Head of Platform Engineering – Fintech Infra & Cloud

Episode Six US; Austin (TX); In loco; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Episode Six US is seeking a Director of Platform Engineering in Austin, TX. You will lead the Platform Engineering team, shape the infrastructure and automation that powers payments for banks and fintechs worldwide, and own the technical direction of our cloud-native platform.

This hands-on leadership role emphasizes ownership, proactive planning, and technical excellence while collaborating with Platform Operations and Security to meet regulatory standards.

Competenze

• 8+ years in DevOps, infrastructure or SRE, with 5+ years in leadership.
• Deep IaC and configuration management experience (Terraform/Ansible).
• Extensive production ops on AWS and Kubernetes.
• Strong Linux background and Java support on Linux.
• Proven ability to define roadmaps, mentor teams and own budgets.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.

Mansioni

• Lead and mentor the Platform Engineering team and set priorities.
• Own roadmap, architecture and quality of IaC for the E6 platform.
• Drive platform upgrades and manage technical debt deliberately.
• Own infrastructure cost management with Finance.
• Collaborate with Platform Ops, Security and Compliance.
• Represent Engineering to clients, auditors and partners; support due diligence.

Conoscenze

DevOps leadership

Platform engineering

Kubernetes

AWS

Infrastructure as code

Python scripting

SRE / reliability

Communication skills

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Strumenti

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Bash

Linux

Descrizione del lavoro

Episode Six US is seeking a Director of Platform Engineering in Austin, TX. You will lead the Platform Engineering team, shape the infrastructure and automation that powers payments for banks and fintechs worldwide, and own the technical direction of our cloud-native platform.

This hands-on leadership role emphasizes ownership, proactive planning, and technical excellence while collaborating with Platform Operations and Security to meet regulatory standards.