Senior Manager- Platform Engineering- Compute and Operating Systems

• Lead the strategy, design, and execution of enterprise compute and operating system platforms, including Linux, Windows, Kubernetes, containers, and hybrid environments. • Provide hands-on technical leadership for platform engineering initiatives, ensuring solutions follow infrastructure-as-code (IaC) principles and modern automation practices. • Manage and develop a full platform engineering organization of approximately 20–30 team members, including managers and senior engineers. • Lead leaders by managing multiple managers and building a scalable, growth-oriented team structure. • Own operating system lifecycle management, including provisioning, configuration, patching, hardening, and decommissioning. • Drive system hardening and security best practices in partnership with security teams, ensuring compliance with enterprise and regulatory standards. • Lead Kubernetes platform strategy, including cluster design, operations, reliability, and integration with application teams. • Support and modernize compute platforms across a diverse technology landscape, including containerized workloads, traditional operating systems, and iSeries environments. • Document complex “as-is” and “to-be” platform architectures, identifying gaps and defining roadmaps for modernization. • Manage a portfolio of platform initiatives and projects, balancing new platform development with operational stability. • Serve as a senior escalation point for complex compute, OS, and platform-related incidents. • Communicate platform strategy and execution plans clearly to technical teams, senior leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders. • Develop and manage budget plans related to compute platforms, tooling, and infrastructure investments. • Build business cases to justify platform investments, including automation, tooling, and modernization efforts. • Identify emerging technologies and industry trends in compute, containers, and operating systems and assess their applicability to the enterprise. • Drive continuous improvement by reviewing existing platform operations and implementing automation, standardization, and reliability improvements.