Vice President, Platform Engineering & Delivery

IAT Insurance Group; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 246,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Healthcare benefits

401(k) company match

Profit sharing

PTO + holidays

Training and development

Job summary

IAT Insurance Group is seeking an Assistant Vice President of Platform Engineering and Delivery to translate infrastructure strategy into architecture, prioritization, and measurable delivery across multiple offices including Raleigh.

This leader will oversee Infrastructure and Platform Architecture and the delivery portfolio while partnering with Operations, Information Security, Applications, Data, and business leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, business, or related field.
• 10+ years of technology experience across infra engineering, architecture, platform delivery, or operations.
• 5+ years of people leadership or management experience.
• Led complex infrastructure initiatives from strategy through implementation.
• Experience establishing architecture governance and delivery practices.
• Broad understanding of modern infrastructure including cloud, compute, networking, backups, monitoring, automation, and cyber resilience.
• Experience with automation, IaC, observability, self-service, or AI-enabled capabilities.
• Strong business judgment balancing risk, reliability, cost, speed, and capacity.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder-management, and executive-influence skills.
• Experience with portfolio, financial, vendor, and contract management.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Translate infrastructure strategy into roadmaps, standards, priorities, and actionable plans.
• Design secure, resilient, scalable, cost-effective infrastructure and platform solutions.
• Drive simplification, standardization, modernization, and reduction of technical debt.
• Partner with Infrastructure Operations to align solutions with architecture, security, and lifecycle requirements.
• Own the infrastructure portfolio from intake through implementation and transition.
• Establish governance for scope, resources, financials, risks, and success metrics.
• Provide transparent portfolio reporting and guide trade-offs when priorities change.
• Ensure delivered capabilities are ready for operation and value realization.
• Lead, coach, and develop architecture and delivery professionals, building accountability and collaboration.

Skills

Infrastructure leadership

Architecture governance

Executive communication

Vendor management

Automation

Observability

Business judgment

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Security & resilience

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Cloud platforms

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

IAT Insurance Group is seeking an Assistant Vice President of Platform Engineering and Delivery to translate infrastructure strategy into architecture, prioritization, and measurable delivery across multiple offices including Raleigh.

This leader will oversee Infrastructure and Platform Architecture and the delivery portfolio while partnering with Operations, Information Security, Applications, Data, and business leaders.