Director, Engineering Tech Lead, Digital Platform Cloud Transformation & Governance.

McDonald’s Corporation

Actively hiring
Chicago, IL Posted 13 days ago $195,371–$244,214 / year
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TL;DR

As the Director and Tech Lead for the digital platform within the Commercial Products & Platforms team, you will oversee engineering teams responsible for maintaining and evolving a global technology platform that supports billions of dollars in commerce annually. Your daily tasks include setting strategic direction, making key architectural decisions to enhance security, health, and performance, and leading the migration to Google Cloud while implementing FinOps practices. You must have extensive experience with cloud-native platforms, particularly Google Cloud, Kubernetes, and microservices architectures, along with a proven track record in software engineering, system development, and Agile environments. Ideal candidates also possess strong leadership skills, a deep understanding of security guidelines, and the ability to communicate technical details effectively across various teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Google Cloud Kubernetes Agile PCI-DSS GDPR FinOps Service Mesh Multi-Cluster Operations Microservices SRE CI/CD Python Java JavaScript SQL PostgreSQL Docker Terraform

What you'll do

  • Lead engineering teams responsible for maintaining and evolving the digital platform.
  • Set strategic direction and drive technical evolution of the global technology platforms.
  • Make key technology and architectural decisions to enhance security, health, and performance.
  • Manage the migration of the digital platform to Google Cloud and reinforce security protocols.
  • Lead FinOps adoption efforts to optimize financial operations in cloud environments.
  • Guide world-class teams in implementing technological transformations for commerce products.

What we're looking for

  • At least 10 years of hands-on technical experience with progressive growth in software engineering and cloud platforms.
  • Deep expertise in Google Cloud, Kubernetes, container orchestration, service mesh, multi-cluster operations, and microservices architectures.
  • Proven leadership in Agile environments, managing and mentoring software engineering teams for over 7 years.
  • Strong understanding of security guidelines and compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, PCI-DSS) for handling sensitive data.
  • Excellent communication skills to collaborate with multiple partners and simplify technical details for non-technical audiences.

Market check

Salary context

This $195,371–$244,214 range sits above 68% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$148,700–$237,600

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$157,200–$235,775

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About McDonald’s Corporation

McDonald’s Corporation is the world's largest fast-food chain by revenue, operating over 40,000 locations in more than 100 countries.

McDonald’s Corporation currently has 60 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $138,207–$172,758 across 57 roles with salary data.

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