Director, Enterprise Architecture – Platform & Infrastructure responsible for leading the Platform Architecture team and defining architecture strategy, standards, roadmaps, and governance for infrastructure and shared platform capabilities including cloud, datacenter, Kubernetes, containers, compute, storage, networking, databases, observability, CI/CD, developer tooling, secrets management, identity integration, and service connectivity. Acts as strategic advisor to executive leadership and partners with Platform Engineering, Security, Operations, Data, and Product Architecture. Leads platform modernization, reduces technology fragmentation, and improves engineering standardization and operational resilience. Requires 12+ years in software/infrastructure/platform engineering or architecture roles, 5+ years people leadership, deep knowledge of cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure, architecture governance, FinOps, and excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Location: Reston, Virginia, US. Full-time position.
What you'll do
Lead, develop, and manage a team of Enterprise Architects for platform, infrastructure, and shared engineering capability architecture
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Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field; advanced degree or equivalent practical experience preferred
12+ years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, cloud architecture, enterprise architecture, or related technology leadership roles
5+ years of people leadership experience managing architects, principal engineers, platform architects, infrastructure architects, or comparable senior technical contributors
Experience defining architecture strategy and roadmaps for large-scale distributed systems, infrastructure platforms, cloud environments, or high-volume digital technology platforms
Deep knowledge of cloud-native architecture, Kubernetes, containers, serverless, infrastructure automation, networking, storage, databases, observability, CI/CD, developer platforms, and security-by-design practices
Strong understanding of hybrid infrastructure, datacenter modernization, multi-cloud strategy, workload placement, resiliency architecture, operational readiness, and platform lifecycle management
Experience leading migrations of large, complex workloads between hyperscalers
Commission eligibility for sales positionsBonus eligibility for most non-sales positionsBest-in-class benefits including physical, financial, and emotional supportPersonalized options, expert guidance, and always-on toolsSupport through big milestones and everyday life
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