Platform Engineering Manager

Overview The Platform Engineering Manager will lead the engineering teams responsible for building, automating, and operating the NexusOne data platform within enterprise client environments. This individual is a player‑coach – equally capable of hands‑on delivery and strategic leadership – driving platform automation, scalability, and reliability across global deployments.

Key Skills & Tools

Infrastructure & Automation: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Helm, Kubernetes (K8s), OpenShift (OCP), Vault, Ansible

Platform Components: Spark, Trino, Airflow, NiFi, Ranger, Iceberg, DataHub

Security & Networking: IAM, SSO, RBAC, Kerberos, firewall configurations, and secure network zoning

Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Splunk

Languages & OS: Linux, Bash, Python, YAML, Go (plus familiarity with Java/Scala)

Process & Delivery: Agile/Scrum, DevOps, ITIL change management

Ideal Background

8–12 years of experience managing platform or infrastructure teams in data platform, DevOps, or SRE organizations.

Strong background as a hands‑on engineer in earlier roles; comfortable leading by example.

Experience at scale – e.g., Cloudera, Databricks, AWS EMR, or large hybrid‑cloud enterprise environments.

Proven record building and mentoring global teams (USA/India model preferred).

Deep understanding of enterprise‑grade deployment, observability, and operational excellence practices.

Success Criteria

Successful on‑time deployment of NexusOne environments with high platform stability and zero major incidents.

Demonstrated improvement in deployment velocity and reduction in environment provisioning time.

Clear, measurable SLA adherence across uptime, performance, and support metrics.

Documented automation and CI/CD frameworks reusable across future clients.

Positive team engagement and retention; consistent delivery of high‑quality, secure platform builds.

Requirements

Infrastructure & Automation: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Helm, Kubernetes (K8s), OpenShift (OCP), Vault, Ansible

Platform Components: Spark, Trino, Airflow, NiFi, Ranger, Iceberg, DataHub

Security & Networking: IAM, SSO, RBAC, Kerberos, firewall configurations, and secure network zoning

Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Splunk

Languages & OS: Linux, Bash, Python, YAML, Go (plus familiarity with Java/Scala)

Process & Delivery: Agile/Scrum, DevOps, ITIL change management

Seniority level Mid‑Senior level

Employment type Full‑time

Job function Engineering and Information Technology

Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

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