Sr. Director, IT Infrastructure & Operation

Role Overview: Advance Auto Parts, a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider, is looking for a dynamic Senior Director of Technology Platform and Cloud in Hyderabad, India. As the company continues to innovate, this role will be instrumental in shaping the future of cloud platforms, infrastructure, and DevOps enablement. Key Responsibilities: - Develop and execute enterprise platform and cloud strategies for scalability and adaptability. - Align technology platforms with organizational goals through collaboration with business and IT stakeholders. - Lead a team of cloud engineers, platform architects, SREs, DevOps professionals, DBAs, software engineers, and core infrastructure engineers. - Manage vendor relationships with outsourcing providers, technology companies, and managed service providers within our span of control. - Oversee enterprise cloud platforms (GCP, Azure, and/or AWS) to ensure availability, security, and cost management. - Support application teams in adopting cloud-native architectures and integrating with the platform. - Manage FinOps, cost tracking, and resource optimization across all cloud environments. - Drive adoption of CI/CD, infrastructure as code (IaC), containerization (Kubernetes), and observability tools. - Standardize platform tooling and services to enhance developer productivity and delivery velocity. - Oversee compute, storage, and network services across cloud and on-premises environments. - Ensure security, scalability, and high performance across retail, distribution, and enterprise systems. - Collaborate with Information Security and Risk teams to enforce security controls, compliance, and disaster recovery protocols. - Integrate security and governance practices across platform and DevOps pipelines (DevSecOps). Qualifications: Required: - Minimum 12 years of IT experience, including 5+ years in cloud platform leadership roles. - Advanced expertise with public cloud platforms (GCP preferred; Azure and AWS desirable). - Proven success in leading large-scale cloud infrastructure and platform engineering teams. - Familiarity with DevOps toolchains (e.g., Terraform, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Kubernetes, Helm). - Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, and FinOps practices. - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of executive-level reporting and presentations. Preferred: - Experience in retail or supply chain industries. - GCP Professional Cloud Architect or equivalent certifications. - Experience migrating enterprise workloads to cloud-native platforms. Additional Details: Advance Auto Parts is a leading automotive aftermarket retail parts provider with a workforce of over 70,000 knowledgeable and experienced Team Members dedicated to providing outstanding service to Customers, Communities, and each other every day. Advance India Innovation Center (AIIC) in Hyderabad focuses on innovating and enhancing the Customer experience at stores, aiming to identify synergies and build shared capabilities.,