Director, Core Infrastructure

This role is eligible for our hybrid work model Two days in-office Our Technology team is the backbone of our company constantly creating testing learning and iterating to better meet the needs of our customers If you thrive in a fast-paced ideas-led environment you re in the right place Why this job s a big deal As a Director in Infrastructure Operations within our Product Operating Model POM you ll lead Mumbai platform teams delivering GCP compute core networking and foundational services that every product portfolio depends on reducing handoffs increasing speed and building in quality at scale In this role you will get to Lead Mumbai execution for our GCP compute platform multi region GKE clusters and GCE fleets autoscaling and capacity planning hardened images patch pipelines upgrades SLOs and production runbooks Drive Cloud Development enablement define reusable Terraform modules standardize GitHub Actions workflows and operate GitOps FluxCD for infra and cluster resources enforce PR based change management and drift detection for safe auditable infra changes Own platform Networking scope in partnership with the global team VPC architecture and subnetting firewall policies routing private service access secure ingress egress via Google load balancers and resilient hybrid connectivity cloud to cloud and on prem aligned to enterprise standards Operate core shared infra services that underpin platform workloads e g DNS NTP backups recovery orchestration SMTP SFTP and their integrations with compute and network primitives Database scope coordinate with the DBA platform for provisioning operations of managed services e g Cloud SQL AlloyDB Spanner Redis MongoDB Atlas Cassandra used by platform and product teams set readiness and escalation contracts to meet availability and recovery objectives Partner with SRE SRO and Developer Platform to embed reliability by design production readiness runbooks canary rollback patterns incident change interfaces and observability hooks for platform components in Mumbai Improve platform outcomes for your scope availability SLO attainment MTTR for infra incidents change failure rate adoption of golden paths modules cycle time for infra changes and cloud efficiency for GKE GCE and network data services Lead 3-4 managers leads and their teams in Mumbai hire coach and develop talent reinforcing values aligned leadership and an inclusive high accountability culture Who you are 12 years in infrastructure platform engineering with 3 years managing managers leads deep experience operating GCP GKE GCE and modern cloud operating models Hands on depth in Terraform GitHub Actions FluxCD GitOps Kubernetes lifecycle cluster and node pool design autoscaling upgrades spot cost strategies and GCP IAM guardrails Proven history of productizing platform capabilities golden paths standards reusable modules with adoption KPIs to reduce cognitive load and improve developer throughput Strong stakeholder communication and follow the sun coordination with SRE SRO Dev Platform and Network DBA counterparts delivering predictably within the POM Nice to have GCP networking depth VPCs firewalls gateways private service access Google load balancers GCLB GALB and service mesh API gateway patterns familiarity with observability stacks New Relic Splunk ClickHouse Experience with policy controls e g OPA Gatekeeper artifact secrets management and cloud cost FinOps for container and compute platforms LI-Hybrid LI-MM1 Who we are WE ARE PRICELINE Our success as one of the biggest players in online travel is all thanks to our incredible dedicated team of talented employees Priceliners are focused on being the best travel deal makers in the world motivated by our passion to help everyone experience the moments that matter most in their lives Whether it s a dream vacation your cousin s graduation or your best friend s wedding - we make travel affordable and accessible to our customers Our culture is unique and inspiring that s what our employees tell us We re a grown-up startup We deliver the excitement of a new venture without the struggles and chaos that can come with a business that hasn t stabilized We re on the cutting edge of innovative technologies We keep the customer at the center of all that we do Our ability to meet their needs relies on the strength of a workforce as diverse as the customers we serve We bring together employees from all walks of life and we are proud to provide the kind of inclusive environment that stimulates innovation creativity and collaboration Priceline is part of the Booking Holdings Inc Nasdaq BKNG family of companies a highly profitable global online travel company with a market capitalization of over 80 billion Our sister companies include Booking com BookingGo Agoda Kayak and OpenTable If you want to be part of something truly special check us out Flexible work at Priceline Priceline is following a hybrid working model which includes two days onsite as determined by you and your manager ideally selecting among Tuesday Wednesday or Thursday On the remaining days you can choose to be remote or in the office Inclusion is a Big Deal To be the best travel dealmakers in the world we believe our team should reflect the broad range of customers and communities we serve We are committed to cultivating a culture where all employees have the freedom to bring their individual perspectives life experiences and passion to work Priceline is a proud equal opportunity employer We embrace and celebrate the unique lenses through which our employees see the world We d love for you to join us and help shape what makes our team extraordinary Applying for this position We re excited that you are interested in a career with us For all current employees please use the internal portal to find jobs and apply External candidates are required to have an account before applying When you click Apply returning candidates can log in or new candidates can quickly create an account to save view applications