Director, Infrastructure and Platform

GE Aerospace

. Lead and develop the Infrastructure & Platform team, including technical program management, platform and infrastructure engineering, and infrastructure architecture .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $152,000 - $222,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Infrastructure & Platform Engineering, leading technical teams, and managing CI/CD pipelines while ensuring secure and scalable infrastructure across various environments. Proficient in establishing governance and operational rhythms to enhance team performance and platform delivery.

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Infrastructure & Platform EngineeringTechnical Team LeadershipCI/CD Pipeline ManagementGovernance & Change ManagementCloud & On-Premises Infrastructure

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Hard Skills

Infrastructure ArchitecturePlatform EngineeringDevSecOpsInfrastructure-as-CodeObservabilitySRELeanScaled Agile FrameworkContinuous ImprovementComplex Matrixed Organizations

Soft Skills

Coaching Problem-SolvingTeam Performance ManagementStakeholder CollaborationObstacle Removal

Tools & Technologies

AWSAzureFLIGHT DECKShared ServicesService Standards

Certifications & Qualifications

U.S. Government SECRET Security Clearance

Industry Keywords

DefenseAerospaceRegulated EnvironmentsExport ControlITAR/EAR

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and develop the Infrastructure & Platform team, including technical program management, platform and infrastructure engineering, and infrastructure architecture
Own team performance and development; establish role clarity, objectives, and standard work
Identify and remove obstacles and coach problem-solving at the point of work
Own and mandate a single golden-path delivery pipeline covering CI/CD, environments, and shared services
Govern the exception process when product teams cannot use the golden path
Operate the platform as a product with a backlog, roadmap, service standards, availability, support, change management, and SLAs
Establish governance for requesting, prioritizing, approving, and releasing platform changes
Partner with Cyber Security to build security best practices into the platform and scope the DevSecOps capability gap
Ensure secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure across cloud, on-premises, and edge environments
Set the operating rhythm, including daily management, WOR, and MOR
Partner with four product-development software teams to meet current and future platform needs
Represent Infrastructure & Platform in Tech Ops leadership cadence
Align the platform roadmap to the enterprise and CDAIO baseline
Partner with the Director, Architecture & Data on platform patterns and architecture guardrails
Drive adoption of the shared platform standard and track success through adoption, SLAs, DORA metrics, change failure rate, time-to-restore, and team health

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college with a minimum of 7 years of professional experience OR Associate's degree with a minimum of 10 years of professional experience OR High School Diploma with a minimum of 12 years of professional experience
Minimum 6 years of professional experience in Infrastructure & Platform Engineering or IT
Minimum 3 years of experience leading technical teams
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required
GE Aerospace will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job
Export Control Required (ITAR/EAR)
U.S. Person status required for access to U.S. export-controlled information: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, or granted asylee or refugee status
Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government SECRET security clearance is preferred
Preferred experience with internal platforms or paved-road capabilities, service levels, platform engineering, SRE, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, observability, on-call operations, AWS or Azure, hybrid and edge environments, FLIGHT DECK, Lean, Scaled Agile Framework, continuous improvement, complex matrixed organizations, defense, aerospace, or regulated/export-controlled environments

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of base salary
Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
Health Coach from GE Aerospace
Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan
401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
Fidelity resources and planning consultants
Tuition assistance
Adoption assistance
Paid parental leave
Disability insurance
Life insurance
Paid time-off for vacation or illness
Professional development
Relocation assistance not provided