Platform Engineering Leader, Data & Analytics

McDonald's Corporation; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 237,000 - 296,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Sabbatical program

Tuition assistance

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

McDonald’s Corporation seeks a Senior Director of Platform Engineering to lead the Data & Analytics platform engineering function. You will oversee cloud-native data platforms, DevOps, SRE, observability, and security integration to deliver reliable services across the enterprise.

The role collaborates with Data Engineering, Analytics, AI/ML, Architecture, Cybersecurity, and Product leadership to modernize CI/CD, DataOps, and automation while driving governance, cost management, and engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive software/ platform engineering experience.
• 8+ years leading large-scale engineering organizations.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the long-term Platform Engineering strategy for Data & Analytics.
• Lead modernization of CI/CD, DataOps, MLOps, and IaC capabilities.
• Establish SRE practices and incident management across platform ecosystem.
• Partner with executive stakeholders to align platform strategy with business goals.

Education

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

Master's degree

Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Platform automation frameworks

Job description

McDonald’s Corporation seeks a Senior Director of Platform Engineering to lead the Data & Analytics platform engineering function. You will oversee cloud-native data platforms, DevOps, SRE, observability, and security integration to deliver reliable services across the enterprise.

The role collaborates with Data Engineering, Analytics, AI/ML, Architecture, Cybersecurity, and Product leadership to modernize CI/CD, DataOps, and automation while driving governance, cost management, and engineering