Technical Platform Manager - IaaS
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Work type
- Full Time · Hybrid
- Posted
- 2026-08-30
Job description
This role reports directly to the Sr. Director of Product Management. This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.
Role Overview and Core Responsibilities
Define and manage the roadmap for cloud infrastructure and platform capabilities.
Partner with Solutions, Engineering, DevOps, and Security teams to align business needs with technical solutions.
Act as the primary liaison between Solutions and Engineering to drive execution and platform adoption.
Prioritize infrastructure requirements around scalability, automation, reliability, security, and cost optimization.
Lead the delivery and lifecycle management of platform capabilities from concept through implementation.
Establish success metrics focused on platform reliability, developer experience, operational efficiency, and adoption.
Promote platform governance, standardization, and infrastructure best practices across the organization.
Required Knowledge and Experiences
8+ years of Product Management, Platform Management, or related technology leadership experience.
5+ years working with cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or DevOps environments.
Strong understanding of cloud architecture, scalability, reliability, and security principles.
Experience managing roadmaps and requirements in Agile environments using tools such as Jira and Confluence.
Proven ability to influence and collaborate across technical and business stakeholders.
Required Technical Skills
Cloud platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform).
Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM/Bicep.
Container and orchestration technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
CI/CD pipelines, developer tooling, and observability platforms.
Cloud security concepts including IAM, RBAC, encryption, and network security.