Description

Fortrea is hiring a Director, Platform Engineering & DevOps to lead enterprise platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, automation, developer experience, and software delivery modernization. The role oversees engineering platforms, cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes, CI/CD, DevSecOps, SRE, observability, AIOps, governance, FinOps, and workforce development, while partnering with Product Engineering, Security, Architecture, and other technology leadership. It is a hybrid position in Warsaw and requires a bachelor's degree, advanced platform and cloud engineering knowledge, and 10+ years of progressive experience in platform, DevOps, cloud, or related engineering disciplines, including 5+ years leading engineering organizations.

Required Skills

Platform Engineering
DevOps
Cloud Engineering
Kubernetes
GitOps
CI/CD
DevSecOps
Microsoft Azure
Terraform
AIOps
OpenTelemetry

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Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.
Required Previous Experiences: 10+ years of progressive experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or related engineering disciplines.
5+ years leading Engineering Managers, Platform Engineering teams, DevOps organizations, or globally distributed engineering organizations.
Experience leading enterprise engineering transformations and building high-performing engineering organizations.
Experience implementing Internal Developer Platforms, self-service engineering platforms, reusable engineering capabilities, and platform-as-a-product operating models.
Experience leading enterprise cloud transformations, CI/CD modernization, Infrastructure as Code, release automation, GitOps, and cloud-native platform engineering initiatives.
Experience implementing AI-assisted software engineering and intelligent automation to improve engineering productivity and software delivery.
Experience establishing engineering standards for software delivery, operational reliability, platform engineering, cloud engineering, and engineering governance.
Experience implementing DORA Metrics, engineering productivity metrics, operational KPIs, reliability engineering, and continuous improvement programs.
Experience partnering with Product Engineering, Architecture, Data & AI, Security, Infrastructure, and Executive Leadership to deliver enterprise engineering capabilities.
Experience managing technology investments, vendor relationships, budgets, workforce planning, and organizational development.
Experience leading globally distributed engineering organizations within complex enterprise environments.
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.
Experience within healthcare, life sciences, clinical research, medical devices, or other highly regulated industries.
Experience leading enterprise Platform Engineering or cloud modernization initiatives.
Experience implementing AI-assisted software engineering using GitHub Copilot Enterprise, GitHub Models, Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT Enterprise, or similar developer productivity platforms.
Experience integrating Azure OpenAI, OpenAI APIs, Anthropic Claude, Google Vertex AI, Azure AI Services, or equivalent enterprise AI platforms.
Experience building AI-powered engineering solutions including intelligent automation, AI agents, infrastructure automation, operational intelligence, deployment validation, and engineering copilots.
Experience with Model Context Protocol, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, prompt engineering, Responsible AI, AI governance, and enterprise AI security.
Expertise with Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service, Docker, Helm, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Terraform, Pulumi, Crossplane, Backstage, API Management, Azure Landing Zones, and Infrastructure as Code.
Experience implementing enterprise observability using OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Dynatrace, Grafana, Prometheus, Elastic, Azure Monitor, or equivalent platforms.
Experience implementing FinOps, cloud governance, and cloud cost optimization strategies.
Relevant certifications in Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, Cloud Architecture, DevOps, Platform Engineering, AI Engineering, Agile Delivery, or Technology Leadership.
Demonstrated success building world-class Platform Engineering organizations, developing future technology leaders, and fostering a culture of engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.

About Fortrea

Fortrea

clinical solutions

Fortrea is a global contract research organization built on more than 30 years of experience and one of the earliest CRO legacies in the industry - as Covance, evolving within Labcorp, and now operating as Fortrea. With deep expertise across Phase I–IV clinical trials, Fortrea advances clinical research through a patient-centric approach that prioritizes meaningful outcomes, stronger site–CRO relationships, and operational excellence. Fortrea partners with biopharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies to advance therapies through every stage of clinical development. It is shaped by experience, innovation, and a commitment to raising standards in clinical research—focused on accelerating development and helping bring life-changing treatments to patients around the world.

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