Senior Director, Engineering Platform at talkdesk2talkdesk2 · Porto

Posted: 2026-10-21

Skills: AWS, Docker, CI/CDWe are looking for a Senior Director of Platform Engineering to lead the strategy, architecture, execution, and organizational development of our Platform Engineering function. This role is accountable for the foundational capabilities that enable engineering teams to build, deploy, operate, secure, and scale software efficiently and reliably. The Senior Director will own the evolution of our internal developer platform and shared engineering infrastructure, bringing together cloud, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, reliability, security, developer experience, and automation into a coherent platform strategy. The role requires a combination of deep technical judgment, organizational leadership, and platform product thinking, with the ability to operate effectively with senior engineers, engineering leaders, security, architecture, finance, and executive stakeholders. Key Responsibilities Define and own the multi-year Platform Engineering strategy, architecture, and roadmap , aligned with company and engineering objectives. Lead the evolution of the Internal Developer Platform , creating paved roads and self-service capabilities that reduce cognitive load and accelerate software delivery. Own strategic direction across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, networking, CI/CD, observability, reliability, Infrastructure as Code, platform security, developer tooling, and FinOps. Lead and develop a high-performing organization of Engineering Directors, Managers, Principal/Staff Engineers, and platform teams. Establish clear ownership, engineering standards, architectural principles, governance mechanisms, and measurable platform outcomes. Drive improvements in developer productivity, delivery performance, reliability, scalability, security, and infrastructure efficiency . Ensure platform services are designed for high availability, fault isolation, scalability, disaster recovery, and controlled blast radius. Own Security Engineering to embed secure-by-default, policy-as-code,…Sign in to see the original postingBrowse more developer jobs on RoleBurst