In the role of Lead Data Platform Engineer, we'll count on you to: • Define and own the data platform roadmap, including target-state architecture, environment strategy, and investment priorities. • Set standards for platform capabilities, engineering practices, and operational expectations. • Represent platform strategy in cross-functional forums and executive communications. • Establish organization-wide IaC standards (modules, state governance, promotion models, change controls). • Ensure GitOps discipline: required reviews, policy gates, and controlled plan/apply workflows. • Drive adoption of infrastructure as code as the default operating posture, reducing manual configuration risk. • Security, Risk, and Compliance Alignment • Partner with security and governance leadership to align platform controls to enterprise policies and risk posture. • Ensure RBAC models, tagging/classification, and security policies are consistently implemented. • Oversee operational readiness for audits and compliance inquiries through documentation and traceability. • Drive operational excellence: SLO/SLI targets, incident learning, automation, and proactive reliability engineering. • Champion observability, cost transparency, and platform usability improvements. • Develop talent through coaching, mentorship, and setting technical standards. Preferred Qualifications • Deep experience scaling Infrastructure as Code with Terraform (module strategy, remote state, promotion workflows, and drift management) across multiple environments. • Experience building governance models for Terraform usage (standards, code review practices, and policy/quality gates) across multiple teams. Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. • Minimum 8 years of experience in platform/data engineering or related roles with demonstrated ownership of enterprise-scale systems. • Proven experience setting standards, leading complex initiatives, and aligning technical strategy to business outcomes. • Strong communication skills with the ability to influence across technical and non-technical stakeholders.