VP, Platform Engineering & Delivery

IAT Insurance Group; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 246,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 PTO Days + 12 Holidays

401(k) match and profit sharing

Hybrid work environment

Training and development opportunities

Healthcare and wellness programs

Performance-based bonuses

College loan assistance

Educational assistance

Mentorship program

Dress for Your Day policy

Job summary

IAT Insurance Group is seeking an Assistant Vice President of Platform Engineering and Delivery in Milwaukee and select offices. This leader will turn infrastructure strategy into actionable architecture and prioritized investments, overseeing Platform Architecture and the infrastructure & security delivery portfolio, and partnering with Operations, Security, Applications, Data, and business leaders.

The role requires strong technical judgment, disciplined execution, and people leadership, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, business, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible technology experience across infrastructure engineering, architecture, platform delivery, or operations.
• At least 5 years of people leadership or management experience, including responsibility for developing leaders or senior technical professionals.
• Demonstrated success leading complex infrastructure initiatives from strategy through implementation and operational adoption.
• Experience establishing architecture governance, engineering standards, and delivery practices across multiple teams.
• Broad understanding of modern infrastructure, including cloud, compute, networking, end-user technology, backup and recovery, monitoring, automation, and cyber resilience.
• Experience improving engineering productivity through automation, infrastructure as code, observability, self-service, or AI-enabled capabilities.
• Strong business judgment with experience balancing risk, reliability, cost, speed, and organizational capacity.
• Excellent communication, decision-making, 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, architecture standards, investment priorities, and actionable plans.
• Guide the design of secure, resilient, scalable, supportable, and cost-effective infrastructure and platform solutions.
• Drive simplification, standardization, modernization, automation, and reduction of technical debt.
• Partner with Infrastructure Operations leaders to ensure solutions align with architecture, security, lifecycle, and support requirements.
• Own the infrastructure project management function and portfolio from intake and prioritization through implementation and operational transition.
• Establish clear governance for scope, outcomes, resources, dependencies, financials, risks, and success measures.
• Provide transparent portfolio reporting and recommend trade-offs when priorities, capacity, or risks change.
• Ensure delivered capabilities are operationally ready, appropriately documented, and positioned to realize expected value.
• Lead, coach, and develop architecture and delivery professionals while building a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Clarify decision rights and strengthen collaboration across engineering, operations, security, applications, data, and business teams.
• Communicate complex technical and delivery topics clearly to executive and technical audiences.
• Support budgeting, investment planning, vendor management, and contract decisions within the role’s scope.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Executive influence

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Risk judgment

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Infrastructure as Code

Observability

Automation

AI-enabled capabilities

Job description

IAT Insurance Group is seeking an Assistant Vice President of Platform Engineering and Delivery in Milwaukee and select offices. This leader will turn infrastructure strategy into actionable architecture and prioritized investments, overseeing Platform Architecture and the infrastructure & security delivery portfolio, and partnering with Operations, Security, Applications, Data, and business leaders.

The role requires strong technical judgment, disciplined execution, and people leadership, with