Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.
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Vantor is seeking a Director of DevOps & Infrastructure to lead the modernization, standardization, and operational reliability of the platforms powering our mission systems and customer deployments.
This leader will own DevOps, cloud infrastructure, SRE, release engineering, and platform operations across commercial, sovereign, and customer-managed environments.
The ideal candidate is both an architect and an operator — someone who can scale cloud and on-prem deployment platforms while building the engineering rigor, automation, and accountability needed to reduce operational chaos and improve delivery reliability.
You will help define Vantor’s long-term platform engineering strategy, balancing centralized shared services with embedded domain support teams.
This role reports directly to the VP of Mission Platforms & Infrastructure.
Minimum Qualifications
10+ years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or cloud operations
5+ years leading engineering teams or technical organizations
Experience designing and operating Kubernetes-based cloud or hybrid infrastructure platforms
Strong background in AWS, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automation, and deployment orchestration
Experience architecting both cloud and on-prem deployment environments
Proven success modernizing fragmented DevOps or platform engineering ecosystems
Strong understanding of distributed systems, operational resiliency, observability, and release engineering
U.S. Citizenship required
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting defense, aerospace, intelligence, or mission-critical operational systems
Experience with sovereign cloud, disconnected operations, or customer-managed deployments
Experience implementing AI-assisted DevOps, AIOps, or autonomous operational tooling
Experience defining centralized vs distributed platform engineering operating models
Familiarity with geospatial intelligence, satellite operations, or mission planning systems
Background from organizations such as Palantir, defense primes, or cloud-native platform companies
Familiarity with Zero Trust and modern DevSecOps practices
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science , Engineering, or related field
Technologies & Domains of Interest
Candidates should bring strong familiarity with many of the following:
Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, OpenShift
Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi , CloudFormation
AWS, Azure, sovereign cloud, hybrid cloud
GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD
Observability and monitoring platforms
Infrastructure security and vulnerability management
Platform engineering and SRE practices
AI-assisted software operations and AIOps platforms
Distributed systems and mission-critical operational environments
Why This Role Matters
Vantor is building the infrastructure backbone for the next generation of spatial intelligence systems.
This role will directly shape how mission-critical software platforms are deployed, secured, automated, and operated across global commercial and defense missions.
You will help create the operational foundation that enables autonomous systems, AI-powered mission planning, sovereign intelligence platforms, and real-time global…