introduction telling us about your leadership experience, enterprise infrastructure background, and why this opportunity excites you.