Job description
Company Description
insightsoftware is a global provider of comprehensive solutions for the Office of the CFO. We believe an actionable business strategy begins and ends with accessible financial data. With solutions across financial planning and analysis (FP&A), accounting, and operations, we transform how teams operate, empowering leaders to make timely and informed decisions. With data at the heart of everything we do, insightsoftware enables automated processes, delivers trusted insights, boosts predictability, and increases productivity. Learn more at insightsoftware.com.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Director of Platform Engineering to lead our platform team in transforming how we deliver cloud infrastructure and operations services. This role will be instrumental in building and managing a modern Internal Developer Platform that enables our managed services teams through automation, self-service capabilities, and consultative engineering services.
Key Responsibilities
Platform Leadership & Strategy
- Define and execute the platform engineering vision and roadmap, treating the platform as an internal product
- Lead the transformation from manual processes to a highly automated, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) driven operating model
- Establish platform product management practices, gathering requirements from development and operations teams
- Drive adoption of self-service capabilities targeting a 1:50 platform-to-developer ratio
Team Management & Development
- Build and lead a team of platform engineers, IaC specialists, and automation engineers
- Implement agile/DevOps methodologies within the platform team using Scrum or Kanban frameworks
- Develop comprehensive training and upskilling programs focused on IaC, Kubernetes, and cloud certifications
- Foster a culture of automation-first thinking and continuous improvement
Technical Delivery
- Oversee development of reusable IaC modules and templates (Terraform, Ansible, Packer, etc)
- Implement golden paths and paved roads for common infrastructure patterns
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipeline templates and GitOps workflows
- Integrate platform capabilities with enterprise systems (identity, networking, monitoring, SIEM)
Managed Services Enablement
- Partner with cloud ops managed services teams to eliminate operational toil through automation
- Implement problem management processes
- Develop self-service platform capabilities
Consulting Services
- Establish a consulting framework for complex cloud engineering projects
- Provide architecture reviews and technical guidance for product teams
- Support cloud migration and modernization initiatives
- Enable knowledge transfer through documentation, runbooks, and training materials
Operational Excellence
- Establish and track platform KPIs (deployment frequency, lead time, MTTR, change failure rate)
- Drive platform adoption metrics targeting >80% self-service deployments
- Ensure 100% IaC coverage for new resources and >90% automation of routine tasks
Qualifications
Technical Skills
- Infrastructure as Code Expertise: Deep experience with Terraform, CloudFormation/CDK, ARM Templates/Bicep
- Cloud Platforms: Expert-level knowledge of AWS and Azure services, multi-cloud architectures
- Container & Orchestration: Kubernetes (EKS, AKS), Docker, Helm
- CI/CD & GitOps: GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
- Programming: Python, Bash/PowerShell, YAML/JSON
Additional Information
ll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
- At this time insightsoftware is not able to offer sponsorship to candidates who are not eligible to work in the country where the position is located. **
Learn more about our high-energy, high-performance global team. Work With Us »
insightsoftware About Us: Hear From Our Team - InsightSoftware (wistia.com)
Background checks are required for employment with insightsoftware, where permitted by country, state/province.
At insightsoftware, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
\*\* At this time insightsoftware is not able to offer sponsorship to candidates who are not eligible to work in the country where the position is located. **
Learn more about our high-energy, high-performance global team. Work With Us »
insightsoftware About Us: Hear From Our Team - InsightSoftware (wistia.com)
Background checks are required for employment with insightsoftware, where permitted by country, state/province.
At insightsoftware, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
