Head of Engineering - Technology Enablement and Acceleration

At Iron Mountain we know that work, when done well, makes a positive impact for our customers, our employees, and our planet. That’s why we need smart, committed people to join us. Whether you’re looking to start your career or make a change, talk to us and see how you can elevate the power of your work at Iron Mountain.

We provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly partner every day with our 225,000 customers around the world to preserve their invaluable artifacts, extract more from their inventory, and protect their data privacy in innovative and socially responsible ways. 

Are you curious about being part of our growth stor​y while evolving your skills in a culture that will welcome your unique contributions? If so, let's start the conversation.

Are you a visionary engineering leader energized by building from scratch, scaling technology that directly drives business outcomes, and accelerating innovation across the enterprise? 

We are seeking a Head of Engineering to launch and lead the Technology Enablement and Acceleration Lab (TEAL) team, reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO). In this role, you will be instrumental in establishing and leading a dedicated, multi-functional engineering organization focused on tackling the company's most significant challenges through an "innovation factory" model. Must be a US Citizen.

Your mission will be twofold:

• Developer Enablement Platform: Architect, build, and scale the internal standards, rules, tools, automation, and platforms that supercharge developer productivity, deployment velocity, quality, and security across the enterprise. This includes defining and enforcing architectural governance. 

• Strategic R&D: Rapidly prototype and validate technology initiatives critical to the CIO's office, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles and transitioning high-potential projects to delivery teams for broader scaling. 

This team exists to maximize the business value of technology across the company empowering product teams to deliver better, faster, and more secure solutions, and directly linking technology investments to bottom-line results

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Architecture Leadership: Define, evangelize, and govern enterprise architecture principles, patterns, standards, and reference architectures. Revamp architectural review processes and ensure compliance across development teams.

• Strategic Vision & Leadership: Define and champion the technical vision and strategy for the team, aligning with overall business objectives. Identify and prioritize key challenges and opportunities for innovation-driven solutions. Partner closely with CIO leadership, delivery teams, product owners, and security to prioritize initiatives that deliver maximum enterprise value. Build business case frameworks that link engineering KPIs directly to product and financial outcomes. 

• Developer Enablement Platform: Architect and launch the Developer Enablement Platform focused on:

  • Developer experience and productivity 

  • Deployment velocity and quality (DORA metrics) 

  • Secure CICD pipelines and software supply chain security 

  • Vulnerability detection, patching automation, and compliance tooling Drive rapid, enterprise-wide adoption through value-driven metrics and tight feedback loops. 

• Strategic R&D Factory: Rapidly prototype and validate high-priority technology initiatives for the CIO office. Build MVPs, technical proofs-of-concept, and feasibility studies with speed and discipline. Ensure a focus on speed, quality, and impactful outcomes for each initiative. Transition successful innovations to mainstream delivery teams for scaling. 

• Team Building & Leadership: Recruit and lead an elite tiger team of engineers, architects, and DevOps/SRE specialists. Foster a culture of ownership, urgency, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Identify and nurture talent, creating opportunities for growth and development within the team. Create internal career mobility between the team and the broader technology organization. 

• Technical Guidance & Architecture: Provide technical leadership and guidance to the engineering team, ensuring adherence to best practices, architectural standards, and security principles. Participate in architectural design and decision-making for critical initiatives. 

• SRE & DevOps Adoption: Champion and implement SRE