Vice President, Engineering, Core Platform & Infrastructure

Requirements

• Proven Executive Experience: 10+ years in software engineering leadership, specifically managing large-scale cloud-native platforms, infrastructure engineering, and shared service organizations.
• Technical Depth: Deep, hands-on architectural expertise in Kubernetes, multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), and modern identity standards (OIDC/SAML/OAuth).
• Infrastructure Specialist: Significant engineering experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), automated routing/connectivity (Cilium), and global realm automation at an enterprise scale.
• Platform Engineering Mindset: A strong focus on building robust Internal Developer Platforms (IDP), balancing the technical scaling needs of internal developer squads with strict enterprise architecture and security requirements.
• Data Services Proficiency: Solid technical understanding of managing and scaling distributed data services, including block/object storage, messaging layers (RabbitMQ), and caching (Redis).
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field required; Advanced degree, PhD, or similar preferred.

What You'll Be Doing

• Platform Evolution: Drive the "Bedrock" infrastructure strategy and architecture across AWS, Azure, and GCP, overseeing the Kubernetes platform, Traffic routing (Cilium), and IaC automation (Celoplane/Argo CD).
• Foundational Excellence: Lead the PCS engineering organization to build and deliver standards-based Identity Management, Provisioning, and Licensing systems that enhance the overall resilience, security, and future-readiness of the Celonis platform backend.
• Data Infrastructure Stewardship: Manage the technical lifecycle and architecture of the Metadata Platform, engineering secure, high-availability data layers through services like PacMan, RabbitMQ (messaging), and Redis (caching).
• Internal Developer Experience (DevEx): Continuously evolve our internal tooling and foundational services, empowering internal engineering squads to autonomously deliver scalable capabilities via robust self-service APIs and automated pipelines.
• Global Market Expansion Infrastructure: Act as the primary technical driver for automated market expansion into new realms via the Orbit platform, ensuring a highly available, trusted foundation for enterprise scaling.

Perks and Benefits

• Pioneer Innovation: Work with the global leader in Process Mining and the Process Intelligence Graph to shape the future of AI-driven business operations.
• Ownership from Day 1: Every full-time "Celonaut" is an owner, receiving Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and merit-based refresh grants.
• Unrivaled Family Support: Benefit from our inclusive parental leave policy—24 weeks of fully paid leave for primary carers and 12 weeks for supporting carers, available from your first day of employment.
• Work-Life Integration: Enjoy Unlimited PTO (in applicable regions) and generous PTO globally, as well as a flexible hybrid work model that balances remote focus with vibrant office collaboration.
• Continuous Growth: Elevate your skills through our 70-20-10 learning framework, mentorship programs, and access to a dedicated learning platform.
• Holistic Well-being: Prioritize your health with subsidized Wellhub memberships, mental health counseling, and dedicated "Wellness Weeks" that prioritize work/life balance.
• Drive Sustainability: Participate in annual Impact Days, where you receive paid time off to volunteer for community and environmental causes with your local office, or virtually.
• Global Inclusion & Belonging: Find community through our Inclusion Think Tank and participate in our annual Inclusion Days, ensuring every voice is heard and valued.
• Value-Driven Impact: Join a mission-led organization where our core values—Live for Customer Value, The Best Team Wins, We Own It, and Earth Is Our Future—drive every decision.