Head of Platform Engineering & Cloud Operations

BD

Irvine (CA)

On-site

USD 203,000 - 324,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

BD is seeking a Director of Platform Engineering & Cloud Operations in Irvine, CA to lead Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Operations, SRE, and DevSecOps across BD's cloud-connected products. You will drive cloud-native architectures, CI/CD, IaC, and AI-enhanced delivery while balancing security, cost, and compliance in a regulated healthcare setting.

The ideal leader will partner with Product, Architecture, Security, and Quality teams to enable scalable, secure software delivery and

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
12+ years of experience in software engineering, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering roles.
5+ years of experience leading managers and geographically distributed engineering teams in a large-scale enterprise environment.
Proven experience building and operating cloud-native platforms on AWS, Azure, and/or GCP, including containerized and Kubernetes-based workloads.
Demonstrated success implementing and scaling CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, DevSecOps, observability, and reliability engineering practices across multiple product teams.
Experience operating and supporting mission-critical SaaS platforms with high availability, security, scalability, and compliance requirements.
Strong track record of driving engineering transformation initiatives, including platform engineering, automation, developer experience, and AI-augmented software delivery.
Experience partnering with Product, Architecture, Security, Quality, and business stakeholders to deliver technology solutions in complex, regulated environments.
Healthcare, medical device, life sciences, or other regulated industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Define and execute the DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Cloud Operations strategy aligned with business and engineering objectives.
Build and lead high-performing teams while establishing engineering standards, governance, and operational metrics.
Drive organizational transformation through automation, self-service platforms, and engineering excellence.
Develop and evolve developer platforms that improve productivity, consistency, and software delivery outcomes.
Establish standardized CI/CD, GitOps, and Infrastructure-as-Code practices across engineering teams.
Enable self-service infrastructure and automation capabilities that accelerate development and deployment.
Lead cloud strategy and operational excellence across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP environments.
Ensure scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-effective infrastructure architectures.
Oversee container platforms, environment management, disaster recovery, and business continuity capabilities.
Drive SRE practices focused on reliability, observability, incident management, and operational readiness.
Establish and manage SLAs, SLOs, and service performance objectives.
Lead proactive monitoring, capacity planning, and continuous service improvement initiatives.
Embed DevSecOps principles throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
Partner with Security and Quality teams to automate compliance, vulnerability management, and governance controls.
Ensure cloud platforms and delivery pipelines align with regulatory, security, and corporate requirements.
Leverage automation, AI-enabled software delivery, and emerging technologies to improve productivity and operational efficiency.
Foster a culture of innovation, learning, accountability, and continuous improvement.