Director, Global Digital Platform Engineering

Abbott Laboratories

Lake Forest (IL)

On-site

USD 171,000 - 343,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage via HIP PPO
Excellent retirement savings plan with
Tuition reimbursement
FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories is seeking a visionary technology leader to head the global platform software engineering organization responsible for the AlinIQ Digital Health Platform.

You will own engineering execution, platform architecture, cloud strategy, cybersecurity, interoperability, AI enablement, data platforms, developer experience, and operational excellence across Abbott Diagnostics’ digital solutions, including AlinIQ Insight.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
  • 15+ years of experience in software engineering, platform leadership, or enterprise architecture.
  • 10+ years of experience leading global engineering organizations across multiple regions.
  • 5+ years working with onshore and offshore development teams.
  • Experience building enterprise SaaS/cloud-native platforms and data-intensive ecosystems.
  • Expertise in platform APIs, identity services, data services, and developer tooling.
  • Strong track record with cloud-native architectures, microservices, and containerization.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the global platform software engineering organization.
  • Lead engineering execution, architecture, cloud strategy, and cybersecurity.
  • Drive interoperability, AI enablement, and data platforms for Abbott Diagnostics.
  • Shape developer experience, toolchains, and operational excellence across the ecosystem.
  • Modernize legacy applications into scalable, resilient cloud-native solutions.

Skills

Software architecture
Cloud platforms
Distributed systems
Leadership
Platform engineering
DevOps / DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure
AWS
Kubernetes
CI/CD tooling

Job description

Abbott Laboratories is seeking a visionary technology leader to head the global platform software engineering organization responsible for the AlinIQ Digital Health Platform.

You will own engineering execution, platform architecture, cloud strategy, cybersecurity, interoperability, AI enablement, data platforms, developer experience, and operational excellence across Abbott Diagnostics’ digital solutions, including AlinIQ Insight.

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