What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Director, Platform Engineering position at HP Development Company, L.P.?

Senior Director, Platform Engineering

Description -

As the Senior Director, Platform Engineering, you will lead the development, optimization and scaling of a robust, secure, and reliable platform to support HP's connected ecosystem. You will be responsible for driving the strategic vision for platform architecture, tooling, and engineering excellence. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver modern, scalable, and technology-compliant platform solutions for HP's Future Ready strategy.

Key Responsibilities :

Strategic Leadership

Define and execute the vision, strategy, and roadmap for platform engineering to align with business objectives.
Stay informed of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to ensure the platform remains competitive and compliant.

Team Management

Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing platform engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

Establish clear performance goals, provide regular feedback, and support professional development for team members.

Technology & Architecture

Oversee platform architecture to ensure reliability, cost, scalability, and maintainability.

Collaborate with software engineering, product management, Operations, and DevOps teams to design and implement API-driven architectures, microservices, and cloud-native solutions.

Implement and leverage various AI platforms / tools to accelerate software engineering teams with code and test execution.

Quality & Performance

Drive initiatives to improve test automation frameworks and ensure robust quality assurance practices across platform development.

Establish metrics and processes to measure, monitor, and optimize application performance and user experience.

Ensure proactive identification, notification, and resolution of performance bottlenecks, system inefficiencies, and incidents.

Operational Excellence

Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor and optimize platform performance, uptime, and scalability.

Partner with Operations team to manage cloud infrastructure budgets and vendor relationships, ensuring cost-effective and efficient operations.

Risk and Compliance Management

Ensure adherence to compliance requirements and relevant regulatory standards.

Implement robust security measures, monitoring, and incident response processes.

Requirements :

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. A Master's degree is preferred.

10 years of experience in software or platform engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.

Proven expertise in designing and scaling cloud-based platforms.

Strong understanding of microservices, API management, containerization and serverless architectures.

Strong architectural abilities towards building a wholistic developer experience

Experience in implementing and scaling test automation frameworks for enterprise platforms.

Demonstrated expertise in application performance monitoring (APM), performance testing, and optimization.

Track record of delivering enterprise-grade solutions with high availability and security requirements.

Disclaimer

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

The base pay range for this role is $183,650 to $275,450 annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and / or equity (applies to US candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits :

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including :

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Long term / short term disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Generous time off policies, including;

4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure

11 paid holidays

Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

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Software

Schedule -

Full time

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No shift premium (United States of America)

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Relocation -

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) -

HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).

Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence.

If you'd like more information about HP's EEO Policy or your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here : Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law - Supplement

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