Director, Platform Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

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Full Time Minnesota FLM St Paul, MN, US

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Director, Platform Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

We are seeking a highly skilled Director for Platform Infrastructure and Cybersecurity to architect, deploy, automate, and sustain secure data and AI platforms across on-premise, commercial cloud, and government cloud environments. The successful candidate will build and maintain scalable infrastructure supporting Digital Engineering, AI/ML, Modeling & Simulation, Data Lakehouse/Fabric, and advanced analytics workflows operating across multiple security domains including Unclassified, CUI, Secret, and Top Secret environments.

This role requires expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), cloud-native architectures, Dev Sec Ops , data engineering, and cross-domain deployment strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, automation, and sustainment of secure digital infrastructure supporting advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, digital engineering, modeling and simulation, and mission-critical software systems across on-premises, commercial cloud, government cloud, and classified environments.
• Serve as a team leader managing infrastructure engineering, cloud architecture, cyber threat detection and response, and Dev Sec Ops , establishing scalable and repeatable platforms that enable rapid delivery of capabilities while maintaining security, compliance, and operational reliability.
• Work closely with software developers, data scientists, AI engineers, cybersecurity professionals, and mission stakeholders to develop standardized deployment patterns that support operations across multiple security domains and computing environments.
• Architect and manage teams to automate modern cloud and data platforms using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), container orchestration, and cloud-native technologies to support enterprise data ecosystems, AI/ML workloads, digital twins, and advanced engineering applications.
• Provide strong technical leadership in implementing secure, resilient, and portable solutions capable of operating across Unclassified, CUI, Secret, and Top Secret environments, while helping shape long-term infrastructure strategy, technology roadmaps, and engineering best practices.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Multi-cloud and hybrid infrastructure architecture
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and platform automation
• Data lakehouse and enterprise data platform engineering
• AI/ML and agentic AI platform enablement
• Kubernetes and container platform operations
• Dev Sec Ops  pipeline development and automation
• Security and compliance[SH1] implementation within regulated environments
• Cross-domain and classified environment deployment strategies
• Digital engineering, modeling, simulation, and digital twin platform support
• Technical leadership, mentoring, and architecture governance

Required Qualifications /

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Related technical field
• 10+ years of experience in one or more of Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, Data Engineering, Dev Sec Ops , Infrastructure Engineering
• 5+ years deploying systems in regulated or classified environments.

Technical

Skills:

The ideal candidate possesses broad expertise spanning cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, data engineering, Dev Sec Ops , cybersecurity, and modern software delivery practices. They should demonstrate the ability to design, deploy, automate, and sustain scalable technology platforms across hybrid and multi-cloud environments while supporting advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, digital engineering, and mission-critical applications. Success in this role requires a strong foundation in infrastructure automation, containerized platforms, enterprise data architectures, secure…