Global Cloud Platforms Director — Platform Engineering Lead

United States Digital Space LLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 217,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Director, Global Cloud Platforms at Coca-Cola will lead a global Cloud Platforms organization, overseeing Cloud Architecture, Cloud Engineering, Platform Operations, SRE, FinOps, and Governance to deliver scalable, secure cloud services.

In a matrix global environment, this leader partners with Digital Product, Data & AI, Cybersecurity, Finance, and Operating Units to accelerate product delivery, optimize costs, and improve resilience through automation and AI-driven operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred
• 12+ years of experience in cloud computing, infrastructure platforms, or enterprise technology leadership roles
• Proven track record of leading global cloud transformation initiatives at scale within complex, matrixed organizations
• Experience enabling AI and data platforms through scalable cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, and cost-optimized cloud services
• Deep expertise in cloud platforms, infrastructure architecture, and platform engineering principles
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity, risk management and compliance in cloud environments
• Experience with financial management of cloud investments, including cost optimization and value realization practices
• Demonstrated ability to integrate cloud platforms with data, analytics, and AI capabilities
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing global cloud organization through talent development, succession planning, coaching, and engineering excellence programs
• Advance sustainable cloud practices through efficient infrastructure utilization, cloud optimization, and responsible technology consumption strategies

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise cloud vision, roadmap, and operating model aligned with business objectives
• Lead multi-year cloud transformation and modernization initiatives across infrastructure, applications, data, and AI platforms
• Establish cloud governance, architecture standards, policies, and best practices
• Lead the transformation toward a Platform Engineering operating model, delivering self-service capabilities, reusable services, developer portals, and automation that accelerate digital product delivery
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on cloud strategy, technology investments, and emerging industry trends
• Lead teams responsible for cloud architecture, engineering, platform operations, SRE, infrastructure automation, and cloud security integration
• Build and operate scalable, secure, highly available cloud platforms across AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud
• Establish enterprise self-service cloud platforms that improve developer productivity and accelerate delivery
• Oversee infrastructure-as-code, automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and platform reliability initiatives
• Drive standardization and reusable cloud services across business units

Skills

Cloud leadership

Enterprise cloud strategy

Platform engineering

SRE

Cybersecurity integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

The Senior Director, Global Cloud Platforms at Coca-Cola will lead a global Cloud Platforms organization, overseeing Cloud Architecture, Cloud Engineering, Platform Operations, SRE, FinOps, and Governance to deliver scalable, secure cloud services.

In a matrix global environment, this leader partners with Digital Product, Data & AI, Cybersecurity, Finance, and Operating Units to accelerate product delivery, optimize costs, and improve resilience through automation and AI-driven operations.