Director of Platform Engineering [gn] – Data Intelligence Platform

About Actian Actian is the company behind the Data Intelligence Platform — an enterprise solution that helps organisations discover, govern, and trust their data at scale. Our platform connects metadata, data lineage, data quality, and business context into a single knowledge graph, enabling enterprises to turn raw data into reliable decisions and providing the trusted data foundation required for enterprise AI. We operate globally, move fast, and build for the long term. The Opportunity We are looking for an experienced Director of Platform Engineering or Director of DevOps to establish and lead our newly formed Platform Engineering organisation. This is a hands-on technical leadership position for an engineering leader who has successfully built and scaled platform or infrastructure teams within a technology product company. You will not simply inherit and manage an existing organisation. You will build the team, define its technical direction, establish its operating model, and remain closely involved in architecture and implementation. You should be someone who can move confidently between strategic decisions and hands-on engineering: designing infrastructure, reviewing code, implementing automation, solving complex production challenges, and setting engineering standards. We are an AI-first engineering organisation. We expect you to actively use AI technologies to accelerate engineering, automate infrastructure operations, and fundamentally rethink how platform teams work. This is a builder's role, not a traditional executive management position.