Charles River Development
AssistanceVicePresident–CloudPlatformEngineering(CloudNativePlatformEngineering)
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“Assistance Vice President – Cloud Platform Engineering (Cloud Native Platform Engineering) at Charles River Development. Skills: Kubernetes, Azure, DevOps, Cloud-native. Automate and streamline operations. Build and maintain deployment tools”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure platform solutions are scalable; Ensure platform solutions are secure; Ensure platform solutions aligned with business objectives; Ensure platform solutions aligned with emerging technology trends; High availability; Disaster recovery strategies; Consistent and auditable releases; Scalable, future-ready data solutions
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting and resolving issues; Root cause analysis; Lead complex troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Minimum 10 years of experience in cloud engineering organization, with platform engineering experience, or solution architecture roles., Extensive experience with Kubernetes, containers, and distributed systems, expertise in Azure (AKS), with exposure to multi-cloud (AWS/GCP) and cloud-native architectures., Hands-on experience with DevOps Platform Tooling (i. e) ArgoCD, Terraform, Azure Devops, scripting, Operational experience with observability tools Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Experience influencing or owning platform/product roadmaps in partnership with Product Management., Solid background in cloud native engineering concepts, performance optimization, security, and governance., communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and client levels., Demonstrated ability to collaborate across engineering, product, architecture, and business teams., Emphasizes ownership, platform standards, and cross-team collaboration, Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving alignment across multiple stakeholders., Proven ability to mentor, coach, and inspire high-performing technical teams.
Nice to Have
Financial Services industry experience is strongly preferred., Experience supporting regulated environments with data security, compliance, and governance requirements., Prior experience in customer-facing or consulting roles is a plus.
What You'll Do.
Automate and streamline operations
Build and maintain deployment tools
Build and maintain monitoring tools
Build and maintain operations tools
Troubleshoot and resolve issues
Design Azure Kubernetes Service platforms
Build Azure Kubernetes Service platforms
Operate Azure Kubernetes Service platforms
Manage multi-cluster AKS deployments
Manage multi-region AKS deployments
Own platform lifecycle management
Define AKS architecture patterns
Enforce AKS architecture patterns
Onboard workloads into containerized architectures
Modernize workloads into containerized architectures
Enable scalable deployments
Enable resilient deployments
Support integration across enterprise systems
Implement GitOps deployment models
Build CI/CD pipelines
Maintain CI/CD pipelines
Develop Infrastructure as Code solutions
Automate operational workflows
Design platform observability frameworks
Maintain platform observability frameworks
Ensure proactive monitoring
Drive incident management practices
Implement secure AKS architectures
Enforce container security
Enforce runtime protection
Integrate with Azure Key Vault
Ensure compliance with standards
Lead complex troubleshooting
Drive cost optimization
Drive capacity management
Provide thought leadership
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with internal engineering teams; Partner closely with architects; Partner closely with product leaders; Partner closely with external clients; Partner with application teams; Serve as a bridge between Cloud Platform Engineering, Product, Architecture, and Business teams; Collaborate across engineering, product, architecture, and business teams
Communication Scope
Communication skills; Presentation skills; Ability to influence senior leadership; Ability to influence client levels
Full Job Description
**Job Title** **Assistance Vice President – Cloud Platform Engineering (Cloud Native Platform** **Engineering)** **Role Overview** Charles River Development is looking for an experienced Cloud Native Platform Engineer. The successful candidate will be responsible for automating and streamlining our operations and processes, building and maintaining tools for deployment, monitoring, and operations as well as troubleshooting and resolving issues in our development, test, and production environments. Our ideal candidate is proficient with Kubernetes, container orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms. They should also be familiar with the software development lifecycle and have a deep understanding of modern DevOps tools and practices. The successful candidate will partner closely with internal engineering teams, architects, product leaders, and external clients to ensure platform solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with both business objectives and emerging technology trends. **Key Responsibilities** **Azure Kubernetes Platform Strategy** * Design, build, and operate enterprise-grade Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) platforms supporting mission-critical workloads * Manage multi-cluster and multi-region AKS deployments with high availability and disaster recovery strategies * Own platform lifecycle management including version upgrades, patching, node pool management, and cluster hardening * Define and enforce standardized AKS architecture patterns across environments (dev, non-prod, prod) **Cloud-Native Infrastructure & Workload Enablement** * Partner with application teams to onboard and modernize workloads into containerized, cloud-native architectures * Enable scalable, resilient deployments using microservices, API-first, and event-driven patterns * Support integration across enterprise systems (including hybrid/on-prem connectivity where required) **Automation, GitOps & Deployment Engineering** * Implement GitOps-based deployment models using too
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