Senior Director - Software Engineering and Cloud Infrastructure

(IND) Senior Director, Software Engineering

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

About the Team:

As the Senior Director, Enterprise & Cloud technology, you’ll shape Walmart’s cloud and infrastructure strategy — leading modernization at scale, ensuring operational excellence, and driving innovation across our global ecosystem. 

You will oversee foundational technology platforms that support the enterprise — including Public & Private cloud, Traditional compute, Cost, Capacity and more infrastructure capabilities enabling Walmart core technology — ensuring they are secure, resilient, and built for scale. This role requires a strategic, hands-on leader with deep expertise in cloud and enterprise infrastructure, capable of leading teams through transformation while keeping associates and customers at the center.

What You’ll Do 

1. Lead Complex Technology Initiatives 

· Participate in defining and execute Walmart’s enterprise cloud and infrastructure strategy across hybrid and multi-cloud environments (Azure, GCP, and on-prem). 

· Lead modernization of enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure, storage, compute, cost, capacity and observability platforms to drive performance, scalability, and resilience. 

· Partner with global Architecture, Security, and Engineering teams to align platform strategy with enterprise priorities and business goals. 

· Drive adoption of automation, Agentic & GenAI, AI/ML, and observability capabilities to enhance reliability, speed, and transparency across systems and services. 

· Deliver large-scale, cross-functional initiatives with measurable impact on cost efficiency, system performance, and associate experience. 

2. Drive Operational Excellence 

· Champion a culture of accountability, reliability, and continuous improvement across infrastructure operations. 

· Establish and measure clear operational metrics (SLA, SLO, KPI) for cloud and enterprise systems. 

· Lead initiatives to optimize cost, performance, and compliance across cloud and enterprise platforms. 

· Mature SRE, DevOps, and FinOps practices to improve delivery velocity, uptime, and efficiency. 

· Ensure robust observability frameworks are in place to provide real-time insights into system health and performance. 

3. Lead People and Organizational Transformation 

· Build, inspire, and develop high-performing teams across cloud engineering, infrastructure operations, and platform services. 

· Lead organizational transformation through upskilling, career growth, and a culture of learning and innovation. 

· Foster inclusion, collaboration, and a sense of purpose within diverse, cross-functional teams. 

· Act as a coach and mentor to emerging leaders, creating a deep bench of technical and leadership talent. 

What You’ll Bring 

· 15+ years of experience in enterprise technology leadership roles, including 5+ years in cloud or infrastructure transformation. 

· Deep expertise in traditional and cloud infrastructure technologies, including storage, compute, networking, and observability as well as automation. 

· Proven experience managing hybrid and multi-cloud environments (Azure, GCP etc) at scale. 

· Strong understanding of infrastructure automation, operational excellence frameworks (ITIL, SRE, DevOps), and service governance. 

· Track record of driving measurable outcomes across performance, cost optimization, and reliability. 

· Strategic mindset combined with hands-on technical depth in infrastructure and operations. 

· Demonstrated success leading distributed global teams and influencing across complex organizational structures. 

· Excellent communication, collaboration, and executive stakeholder management skills.

About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people.  That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered.

We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Flexible, hybrid work
Walmart’s culture sets us apart, and we know being together helps us innovate, learn and grow great careers. This role is based in our Bangalore office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their personal lives.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.

Belonging

We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.

At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." By fostering a workplace culture where everyone is—and feels—included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we’re able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc., is an Equal Opportunities Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 9 years’ experience in software engineering or related area. 4 years’ supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years' experience in software engineering or related area., We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Primary Location...

Building 10 (sez), Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India

Experience Level

Senior Level