Platform Engineering Leader — Hybrid IT Infrastructure

Enterprise Mobility; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare packages

401k matching & profit sharing

Hybrid work schedule

Paid time off

Career growth opportunities

Work from home opportunities

Job summary

Enterprise Mobility is seeking a Department Manager – Platform Engineering to unify infrastructure disciplines and drive modernization across VMware, Linux, OpenShift and more. You will lead the core engineering teams, shape platform roadmaps, coach leaders, and partner with architecture, security, and cloud groups to deliver reliable, scalable IT services.

You will champion automation, improve service availability, and manage budgets and vendor relationships while supporting talent development

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT experience with progression into leadership roles.
• 5+ years of people leadership, managing managers and teams.
• Experience directing large-scale infrastructure with modernization focus.
• Strong communication to engage business partners and senior leaders.
• Proven ability to drive automation, cost optimization, and security.
• Commitment to security, compliance, and vendor governance.

Responsibilities

• Unify multiple infrastructure disciplines under a single platform strategy.
• Lead core infrastructure and platform engineering teams (VMware, IBM Power/AIX, Linux, OpenShift, Middleware, Windows).
• Foster career development, training, interviewing, hiring, and performance reviews.
• Develop platform roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
• Build partnerships across architecture, security, application, and cloud teams.
• Drive service availability, performance, incident response, and problem management.
• Establish KPIs to measure outcomes and inform decisions.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, and expense plans; oversee vendor relationships.
• Collaborate with Legal, Contracting, and Supply Chain for vendor governance.

Skills

IT leadership

Platform engineering

Infrastructure management

Automation

Budgeting

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related field

Tools

VMware

OpenShift

Linux

AIX

Windows

Job description

Enterprise Mobility is seeking a Department Manager – Platform Engineering to unify infrastructure disciplines and drive modernization across VMware, Linux, OpenShift and more. You will lead the core engineering teams, shape platform roadmaps, coach leaders, and partner with architecture, security, and cloud groups to deliver reliable, scalable IT services.

You will champion automation, improve service availability, and manage budgets and vendor relationships while supporting talent development