Platform Director

Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Platform Leader – Data Platform Support to lead and manage our enterprise-scale data platforms. This role requires a blend of deep technical expertise, incident/problem management skills, and the ability to collaborate across business, engineering, and sales teams. The Platform Leader will be accountable for ensuring high availability, optimized performance, and compliance of data platforms while also driving automation, innovation, and business acquisition support.Key ResponsibilitiesService Delivery & OperationsLead support and delivery of enterprise-scale data platforms across cloud and on-prem environments.Drive incident triage, root cause analysis, and permanent fixes in alignment with ITIL practices.Manage escalations, lead war rooms, and ensure clear stakeholder communication.Oversee knowledge transfers, on-call rotations, and shift transitions for data support teams.Pre-Sales & Business EnablementPartner with pre-sales and solutioning teams to demonstrate platform service capabilities.Support customer presentations, workshops, RFPs, and SOWs.Collaborate with business managers and marketing teams to create sales collateral and communication packages.Ensure timely and high-quality solution delivery with zero escalation from bid management teams.Technology LeadershipProvide end-to-end architectural insights across platform services and infrastructure.Drive automation of routine tasks, workflows, and cost optimization in cloud environments.Implement robust data governance, protection, and compliance measures (GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2).Continuously evaluate emerging tools, platforms, and practices for adoption.Collaboration & GrowthPartner with Sales, BDG, and Marketing teams to execute digital and sales campaigns.Contribute to business acquisition efforts by actively supporting NN/EN service opportunities.Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performance team environment.Engage in continuous learning to strengthen both technical depth and leadership capabilities.Required Technical SkillsData Platform & InfrastructureAzure Synapse, Snowflake, Google BigQuery, AWS RedshiftData lakes, warehouses, marts, and lakehousesOn-prem to cloud migration strategiesDatabase TechnologiesSQL, PL/SQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, CassandraColumnar stores (e.g., Redshift, Vertica)Data Engineering ToolsETL/ELT (Apache NiFi, Informatica, Talend, Azure Data Factory)Scripting/orchestration (Python, Shell, PowerShell)Workflow orchestration (Apache Airflow, Luigi)Cloud & DevOpsAzure, AWS, or GCPTerraform, CloudFormation, Ansible (IaC)CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Azure DevOps, Jenkins)Monitoring (Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog)Data Security & GovernanceRBAC, IAM, data masking, auditingApache Ranger, Azure Purview, CollibraIncident & Problem ManagementITIL practices, ServiceNow, JIRAWar room leadership, stakeholder communicationAutomation & OptimizationWorkflow automationPerformance tuning (queries, jobs, infra)Cloud cost optimizationEducation & ExperienceGraduate in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent.12+ years of IT experience with at least 5 years in a platform leadership or data operations role.Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and supporting pre-sales/business acquisition.

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