Sr. Manager, Platforms & Automation

Leadership & Strategy:

• Lead a team of platform engineers, SREs, and automation experts, providing mentorship, guidance, and career development.
• Develop and execute a strategic vision for platform automation, infrastructure reliability, and scalability that aligns with business goals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive the adoption of DevOps best practices and ensure alignment with business objectives .

Platform Automation:

• Design, implement, and manage automated solutions for infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring.
• Lead efforts to automate manual processes, reduce technical debt, and improve developer productivity.
• Oversee the management and optimization of Kubernetes clusters, ensuring high availability and efficient resource utilization.

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE):

• Establish and maintain SRE best practices, focusing on reliability, performance, and scalability of production systems.
• Define and monitor SLOs/SLAs, and work to proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Develop incident response processes, lead root cause analysis, and drive post-mortem reviews to prevent future incidents.

CI/CD & Tooling:

• Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid and reliable software delivery.
• Evaluate and implement tools that improve developer workflows, release management, and infrastructure as code (IaC).
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure seamless integration of tooling and automation within their workflows.

Database & Infrastructure Management:

• Oversee the performance, reliability, and security of databases, ensuring best practices in monitoring, backup, and recovery.
• Manage cloud and on-premise infrastructure, optimizing for cost efficiency, security, and scalability.
• Drive initiatives to modernize and scale the infrastructure, including cloud migration, containerization, and microservices architecture.

Collaboration & Communication:

• Work closely with product, engineering, and operations teams to ensure alignment on project goals and timelines.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, providing regular updates on project status, risks, and opportunities.

Continuous Improvement:

• F oster a culture of continuous learning and improvement, encouraging experimentation and innovation within the team.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, applying them to enhance the platform and its operations.

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. A Master s degree is a plus.
• 15+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or SRE roles, with at least 5 years in a management or leadership capacity.
• Proven experience with platform automation, Kubernetes, and container orchestration in a production environment.
• Strong background in CI/CD, infrastructure as code (IaC), and cloud-native technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Hands-on experience with databases (SQL, NoSQL), database optimization, and management.
• Experience in building and managing high-performing teams in a fast-paced environment.

• Deep understanding of DevOps principles, including continuous integration, continuous delivery, and monitoring.
• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages (e.g., Ruby, Go, Java) for automation.
• Expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, and other related technologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on root cause analysis and incident management.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and departments.

• Certifications in Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD), AWS, or other relevant technologies.
• Experience with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Knowledge of security best practices in DevOps and infrastructure management.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and microservices.