Global Devsecops Platform Director

Job Description

This opportunity is part of the Global Technology Infrastructure & Operations team (GTIO), where our mission is to deliver modern and relevant technology that supports the way McDonald's works. We provide outstanding foundational technology products and services including Global Networking, Cloud, End User Computing, and IT Service Management. It's our goal to always provide an engaging, relevant, and simple experience for our customers.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Global Cloud Infrastructure & Operations, and working closely with the entire technology leadership team, the GTIO Director, Global Cloud DevSecOps Platform, will anticipate and manage the strategic and tactical needs for McDonald's Global Enterprise DevSecOps Platform initiative while overseeing the development and deployment of the platform. You will work closely with various partners and stakeholders across the globe.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced technology leader to help craft and champion the transformation of infrastructure and DevSecOps practices and standards for the entire McDonald's environment.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Lead the Cloud Enterprise DevSecOps Platform teams, provide strategic vision while balancing near-term output.

• Mentor, manage, and hire a successful team of managers, architects, and engineering professionals. Set clear priorities to achieve enterprise goals and critical metrics.

• Develop and deliver a cohesive vision, strategy, and roadmaps for DevSecOps Platform in partnership with multi-functional teams, including Cloud Security, Global Technology Risk Management, Consumer Products and Platforms, Restaurant Technology, Markets, and other external team members.

• Understand McDonald's current landscape of tools, processes, standards, automation, monitoring, etc. as input to the vision for evolution of the DevSecOps platform.

• Understand global and regional infrastructure, CI/CD platform requirements and lead the transformation, convergence, standardization, and innovation efforts for the Platform.

• Lead assessments and vendor selections to develop and deploy groundbreaking platform tools and services, spanning beyond traditional technology to deliver value.

• Balance program schedule, budget, quality, and risks.

• Supervise and ensure the accuracy, quality, security, and usability of all infrastructure platforms.

• Maintain a strategic focus while retaining an appropriate level of hands-on management.

• Partner with business leaders, technical product managers, and architects to determine the long-term viability of systems/products, from business and technology standpoints.

• Communicate ideas effectively, verbally and in writing, to a wide variety of audiences, including Directors, Senior Directors, and VPs. Fosters a constructive dialogue, harmonizes discordant views, and leads the resolution of issues.

• Decompose significantly sophisticated problems into straightforward solutions. Consistently bring strong, data-driven business and technical judgment to decisions.

• Identify core problems or opportunities within business processes. Understand the root cause and impacts for the project and other teams.

• Remove bottlenecks to enable teams to work independently. Drive team members to proactively identify gaps and opportunities (e.g., services, workflows, tooling) within or between markets and other parts of the organization.