Head of Internal IT & Platform Engineering (Remote)

Nethermind; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Work Options

Global and Diverse Workforce

Learning and Development

Career Growth

Global Events and Conferences

Collaborative and Innovative Culture

Unlimited Time Off

Equity participation

Job summary

Nethermind is seeking a seasoned IT leader to own and guide our Internal IT Department, spanning Platform Engineering, Infra Security, IAM and FinOps. You will manage people, set strategy, and partner with the CIO to align internal infrastructure with business goals.

This remote-first role operates across a 50+ country, fully distributed organization, collaborating with other teams and stakeholders to optimize security, cost, and efficiency while enabling rapid technical decision-making.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a management role leading IT / infrastructure / platform engineering teams.
• Strong background in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and DevOps/SRE practices.
• Experience translating compliance and audit requirements into operational controls.
• Hands-on understanding of infrastructure security, IAM, and FinOps.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the full Internal IT Department: Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Security, IAM and FinOps.
• Drive company-wide and team-level infrastructure initiatives, co-defining strategy and roadmap with the CIO and rest of the team.
• People management across the department: staffing, career guidance, performance reviews, and raising the technical bar.
• Maintain clear, consistent communication with C-level executives and group leads to strengthen cross-functional relationships and eliminate DevOps silos.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all internal IT matters, staying in sync with the CIO on new initiatives and resource allocation.
• Adapt the best of AI technology to the daily engineering and non-engineering working routine.
• Communicate with external clients when required, representing the department’s capabilities and aligning on infrastructure needs.
• Continuously identify and implement improvements and optimisations in the way the organisation works.
• Support hiring efforts: sourcing, interviewing, and evaluating candidates to grow the team with top talent.
• Conduct monthly performance reviews using Rippling, providing structured feedback.

Skills

IT leadership

Cloud infrastructure

Kubernetes

DevOps/SRE

Security governance

People management

Job description

Nethermind is seeking a seasoned IT leader to own and guide our Internal IT Department, spanning Platform Engineering, Infra Security, IAM and FinOps. You will manage people, set strategy, and partner with the CIO to align internal infrastructure with business goals.

This remote-first role operates across a 50+ country, fully distributed organization, collaborating with other teams and stakeholders to optimize security, cost, and efficiency while enabling rapid technical decision-making.