Remote Senior Director, Engineering: X-Ops Platform Leader
Sophos Plc
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Job summary
Sophos Plc invites a Remote Senior Director of Engineering to lead the X-Ops Platform organization, aligning business priorities with engineering delivery and setting strategy for secure, scalable platforms and tooling. You will partner with Product, Security, IT, and Finance to shape roadmaps and operational priorities.
You will manage multiple teams, drive AI-enabled engineering practices, and collaborate across regions (UK, India, Hungary) with periodic travel.
Qualifications
- Significant engineering leadership experience leading multiple teams.
- Proven track record building reliable, secure platforms and improving productivity.
- Strong stakeholder and executive communication across disciplines.
- Experience with cloud cost management and FinOps.
- Experience with SaaS platforms and multi-region deployments.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop engineering leaders across teams.
- Partner with product, threat research to improve delivery throughput.
- Drive cloud efficiency, budgeting, forecasting, and cost transparency.
- Establish platform governance and enable team autonomy.
- Measure impact and promote best practices for quality and speed.
- Communicate progress and risks to executives.
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Job description
Sophos Plc invites a Remote Senior Director of Engineering to lead the X-Ops Platform organization, aligning business priorities with engineering delivery and setting strategy for secure, scalable platforms and tooling. You will partner with Product, Security, IT, and Finance to shape roadmaps and operational priorities.
You will manage multiple teams, drive AI-enabled engineering practices, and collaborate across regions (UK, India, Hungary) with periodic travel.
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