Senior Engineering Manager - Platform Engineering

Emanate Technology; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 200,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Brisbane is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to drive platform engineering initiatives and enhance developer experiences. You will lead a team of 15, influencing strategies and modernizing engineering practices. The role offers a salary of $200,000 - $210,000, plus bonuses, with a hybrid work arrangement of 3 days in office and 2 days working from home. This position promotes innovation and encourages diverse candidates to apply.

Qualifications

• Experienced in leading DevOps or platform teams.
• Comfortable guiding teams through organizational change.
• Strong communicator with excellent influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow your team to enhance capability.
• Influence platform strategy and DevEx improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to promote innovation.

Skills

DevOps

Platform leadership

Stakeholder management

Engineering practices

CI/CD

Cloud-native technologies

Automation

Job description

Senior Engineering Manager – Platform Engineering

• $200,000 - $210,000 including super + a bonus
• Brisbane or Sydney based – hybrid working: 3 days in office & 2 working from home
• Huge freedom to implement your ideas at scale

Our enterprise is looking to change the way they build and deliver code. The team of 15 you will manage will build platforms and developer experience to improve on that. Within this role you will influence how teams work, uplift capability, and set strategy for developer experience and platform engineering.

Key focus areas include local development environments, self‑service capabilities, automating onboarding, and more.

What you’ll do:

• Lead, mentor, and grow your team while shaping workforce capability
• Influence platform strategy, DevEx improvements, and modernisation programs
• Collaborate across Product, Architecture, Cloud, and Security teams
• Promote innovation, experimentation, and continuous improvements

Who you are:

• Experienced in DevOps, Platform or systems leadership
• Comfortable guiding teams through change and uplifting capacity
• Strong influencer with excellent stakeholder skills
• Knowledgeable in engineering practices – CI/CD, cloud‑native, SaaS platforms, automation

If this role sounds like you, please APPLY NOW or reach out to [e-mail] for more info! There is no need to worry if your CV is out of date – we can sort that out later.

Inclusive Employer

We are an inclusive employer committed to fostering a diverse and accessible workplace. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people of all ages, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.