Vice President, Infrastructure & Platform Operations

Incendia Partners; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Incendia Partners is conducting a confidential executive search for a Vice President of Infrastructure & Platform Operations in New York. Reporting to the CTO, this leader will oversee infrastructure, platform engineering, site reliability, DevOps, and production operations across a data-intensive tech environment.

The ideal candidate brings 15+ years of leadership in infrastructure/cloud/DevOps, tracks of scaling distributed systems, and a strong executive presence to partner with technology

Qualifications

• 15+ years of infrastructure, cloud, platform engineering, or operations leadership experience.
• Experience leading Director, Senior Director, or VP-level technology organizations.
• Success scaling highly available, distributed production environments.
• Deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, automation, reliability engineering, and modern platform architectures.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to partner across technology and business leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure, platform engineering, site reliability, DevOps, and production operations across a complex data-intensive environment.
• Provide strategic leadership and operational excellence to shape the technology foundation for growth and scale.
• Partner with CTO and other technology/business leaders to drive modernization and transformation initiatives.
• Oversee governance, risk, compliance, and reliability practices for mission-critical systems.

Skills

Infrastructure leadership

Cloud expertise

DevOps

SRE

Executive presence

Job description

Confidential Executive Search | Greater New York

We're conducting a confidential search for a Vice President of Infrastructure & Platform Operations on behalf of an established technology company entering its next phase of growth. Reporting directly to the CTO, this executive will lead infrastructure, platform engineering, site reliability, DevOps, and production operations across a complex, data-intensive technology environment. The role combines strategic leadership with operational excellence, helping shape the technology foundation that supports future growth, innovation, and scale.

We're Looking For a Leader Who Brings

• 15+ years of infrastructure, cloud, platform engineering, or operations leadership experience
• Experience leading Director, Senior Director, or VP-level technology organizations
• Success scaling highly available, distributed production environments
• Deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, automation, reliability engineering, and modern platform architectures
• Strong executive presence with the ability to partner across technology and business leadership teams

Ideal Background

• SaaS, enterprise software, data platforms, analytics, or AI-enabled products
• Large-scale distributed systems and high-volume data environments
• Technology modernization and organizational transformation initiatives.

This is a confidential executive search. Additional information will be shared with qualified candidates.

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