Director Platform Engineering & Cloud Infrastructure at Jobgether – United States

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Director Platform Engineering & Cloud Infrastructure in United States.

This is a senior technical leadership role responsible for shaping and scaling a mission-critical cloud platform that powers high-volume media processing services. You will lead a small, high-performing engineering team while driving the reliability, security, and scalability of a multi-cloud infrastructure spanning AWS, GCP, and Azure. The role combines deep hands-on technical expertise with strategic leadership, balancing infrastructure architecture decisions with team management and execution. You will partner closely with engineering, product, and design teams to ensure infrastructure capabilities align with evolving product needs. A strong focus will be placed on automation, observability, and operational excellence to reduce manual effort and improve system resilience. You will also play a key role in incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term reliability improvements. This position offers the opportunity to directly influence the stability and evolution of cloud systems supporting global media workflows.

• Lead the design, reliability, and evolution of cloud infrastructure supporting highly available and scalable media processing systems.
• Manage and mentor a distributed engineering team of approximately five engineers, fostering growth, accountability, and strong technical execution.
• Drive automation initiatives by developing tools and frameworks that streamline provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and operational workflows.
• Oversee multi-cloud infrastructure operations across AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Azure, leveraging Kubernetes and Terraform for scalable infrastructure management.
• Ensure system reliability through proactive monitoring, incident response leadership, root cause analysis, and implementation of preventive improvements.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and design teams to align infrastructure architecture with product roadmaps and business requirements.
• Champion security, compliance, and operational excellence across all infrastructure systems and practices.
• Lead on-call operations and support production environments, ensuring rapid resolution of critical incidents and continuous service improvement.

• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience, including managing remote and distributed teams.
• Strong technical background with the ability to operate both strategically and hands-on in complex infrastructure environments.
• Proven experience hiring, mentoring, and retaining high-performing engineering talent.
• Deep expertise in AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, EKS), with additional exposure to GCP and Azure considered a plus.
• Strong proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform and DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (Docker) and Kubernetes-based orchestration.
• Experience implementing observability solutions such as Prometheus, ELK, or similar monitoring and logging tools.
• Demonstrated ability to manage production systems with strong focus on reliability, security, and incident management.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-changing environments with strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience); advanced degree is a plus.
• Experience in media, streaming, or broadcast environments is a plus.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one
• 100% employer-paid life and disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with up to 8% company match
• Quarterly HSA contributions and flexible spending accounts
• Flexible time off policy or PTO depending on employment type, plus paid holidays
• Pet insurance coverage for eligible employees
• Legal assistance plan and supplemental coverage (accident, critical illness, etc.)
• Benefits designed to support work-life balance, financial wellness, and long-term security