Las Vegas Sands Corp. · 4 days ago
Executive Director - Platform Engineering & Operations
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expLas Vegas Sands Corp. is seeking an Executive Director - Platform Engineering & Operations to lead the company's enterprise-scale platform strategy and operational excellence. The role involves overseeing the full lifecycle of modern technology platforms and ensuring they are resilient, scalable, and aligned with business outcomes.
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Responsibilities
Define and execute the enterprise platform engineering strategy aligned to the Company’s drive to embrace Center of Excellence and future business objectives
Lead end-to-end deployment and run for cloud, on-prem, and hybrid platforms
Drive a culture of automation, service ownership, reliability, security-by-design, and continuous improvement
Oversee engineering teams responsible for infrastructure build, platform provisioning, CI/CD, and deployment automation
Ensure consistent delivery frameworks, reusable patterns, infrastructure-as-code standards, and compliance controls
Own enterprise release governance, production assurance, and change management strategy
Implement progressive release methodologies (blue/green, canary, feature flags) with SRE resilience practices
Provide executive oversight for network operations, infrastructure monitoring, and capacity planning
Partner with Security Operations leadership to ensure hardened infrastructure, vulnerability remediation, and continuous compliance
Build and mature SRE capabilities that measure and ensure availability, performance, latency, and reliability
Define SLOs/SLIs/SLAs and lead incident command practices, postmortems, and chaos/chaos engineering maturity
Drive 24x7 global operations strategy across command centers and engineering functions
Implement observability stack evolution, automated remediation, and service health transparency
Ensure compliance during build and run for controls and audit readiness aligned with PCI DSS, SOX, NIST, GDPR, and Sands security/regulatory frameworks
Champion resilient change oversight and risk mitigation processes
Perform job duties in a safe manner
Attend work as scheduled on a consistent and regular basis
Perform other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
At least 21 years of age
Proof of authorization to work in the United States
Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, or a related field (preferred)
Must be able to obtain and maintain any certification or license, as required by law or policy
ITIL Foundation certification is a plus
Advanced ITIL certifications (e.g., ITIL Practitioner, ITIL Service Manager) are a plus
10+ years demonstrated experience in IT Operations management, preferably within a Command Center or IT operations environment
Proven track record leading large technology engineering/operations organizations
Deep expertise in cloud engineering, automation, network architecture, and operational reliability practices
Experience with ITSM/ITIL governance, release/change management, and major-incident execution
Experience with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow, Jira, or similar platforms
Strong understanding of ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) framework and ITSM best practices
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong organizational and project management skills
Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced environment and handling multiple tasks simultaneously
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and interact appropriately with management, other Team Members and outside contacts of different backgrounds and levels of experience
Must be available to work varied shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays, to ensure 24/7 coverage
Provide off-hours support on an infrequent, but as needed basis during critical incidents. (Potential shifts may run 24/7 due to the need of the business.)
Ability to travel domestically and internationally
Team Members are required to be on site within the IT Command Center
Company
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Founded in 1990, Las Vegas Sands is the preeminent developer and operator of world-class integrated resorts that drive valuable business and leisure tourism in the regions where we operate.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
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Randy Hyzak
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
C
Calvin Siemer
Senior Vice President Global Human Resources & Labor
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