Senior Director, Cloud, DevOps & SAP Platform Ops

Patterson Companies, Inc.; Saint Paul (MN); Remote; USD 178,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) Match

PTO

Holiday Pay

Volunteer Time Off

Educational Assistance

Parental Leave

LifeWorks EAP

Patterson Perks Program

Job summary

Patterson Companies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director of Cloud & Dev Ops to define and execute enterprise cloud and security strategies, including Azure and GCP, SAP Basis, and automation initiatives. You will lead global teams, oversee budgets, and drive cost optimization while aligning with business goals.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management, and strategic partnerships across IT and business units. Remote-friendly environment with travel expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in IT-related field.
• Extensive cloud infra, security, and IT operations leadership.
• Experience with SAP landscapes, Basis, and S/4HANA helpful.
• Strong vendor governance and financial management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-cloud strategy, landing zone engineering, and FinOps.
• Oversee security risk assessments, BCDR, and cyber ops.
• Direct SAP platform governance and release management.
• Drive automation and enterprise DevOps programs (RPA, IaC).
• Manage budgets, vendor relations, and M&A technology due diligence.
• Build onshore/offshore infrastructure and security teams.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field

12 years of cloud/IT infrastructure experience

6 years of leadership experience

SAP ecosystems experience

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

CI/CD

Azure

GCP

Job description

Patterson Companies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director of Cloud & Dev Ops to define and execute enterprise cloud and security strategies, including Azure and GCP, SAP Basis, and automation initiatives. You will lead global teams, oversee budgets, and drive cost optimization while aligning with business goals.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management, and strategic partnerships across IT and business units. Remote-friendly environment with travel expectations.