Director, Platform Technology

Join the Market Leader in Electric Power Data and Analytics Solutions

The electrical grid is the largest and most complicated machine ever built. Yes Energy's industry-leading electric power trading analytics software provides real-time visibility into the massive amount of data generated by the North American electrical grid daily. Our unique and innovative view of the data informs real-time trading decisions and mid-to-long-term investment decisions that keep utility prices low, support the energy transition, and keep the grid running.

It's both challenging work and work with a purpose.

Be a part of our successful, growing business during international transformation.

As the Director of Platform Technology, you will lead the evolution of our global Platform team and establish two strategic domains of focus:
Systems Platform and Data Platform. You will be responsible for shaping the team's structure, setting technical direction, and driving execution across both domains while maintaining a single, unified Platform team.

The Systems Platform domain is focused on building and managing global infrastructure for CI/CD, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms, serving key stakeholders in Product Engineering, Infrastructure, and Security. The Data Platform domain is focused on building global infrastructure for data architecture and data products, in partnership with Data Engineering, Database Administration, and Security. Both domains will collaborate closely with Enterprise Data & Analytics and Business Intelligence to ensure high-quality data integration into our central systems.

This is a strategic leadership role where you'll drive the Platform's growth, align it with business needs, and enable innovation through secure, scalable, and reliable global infrastructure.

• Salary range: $150,000/year - $180,000/year
• Location:
  
  Chicago IL, Boston MA, Boulder CO, Richmond VA
• Full-time
• Hybrid: 2-3 days per week in office
• Reporting to:
  Vice President, Technology
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship.

• Define and execute the global strategy for both Systems Platform and Data Platform domains, ensuring alignment with business and technology objectives.
• Build and evolve a modern, secure, and scalable technology stack across CI/CD, container orchestration, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise data architecture.
• Partner with senior leadership across Engineering, Data, Infrastructure, and Security to ensure platform initiatives support company-wide objectives.

• Own strategy and delivery for global CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, containers, and multi-cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, OCI).
• Improve developer productivity, enable secure deployments, and ensure platform reliability and performance.
• Align systems infrastructure with product engineering needs and compliance requirements.

• Build the foundation for data infrastructure and products that scale globally.
• Partner with Data Engineering, DBA and compliance teams to ensure data consistency, reliability, and security.
• Collaborate with the Enterprise Data & Analytics team to integrate business data into centralized systems for analytics and reporting.

• Lead and grow the unified Platform team while defining clear domain ownership.
• Mentor and develop engineers, fostering curiosity, innovation, and excellence.
• Recruit and retain top talent, ensuring the team evolves alongside the platform's maturity.

• Oversee planning, prioritization, and execution across both domains.
• Establish clear success metrics, SLAs, and reporting for platform services.
• Champion Agile and Dev Ops practices to ensure scalability and continuous improvement.

• Bachelors Degree in a related field or equivalent working experience.
• 10+ years in engineering leadership, with at least 5 years in a senior management or director-level role.
• Proven success leading platform engineering initiatives across both infrastructure and data domains.
• Strong familiarity with Agile, Dev Ops, and modern cloud/data architectures.
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