Chief of Platform Operations (Remote) - Google

A company is seeking a Chief of Platform Operations to serve as a subject matter expert (SME) to advise on a solution for DevSecOps Platform and Space C2 Enablement in support of Operational C2 Acquisition Delta priorities to deliver integrated Ops Space C2 capabilities. You will play a crucial role in providing recommendations to deliver integrated Ops Space Command and Control (C2) capabilities.

This position is based in El Segundo, California. Support from other locations may be considered based on candidate qualifications.

As the Chief of Platform Operations on the team, you will:

1. Develop and implement strategies to ensure the successful operation of the data and platform operations. This will include design, documentation, and briefings to senior leaders and stakeholders to drive stability, resiliency, scalability, and flexibility into the Space C2 systems architecture.
2. Maintain the cyber posture of the platform, mitigating critical vulnerabilities. You will interact and coordinate daily with numerous stakeholders with activities, including but not limited to troubleshooting the platform system for anomalies and maintaining communications with development teams on new versions of tools and services.
3. Provide expert advice to the Program Manager and Senior Space Force Leadership regarding acquisition strategies, contracting, budgeting, and execution.
4. Drive innovative solutions to deliver results to the war fighters that establish operational best practices and processes to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
5. Assist the government with the transition from prototype software systems to scalable enterprise microservice-enabled applications ready for operational units.
6. Sustain the development and refinement of acquisition strategies, as well as identify program execution issues and provide recommendations when possible.
7. Generate presentation materials, status briefings, and strategic communication products to assist the government customer in achieving favorable program outcomes.
8. Perform analyses of program business cases and risk assessments. Offer actionable recommendations to the program manager.
9. Communicate technical strategy regarding infrastructure, platform, data, and application development to contractors, external stakeholders, program managers, and senior government leadership.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s Degree and 18 years of experience; Master’s Degree and 16 years of experience; PhD and 15 years of experience with implementing large scale, highly-available, complex platform solutions.
2. Requires an active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information and Special Program access, as well as a willingness to consent to a polygraph examination.
3. Strong background with overseeing day-to-day operations of data and platform operations teams.
4. Knowledge of industry-standard data platforms.
5. Familiarity with Site Reliability practices for observability and uptime management.
6. Experience in supporting and/or managing technical programs throughout the software engineering life cycle.
7. Experience designing, developing, operationalizing, implementing, and maintaining complex cloud applications at enterprise scale.
8. Experience using containers and container management platforms such as Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Online Services, and/or Active Directory.