IT Manager - Platform Engineering & Data Science (AI)

TL;DR

IT Manager - Platform Engineering & Data Science (AI): Building and evolving platforms, engineering standards, and cloud capabilities to enable scalable AI and software delivery across the enterprise with an accent on GCP and Azure hybrid-cloud environments. Focus on driving DevSecOps maturity, MLOps capabilities, and accelerating the transition from AI experimentation to production.

Location: Remote within the United States or Hybrid in Newport News, VA

Salary: $7,568.91 - $13,247.76 monthly

Company

A Fortune 500 company providing best-in-class products and capabilities across various industrial and residential trade sectors.

What you will do

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of platform engineers, architects, and technical specialists.
• Define and execute the platform engineering, cloud, and data science roadmap in support of AI strategy.
• Design and optimize secure, reliable platform capabilities across Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and hybrid-cloud environments.
• Drive DevSecOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation to improve delivery speed and operational efficiency.
• Own and enhance MLOps and data science platform capabilities for model development, training, and deployment at scale.
• Establish engineering standards, architecture patterns, and API strategies to accelerate software delivery.

Requirements

• Must be based in the United States.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in platform engineering, including machine learning implementation.
• Prior experience directly leading engineering talent, including performance management and career development.
• Direct experience in software programming with Java and/or Python, along with software architecture expertise.
• Hands-on experience architecting and operating platform services on GCP as the primary hyperscaler, with Azure knowledge.
• Experience in secure software delivery (DevSecOps), CI/CD, and pipeline development.

Nice to have

• Experience enabling ML workflows using cloud-native tooling like Vertex AI or BigQuery.
• Experience creating operational dashboards and telemetry using APM solutions like AppDynamics or DataDog.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Paid parental leave and gender-affirming/family-building benefits.
• Mental health coverage and a holistic approach to associate well-being.
• Associate discounts and opportunities for community involvement.