Sonic Healthcare

Director of Platform Engineering

Sonic Healthcare$150K — $180K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • 10+ years of progressive infrastructure engineering experience.
  • 5+ years of leadership experience managing infrastructure teams.
  • Deep expertise in infrastructure, cloud platforms, and data centers.
  • Experience with large-scale infrastructure transformation initiatives.
  • Strong understanding of networking, compute, and cloud architecture.
  • Experience managing large operational budgets.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute the platform engineering roadmap and strategy.
  • Lead design and modernization of data centers and cloud infrastructure.
  • Oversee operations for Windows, Linux, virtualization, and storage.
  • Drive initiatives for cloud adoption and infrastructure automation.
  • Establish and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
  • Collaborate with various teams to deliver secure and scalable solutions.
  • Optimize performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency of the infrastructure.
  • Manage vendor relationships and multimillion-dollar budgets.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape enterprise infrastructure in healthcare.
  • Lead modernization efforts for improved system reliability.
  • Support critical systems for high-quality patient care.
  • Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
Full Job Description
Job Functions, Duties, Responsibilities and Position Qualifications:

Sonic Healthcare USA is seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Platform Engineering to lead the design, delivery, and modernization of our enterprise infrastructure platforms. This leader will be responsible for data centers, cloud and hybrid infrastructure, platform reliability, disaster recovery, infrastructure automation, and overall hosting strategy supporting critical clinical and business operations across the organization

What You'll Do

  • Develop and execute the enterprise platform engineering roadmap and infrastructure strategy.
  • Lead the design, management, and modernization of data centers, colocation facilities, cloud platforms, and hybrid infrastructure environments.
  • Oversee Windows, Linux, virtualization, compute, storage, backup, and platform engineering operations.
  • Drive cloud adoption, infrastructure automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and platform standardization initiatives.
  • Establish and maintain disaster recovery, business continuity, and resiliency strategies for mission-critical systems.
  • Partner closely with Cybersecurity, Enterprise Architecture, Application Development, Data & Analytics, and Operations teams to deliver secure and scalable solutions.
  • Optimize infrastructure performance, reliability, availability, and cost efficiency.
  • Manage strategic vendor relationships, contracts, and multimillion-dollar infrastructure budgets.
  • Lead and develop high-performing engineering teams while fostering a culture of innovation, automation, and continuous improvement.

What You Bring
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of progressive infrastructure engineering experience.
  • 5+ years of leadership experience managing infrastructure and engineering teams.
  • Deep expertise in enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, data centers, colocation services, virtualization, disaster recovery, and platform resiliency.
  • Experience leading large-scale infrastructure transformation and modernization initiatives.
  • Strong understanding of networking, compute, storage, virtualization, and cloud architecture.
  • Experience managing large operational and capital budgets.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Healthcare or highly regulated industry experience.
  • Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, or similar certifications.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or Ansible.
  • Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, and infrastructure integrations.


Why Join Sonic Healthcare USA?

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of enterprise infrastructure for a leading healthcare organization. You'll lead modernization efforts that improve reliability, scalability, security, and operational excellence while supporting critical systems that help deliver high-quality patient care across the country.

Join us and help build the next generation of enterprise infrastructure at Sonic Healthcare USA.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Work Shift:

Job Category:
Information Technology

Company:
Sonic Healthcare USA, Inc

About Sonic Healthcare

Sonic Healthcare is a global healthcare company that provides laboratory and radiology services to patients and healthcare providers. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Sonic Healthcare has operations in Australia, the United States, Europe, and Asia, and employs over 37,000 people. The company's services include pathology, diagnostic imaging, and clinical trials.
Learn more about Sonic Healthcare
Size
38,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2005
NASDAQ

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