Director of Platform Engineering

Sonic Healthcare USA; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonic Healthcare USA is seeking a seasoned Director of Platform Engineering to lead the design, delivery, and modernization of enterprise infrastructure platforms. You will manage data centers, cloud and hybrid environments, and drive automation, resiliency, and cost efficiency across critical clinical and business operations.

This role requires 10+ years in infrastructure engineering with 5+ years in leadership, plus deep expertise in enterprise infrastructure and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive infrastructure engineering experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing infrastructure and engineering teams.
• Deep expertise in enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, data centers, colocation services, virtualization, disaster recovery, and platform resiliency.
• Experience leading large-scale infrastructure transformation and modernization initiatives.
• Strong understanding of networking, compute, storage, virtualization, and cloud architecture.
• Experience managing large operational and capital budgets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the enterprise platform engineering roadmap and infrastructure strategy.
• Lead the design, management, and modernization of data centers, colocation facilities, cloud platforms, and hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Oversee Windows, Linux, virtualization, compute, storage, backup, and platform engineering operations.
• Drive cloud adoption, infrastructure automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and platform standardization initiatives.
• Establish and maintain disaster recovery, business continuity, and resiliency strategies for mission-critical systems.
• Partner closely with Cybersecurity, Enterprise Architecture, Application Development, Data & Analytics, and Operations teams to deliver secure and scalable solutions.
• Optimize infrastructure performance, reliability, availability, and cost efficiency.
• Manage strategic vendor relationships, contracts, and multimillion-dollar infrastructure budgets.
• Lead and develop high-performing engineering teams while fostering a culture of innovation, automation, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Infrastructure engineering

Leadership experience

Cloud platforms

Networking & architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Ansible

Job description

Job Functions, Duties, Responsibilities And Position Qualifications

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Sonic Healthcare USA is seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Platform Engineering to lead the design, delivery, and modernization of our enterprise infrastructure platforms. This leader will be responsible for data centers, cloud and hybrid infrastructure, platform reliability, disaster recovery, infrastructure automation, and overall hosting strategy supporting critical clinical and business operations across the organization

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute the enterprise platform engineering roadmap and infrastructure strategy.
• Lead the design, management, and modernization of data centers, colocation facilities, cloud platforms, and hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Oversee Windows, Linux, virtualization, compute, storage, backup, and platform engineering operations.
• Drive cloud adoption, infrastructure automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and platform standardization initiatives.
• Establish and maintain disaster recovery, business continuity, and resiliency strategies for mission-critical systems.
• Partner closely with Cybersecurity, Enterprise Architecture, Application Development, Data & Analytics, and Operations teams to deliver secure and scalable solutions.
• Optimize infrastructure performance, reliability, availability, and cost efficiency.
• Manage strategic vendor relationships, contracts, and multimillion-dollar infrastructure budgets.
• Lead and develop high-performing engineering teams while fostering a culture of innovation, automation, and continuous improvement.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive infrastructure engineering experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing infrastructure and engineering teams.
• Deep expertise in enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, data centers, colocation services, virtualization, disaster recovery, and platform resiliency.
• Experience leading large-scale infrastructure transformation and modernization initiatives.
• Strong understanding of networking, compute, storage, virtualization, and cloud architecture.
• Experience managing large operational and capital budgets.

Preferred Qualifications

• Healthcare or highly regulated industry experience.
• Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, or similar certifications.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or Ansible.
• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, and infrastructure integrations.

Why Join Sonic Healthcare USA?

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of enterprise infrastructure for a leading healthcare organization. You'll lead modernization efforts that improve reliability, scalability, security, and operational excellence while supporting critical systems that help deliver high-quality patient care across the country.

Join us and help build the next generation of enterprise infrastructure at Sonic Healthcare USA.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Job Category

Information Technology

Company

Sonic Healthcare USA, Inc

Sonic Healthcare USA is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to an inclusive workplace for all employees. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.