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About this Position
The Assistant Vice President, Platform Engineering & Operations provides executive leadership and strategic direction for the enterprise Cloud Platform Engineering ecosystem, including DevSecOps, observability, reliability engineering, and cloud-native infrastructure automation. This role is responsible for architecting and scaling a secure, resilient hybrid-cloud platform that accelerates product delivery and modernizes legacy application environments.
As a key driver of the enterprise transformation strategy, this executive will lead the cultural and technical shift toward cloud-first architectures, self-service developer platforms, and modern cloud operations that improve efficiency, reduce risk, and strengthen cybersecurity posture across our core modernization roadmaps. In addition, the role oversees Mainframe Managed Services governance, vendor partnerships, and co-managed operational models to ensure legacy environments are stably integrated with, and systematically modernized into, our core cloud strategy.
The salary range for this role is $185,000 - $195,000.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship now or in the future.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Platform Modernization and Automation
Provide executive leadership for enterprise platform modernization through automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), platform engineering, and self-service capabilities that improve scalability, resiliency, operational efficiency, and long-term sustainability across hybrid technology environments. Establish modernization roadmaps, engineering standards, and automation governance while partnering with DevSecOps, Enterprise Architecture, and Application Development to remove engineering bottlenecks and accelerate technology delivery.
Platform Engineering and Operational Leadership
Lead enterprise Platform Engineering operations supporting cloud infrastructure, observability, DevSecOps, and legacy technology services. Establish operational standards, engineering practices, service delivery models, and governance processes that ensure platform availability, security, resiliency, consistency, and compliance. Provide executive oversight for platform strategy, operational performance, capacity planning, risk management, and continuous service improvement.
Organizational Leadership, Workforce Development, and Knowledge Continuity
Provide executive leadership for Platform Engineering organizations through workforce planning, organizational development, succession planning, talent acquisition, vendor management, and operational governance. Build high-performing engineering teams by developing technical capabilities, promoting automation-first engineering practices, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and implementing structured knowledge management strategies that reduce operational risk and strengthen long-term organizational capability.
Observability and Reliability Engineering
Lead the Observability & Reliability Engineering function by establishing enterprise monitoring standards, reliability engineering practices, and baseline performance, availability, and capacity metrics across enterprise platforms. Ensure platform services are fully integrated into enterprise observability frameworks that provide actionable operational intelligence, improve incident response, strengthen service reliability, and support proactive capacity and performance management.
Cross-Functional Platform Leadership and Service Integration
Direct collaboration across Cloud Platform Engineering, DevSecOps Engineering, and Observability & Reliability Engineering while partnering with Data Platform Engineering, legacy platform teams, enterprise architecture, security, application development, and external service providers. Align engineering priorities, modernization initiatives, operational objectives, and technology investments to deliver consistent enterprise platform capabilities and long-term technology sustainability.
Leadership Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
FLSA status:
This position is exempt (not eligible for overtime pay):
Yes
Our Benefits:
Day one health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) Plan with competitive employer match
Vacation, sick, holiday and volunteer time off
Life and disability insurance
Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account
Professional development
Tuition reimbursement
Company-sponsored social and philanthropy events
It has been and will continue to be the policy of Primerica, Inc., and its subsidiaries to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race, sex, color, religious creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, pregnancy, ancestry, military service or veteran status, genetic or carrier status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any classification protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
At Primerica, we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our future and our mission - creating a foundation for a creative workplace that leads to innovation, growth, and profitability. Through a variety of programs and initiatives, we invest in each employee, seeking to ensure that our people are not only respected as individuals, but also truly valued for their unique perspectives.