Lead and build a new platform engineering team responsible for cloud-agnostic deployments across AWS, other clouds, private cloud, and on-premises environments. Own Kubernetes infrastructure, Terraform, GitOps, CI/CD, observability, reliability, compliance automation, FinOps, and AI/ML infrastructure. Hire and develop engineers, establish operating standards, support SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR controls, and deliver portable, secure, auditable platform foundations for data catalog, knowledge graph, and integration services.