Yes Energy · 3 months ago
Senior Director, Platform Technology
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$150K/yr - $180K/yr
10+ years expYes Energy is a leader in electric power data and analytics solutions, and they are seeking a Senior Director of Platform Technology to lead the evolution of their global Platform team. This role involves establishing strategic domains of focus, shaping team structure, and driving execution while collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure high-quality data integration and platform reliability.
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Responsibilities
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 DevOps practices to ensure scalability and continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
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, DevOps, and modern cloud/data architectures
Strong ability to architect distributed systems, focusing on performance, resilience, and cost optimization
Track record of building high-performing engineering teams through mentorship, technical growth frameworks, and career pathing
Preferred
Deep understanding of cloud platforms (OCI, Azure, or AWS), including compute, storage, networking, and identity management
Experience building and evolving platform services — developer tooling, CI/CD pipelines, observability frameworks, and internal APIs
Proven ability to align platform investments with business goals and product roadmap; experience defining KPIs for platform success
Familiarity with cloud security best practices, identity and access management, and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.)
Experience managing cloud partnerships, SaaS tooling evaluations, and enterprise integrations
Experience in data-intensive or real-time SaaS products, or within energy, analytics, or fintech verticals
Familiarity with event streaming (Kafka, Kinesis), data warehousing (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift), and data governance principles
Strong technical background in cloud-native platforms, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and enterprise data systems
Customer- and developer-centric mindset with focus on platform-as-a-product principles
Benefits
Medical insurance
A 401 (k) Plan with matching
Flexible vacation
Flexible work schedules
Company
Yes Energy
Yes Energy is a data analytics company provides power market data and solutions for traders and companies.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Accel-KKR
2022-04-28Private Equity
Leadership Team
Christopher Lenig
Chief Operating Officer
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Casey Reed
Chief Revenue Officer
Recent News
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