Head of Platform Engineering | Bankrate
Listed on 2025-12-01
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IT/Tech
Cloud Computing, Systems Engineer, IT Project Manager, Cybersecurity
Bankrate is a leading financial services platform helping millions of consumers make smarter financial decisions. We deliver trusted advice, powerful tools, and seamless digital experiences that connect people with the right financial products at the right time.
We are modernizing our technology platform to unlock greater scalability, security, and speed to market—powering everything from AWS-based cloud infrastructure and application deployment to world‑class Developer Experience (Dev Ex) and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
We are seeking an experienced Head of Platform to lead our platform engineering function. This role will own AWS cloud infrastructure, security, application deployment, and developer productivity platforms—ensuring that Bankrate’s technology foundation is reliable, secure, and a delight for developers to use.
This is also an externally facing role, regularly collaborating with partners, affiliates, and financial institutions, including leading security reviews to ensure compliance and trust. The Head of Platform Engineering will be responsible for evaluating and implementing modern tooling and emerging technologies—from serverless architectures to AI‑assisted development and no‑code prototyping—to accelerate innovation and improve efficiency.
What You’ll Do:- Platform Leadership & Innovation
- Define and execute the vision for Bankrate’s platform with a focus on operational excellence, reliability, and developer productivity.
- Identify and adopt modern tools and architectures that improve efficiency, reliability, and time‑to‑market.
- Align platform capabilities with business priorities and external partner needs.
- Serve as a player‑coach leader‑balancing hands‑on technical contribution with mentoring, guiding, and developing a high‑performing team of engineers.
- AWS Cloud Infrastructure & SRE Practices
- Lead the evolution of our AWS environment for performance, resilience, and cost efficiency.
- Implement and monitor SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets to maintain reliability.
- Manage Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloud Formation) for consistent, secure deployments.
- Security & External Engagement
- Act as the primary technology contact for security assessments with customers, financial institutions, and other partners.
- Ensure compliance with SOC 2, GDPR, and other regulatory standards.
- Build trusted relationships with partner technology and security teams.
- Developer Experience & Internal Platform Products
- Own and enhance in‑house developer tooling to provide visibility into security, deployments, repositories, and operational health.
- Oversee CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation for containerized and serverless applications.
- Improve local development environments, reduce build/deploy friction, and streamline onboarding.
- Enhance observability, monitoring, and incident response capabilities.
- Team & Vendor Management
- Build and mentor a high‑performing platform and SRE team.
- Manage relationships with key vendors and technology providers.
- 10+ years in technology infrastructure, platform engineering, or SRE leadership roles.
- Proven experience managing AWS‑based infrastructure at scale.
- IaC expertise (Terraform, Cloud Formation).
- Experience with containers (Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless architectures.
- Proficiency in a programming or scripting language (Python, JavaScript, Bash).
- Strong understanding of SRE principles and Dev Ex improvement practices.
- Track record of developing and managing internal platform tools for developers.
- Familiarity with modern CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Git Hub Actions, Circle
CI). - Demonstrated ability to lead external security reviews and navigate compliance requirements.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in high‑traffic consumer web or SaaS environments preferred.
- Demonstrated player‑coach mindset—capable of contributing technically while developing, inspiring, and empowering engineering talent.
At Bankrate, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the core technology foundation of a trusted financial brand while building a platform that developers love, partners trust, and customers rely on. We value…
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