Platform Engineering Manager

DIGIT Group; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

DIGIT Group in Melbourne is seeking a Platform Engineering Manager to lead the design, build and governance of core enterprise platforms across the organisation, shaping engineering maturity and governance. You will own the platform strategy, oversee 6+ platform teams and 25+ staff, and drive standards, lifecycle evolution and technical quality across multi-domain Microsoft, SAP and cloud integrations.

With a focus on automation, self-service enablement and reusable patterns, you will accelerate

Qualifications

• Proven platform engineering leadership with experience managing multiple teams.
• Ability to drive strategy and governance in large-scale enterprise platforms.
• Experience across Microsoft platforms, SAP, cloud and integration services.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the platform engineering strategy across 6+ teams.
• Lead engineering maturity, standards, lifecycle evolution and quality.
• Establish Build / Evolve / Enable accountabilities.
• Develop high-performing platform teams with modern practices.
• Drive automation, self-service enablement, standardisation and continuous improvement.
• Champion innovations unlocking enterprise value.

Skills

Platform leadership

Strategy & people leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-domain knowledge

Tools

Microsoft platforms

SAP ecosystems

Cloud & integration services

Job description

Our client is a high profile luxury consumer business, presenting an exciting opportunity for a Platform Engineering Manager to join the organisation with the view of leading the design, build, evolution, governance and engineering maturity of core enterprise platforms across organisation.

Key responsibilities

Own and drive the platform engineering strategy, overseeing 6+ platform teams and 25+ staff

Lead the engineering maturity, design standards, lifecycle evolution and technical quality of critical enterprise platforms

Establish clear Build / Evolve / Enable accountabilities for platform engineering

Build and develop high-performing platform engineering teams with strong technical ownership and modernise engineering practices

Drive engineering automation, reusable patterns, self-service enablement, standardisation and continuous improvement to increase delivery speed, quality, security and platform consistency

Champion innovation opportunities that modernise platform engineering capability and unlock enterprise business value

About you

Proven platform engineering leadership - driving strategy and people leadership of reasonable size

Knowledge of multiple technology domains including Microsoft platforms, SAP ecosystems, cloud and integration services

Ability to thrive and modernise engineering capability in a changing environment including technology, digital and business transformation

Ability to balance speed, governance, security and quality in engineering delivery

Strong leadership and stakeholder management across business and technical domain