Director Of Platform Engineering

StarCompliance is seeking a Director of Platform Engineering to lead the establishment and growth of their Platform Engineering function. The role combines strategic ownership with hands-on technical contribution, building a high-performing team responsible for the platform foundations that enable fast, reliable, and secure software delivery across our SaaS products.

Requirements

• Establish and lead StarCompliance's new Platform Engineering function
• Define and communicate the vision for a modern, cloud-native engineering platform
• Lead the design, build, and governance of standardized CI/CD pipelines
• Define release orchestration patterns
• Embed test automation, SRE practices, and telemetry into pipelines
• Partner with the Architecture team to evolve Star's cloud platform
• Define and implement SRE practices
• Oversee modern observability tooling
• Drive continuous improvement through post-incident reviews, resilience engineering, and proactive identification of risks in production systems
• Lead the adoption and evolution of Azure cloud services, PaaS components, and infrastructure automation
• Establish patterns and templates that ensure secure-by-design delivery
• Champion automation-first principles across infrastructure, environments, and operational workflows
• Remain actively involved in hands-on engineering where appropriate
• Drive the adoption of AI-enabled engineering practices

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Visa Sponsorship
• Four Day Work Week
• Generous Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Relocation Assistance