VP Platform Engineering

The Brixton Group; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

The Brixton Group is seeking an experienced Platform Engineering and Enterprise Architecture leader to drive growth and modernization across cloud platforms. You will own the infrastructure, security, and cost efficiency while building autonomous teams with self-service capabilities.

Ideal candidates bring 15+ years in platform/DevOps domains, deep AWS and Kubernetes expertise, and a proven track record of leading 24/7 operations at scale.

Qualifications

• 15+ years across Platform Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, SRE, DevOps, SecOps or related disciplines with 8+ years in senior leadership.
• Deep experience with AWS, cloud-native architecture, Kubernetes, Terraform, IaC, CI/CD, and automation.
• Proven success leading highly available production platforms and 24/7 operations at scale.
• Experience building and leading teams across Platform Engineering, CloudOps, SRE, SecOps, networking, database.
• Practical experience with AIOps, agentic tooling, AI infrastructure, or LLMOps, with governance guardrails.
• Strong knowledge of observability, incident management, disaster recovery, cloud networking, zero-trust security, and operational resilience.
• Experience owning technology budgets, cloud cost optimization, vendor strategy, and infra investment decisions.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Platform Engineering and enterprise architecture strategy to support growth and modernization.
• Lead CloudOps, SecOps, SRE, network, database, command center, and IT operations to build a high-performing organization.
• Own architecture, scalability, security, reliability, and cost efficiency of the cloud environment.
• Build self-service platforms and golden paths enabling autonomous teams to deploy and operate services safely.
• Establish infrastructure, permissions, guardrails, and governance for AI agents to perform deployments and changes.
• Advance SRE, observability, incident management, disaster recovery, SLOs/SLAs, error budgets, and automated remediation.
• Drive infrastructure automation using Kubernetes, Terraform, IaC, CI/CD, and cloud-native tech.
• Strengthen security operations via zero-trust, vulnerability management, automated threat response, and SOC 2/PCI-DSS compliance.
• Own cloud and AI FinOps including optimization, capacity planning, and governance of inference costs.

Skills

Leadership

Platform Engineering

Cloud Infrastructure

SRE

DevOps

Security Operations

Enterprise Architecture

Observability

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

AIOps

LLMOps

AI Infrastructure

Job description

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Platform Engineering and enterprise architecture strategy supporting growth and modernization.
• Lead CloudOps, SecOps, SRE, network, database, command center, and IT operations, building an accountable, high-performing organization.
• Own the architecture, scalability, security, reliability, and cost efficiency of cloud environment.
• Build self-service platforms and “golden paths” that enable autonomous engineering teams to deploy and operate services safely.
• Establish the infrastructure, permissions, guardrails, and governance that allow AI agents to perform operational work such as deployments, remediation, and infrastructure changes.
• Advance SRE, observability, incident management, disaster recovery, SLOs, SLAs, error budgets, and automated remediation.
• Drive infrastructure automation using Kubernetes, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and cloud-native technologies.
• Strengthen security operations through zero-trust controls, vulnerability management, automated threat response, and compliance with SOC 2 and PCI-DSS requirements.
• Own cloud and AI FinOps, including infrastructure optimization, capacity planning, and governance of inference and token costs.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience across Platform Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, SRE, DevOps, Security Operations, Enterprise Architecture, or related disciplines, including 8+ years in senior leadership.
• Deep experience with AWS, cloud-native architecture, Kubernetes, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation.
• Proven success leading highly available, business-critical production platforms and 24/7 technology operations at scale.
• Experience building and leading teams across Platform Engineering, CloudOps, SRE, SecOps, networking, database, or related operational functions.
• Practical experience with AIOps, agentic tooling, AI infrastructure, or LLMOps, including the governance and guardrails required for safe production use.
• Strong knowledge of observability, incident management, disaster recovery, cloud networking, zero-trust security, and operational resilience.
• Experience owning technology budgets, cloud cost optimization, vendor strategy, and infrastructure investment decisions.