Sr. Director, Platform & AI Infrastructure
Fortive Corporation
Greenville, United States of America
7 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
$ 249KJob location
Greenville, United States of America
Tech stack
Artificial Intelligence
Azure
Cloud Computing
Machine Learning
Microsoft SQL Server
MongoDB
Open Source Technology
Oracle Applications
Reliability Engineering
Zero Trust Network Access
Azure
AI Infrastructure
Large Language Models
Multi-Agent Systems
Mttr
AI Platforms
Data Management
Machine Learning Operations
Hardware Infrastructure
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Job description
- AI platform and production ML. Own the AI/ML platform: GPU capacity strategy, model serving and inference latency, training and fine-tuning infrastructure, MLOps and evaluation pipelines, vector and feature stores, and the RAG and agentic patterns our product teams build on. Partner with product engineering and architecture on build-vs-buy decisions across foundation model providers and open-source.
- Incident and observability management. Build out the incident response program: on-call structure, severity definitions, incident command, communication standards, postmortems, and follow-through on systemic fixes. Develop the observability stack across metrics, logs, traces, and synthetics. Set SLOs and report against them.
- Cloud infrastructure. Operate the Azure and OCI footprint. Infrastructure-as-code, capacity planning, and reliability across CPU and GPU workloads.
- Data platforms. Operations, performance, HA/DR, and roadmap for Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, and similar.
- Communication. Brief executives on reliability and risk. Lead internal communication during incidents. Speak to customers when major incidents affect them.
- People. Lead a globally distributed team of managers and senior ICs. Maintain a strong culture and leadership bench.
Requirements
- 10+ years in platform engineering, SRE, infrastructure, or AI/ML infrastructure, with 5+ leading teams.
- Production experience running ML/AI workloads at scale, including GPU infrastructure, model serving, MLOps, or LLM/inference platforms.
- Familiarity with the modern AI stack: vector databases, RAG, agent frameworks, evaluation, and the build-vs-buy tradeoffs across foundation model providers and open-source.
- Built or rebuilt an incident response or observability program at scale.
- Measurable reliability improvements (MTTR, availability, change failure rate) in a cloud environment.
- Effective communicator with executives, the Board, customers, and the company during incidents.
- Zero-trust and modern identity platforms.
Benefits & conditions
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.
Pay Range
The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 133,600.00 - 248,500.00
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.
The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 133,600.00 - 248,500.00
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
About the company
Fortive's essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, build environments, and healthcare.
We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization, industrial safety, predictive maintenance, and other mission-critical solutions. We're a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care.
We are a diverse team 10,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.
At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential-your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.
At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.
At Fortive, we believe in growth. We're honest about what's working and what isn't, and we never stop improving and innovating.
Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.
About Gordian
Gordian is the world's leading provider of facility and construction cost data, software and services for all phases of the building lifecycle. A pioneer of Job Order Contracting (JOC), Gordian's offerings also include our proprietary RSMeans data and Sightlines Facility Intelligence solutions. From planning to design, procurement, construction and operations, Gordian's solutions help clients maximize efficiency, optimize cost savings and increase building quality. Gordian is a part of the international business group Fortive, with 26,000 people employed worldwide.We offer an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life and LTD insurance, HSA, and a 401(k) retirement plan. EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled.