VP Platform

Job Title: VP Platform Location: Gurgaon Experience: 15+ years Qualification: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant technical field Work Schedule: 5-day work week We’re hiring a VP Platform for our client, a leading enterprise technology company offering an integrated, cloud-based omnichannel and multichannel retail technology suite for fashion, apparel, and lifestyle brands. As the VP Platform, your responsibilities would be: Leading current SaaS infrastructure stability while building a scalable, target cloud-native platform. Driving the Oracle to Postgres migration pipeline, DBA practice, and baseline security standards. Owning platform foundations including Kubernetes, Postgres, Kafka, Redis, Kong, observability, and CI/CD tools. Building and mentoring a high-performing distributed platform organization across SRE, DevOps, security, and infrastructure. Requirements 15+ years of experience in platform engineering, SRE, cloud infrastructure, database operations, or enterprise IT leadership. Proven track record of leading distributed technical teams across varied seniorities and functional disciplines. Deep expertise in core technologies like Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, AWS/Azure, Kafka, CI/CD, and observability tools. Hands-on proficiency with infrastructure-as-code, multi-tenant SaaS environments, security controls, and incident response management. Experience modernizing complex production systems, with added advantage in Oracle to Postgres migrations and regulatory compliance (SOC2/ISO 27001). Benefits Lead the end-to-end technical transformation and cloud modernization of enterprise-scale platform infrastructure. Shape engineering standards and operational discipline across cross-functional product and domain engineering squads. Direct ownership of critical platform architectural choices, cloud efficiency, and incident governance frameworks. Build, scale, and mentor a multi-disciplinary team of top SRE, DevOps, Security, and Database talent. Be part of a high-impact leadership team with direct visibility and collaboration alongside the CTO and Chief Architect.