Lead Platform Architect

We are seeking a Lead Platform Architect to serve as the primary architect and strategic leader for our global infrastructure. In this role, you will be the guardian of our core platform products while steering the organization toward a future defined by financial efficiency, ironclad security, and AI-driven automation.

You will act as the bridge between technical execution and executive strategy, providing the high-level oversight and mentorship necessary to keep our Platform Engineering team aligned with the company's long-term vision.

Responsibilities

1. Key Strategic & Technical Pillars1. Technical Leadership & Mentorship Engineering Oversight: Act as the primary reviewer for all architectural designs, infrastructure changes, and code produced by the Platform Engineering team.

Mentorship: Provide consistent, high-level technical guidance to the Platform Engineers, ensuring they have the support and feedback needed to execute complex migrations and builds. Standards Enforcement: Define and enforce organization-wide engineering standards to ensure a sane, consistent, and secure product outlook.

2. Product Ownership: Sandbox & Observability Sandbox Automation: Take ownership of our in-house GCP Sandbox solution. Monitor progress on ephemeral environment automation, providing critical inputs on "self-destruct" logic, cost-control guardrails, and user experience.

Observability Stack: Maintain and evolve the unified observability framework (Monitoring, Alerting, Logging). Ensure the stack provides actionable data not just for engineers, but for business stakeholders as well. 3.

Executive Strategy & AI Innovation C-Suite Collaboration: Participate in strategic calls with executives. Represent the engineering department’s health, budget, and technological roadmap. AI & Agentic Solutions: Research and embed cutting-edge AI and agentic solutions into our internal engineering services.

AI Governance: Partner with the CTO to define and govern the Organization-wide AI Policy