Sr. Manager, Platform Engineering

10 - 15 years

1 - 3 Lacs

Posted:2 weeks ago| Platform: Foundit logo

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Full Time

Job Description

  • Lead and mentor a high-performing team of platform engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.
  • Define and execute the platform engineering strategy aligned with organizational goals.
  • Own the design, implementation, and maintenance of core platform services, including CI/CD, container orchestration, secrets management, and infrastructure as code.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to enhance developer productivity and reliability through self-service tools and platforms.
  • Drive platform adoption through well-defined APIs, documentation, and enablement programs.
  • Ensure platform services meet SLOs around availability, performance, and security.
  • Manage team capacity, hiring, career development, and performance management.
  • Stay current with emerging technologies and industry best practices, evaluating and integrating tools and frameworks where appropriate.
  • Own and manage operational excellence, including incident response, root cause analysis, and cost optimization.

Bring Your Passion, Do What You Love. Here s What We re Looking For:

  • Typically requires a Bachelor s degree in Computer Science and a minimum of 10 years of related experience; or an advanced degree with 6+ years of experience; or equivalent relevant work experience.
  • Typically requires 2-5 years managing and developing employees.
  • Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi).
  • Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and modern DevOps practices.
  • Proven ability to build platforms that empower software teams to deliver features quickly and safely.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Experience managing on-call rotations and operating production-grade infrastructure.

Preferred:

  • Prior experience leading platform modernization or cloud migration initiatives.
  • Familiarity with networking (e.g., Istio/Traefik), GitOps, and event-driven architectures.
  • Experience with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Datadog).
  • Background in financial services, fintech, or other regulated environments is a plus.

This position requires fluent written and oral communication in English.

Health & Wellness

  • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Flexible Time Off
  • Career Development & Mentoring Programs
  • Health & Wellness Benefits, including competitive health insurance offerings and generous paid parental leave for eligible new parents
  • Community Volunteering & Company Philanthropy Programs
  • Employee Peer Recognition Programs - You Earned it

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