Engineering Manager

Persistent Systems; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work hours

Group term life Insurance

Mediclaim hospitalization

Job summary

Persistent is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead Platform Engineering in Melbourne, focusing on Azure-based services, scalability, and developer productivity. The role emphasizes people leadership, delivery oversight, and strategic alignment across platform capabilities.

You will drive stability during incidents, guide roadmaps with stakeholders, and foster an accountability-driven engineering culture while ensuring the right resourcing and capacity planning.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in DevOps, software engineering, platform engineering, or related fields.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams.
• Strong Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Azure knowledge.
• Experience with internal developer platforms (IDP) and developer experience initiatives.
• Experience in Agile environments and delivering complex technical initiatives.
• Ability to balance delivery, stability, and team wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of platform engineers, focusing on growth, performance, and engagement.
• Ensure platform stability during incidents and outages with effective communication.
• Drive delivery of platform initiatives with clear priorities and blockers removed.
• Guide platform roadmap in collaboration with product, architecture, and engineering stakeholders.
• Foster an engineering culture centered on accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Plan resources and capacity for both project delivery and operations.
• Manage risks to delivery, stability, and team capacity.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and retention of engineering talent.
• Promote cross-team collaboration for platform adoption and alignment.

Skills

DevOps leadership

Platform engineering

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Azure cloud

Agile

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional teams

Developer experience

Tools

Azure

IDP

CI/CD tooling

Job description

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what?s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been recognized as the Fastest Growing IT Services Brand Globally in the 2026 Brand Finance IT Services 25 Report. We named a Leader in the Everest Group Private Equity (PE) Services PEAK Matrix? Assessment 2026 and Software Product Engineering PEAK Matrix? Assessment 2026.

About Position:

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Platform Engineering function, providing people leadership, delivery oversight, strong team performance and strategic alignment across platform capabilities on Azure.

This role is responsible for ensuring the team delivers reliable, scalable, and well-adopted platform services that support application delivery, platform operations and developer productivity.

• Location: Melbourne, Australia
• Experience: 10 + Years
• Job Type: Full Time/Contract Employment

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and manage a team of platform engineers supporting their growth, performance, and engagement.
• Be accountable for platform stability during incidents and outages, contributing to effective incident response and communication when required.
• Ensure effective delivery of platform initiatives by providing clear priorities, removing blockers, and maintaining focus on outcomes.
• Support and guide the platform roadmap in collaboration with product, architecture, and engineering stakeholders to align platform work with business and technology goals.
• Drive a strong engineering culture focused on accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure appropriate resourcing and capacity planning to support both project delivery and operational needs.
• Manage risks related to delivery, platform stability, and team capacity.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and retention of engineering talent.
• Promote effective collaboration across teams to ensure platform adoption and alignment.

Expertise You’ll Bring:

• 10+ years of experience in DevOps, software engineering, platform engineering, or related fields.
• Proven experience managing and leading engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes, CI/CD, and cloud platforms (Azure preferred).
• Experience with internal developer platforms (IDP) and developer experience initiatives.
• Experience working in Agile environments and delivering complex technical initiatives.
• Ability to balance delivery, operational stability, and team wellbeing.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including product, security, and architecture.

Nice to Have

• Experience applying SRE practices, including SLO design, alerting strategies, and error budget management.
• Exposure to agentic systems and AI-assisted engineering workflows in a platform context.
• Familiarity with engineering metrics frameworks (e.g., DX Core 4 / DORA) to measure and improve developer productivity.
• Experience driving developer experience (DevEx) improvements through measurable outcomes.
• Exposure to FinOps practices and cost optimisation in Azure, using tools such as Azure Advisor, Cost Management, or platforms like Harness.
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds. We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles. Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.

If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

Let’s unleash your full potential at Persistent - persistent.com/careers

Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.?