Kubernetes Platform Tech Manager

Broadcom; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company is seeking a technical leader to head Application Engineering for vSphere Kubernetes Service in EMEA. This position focuses on strategic leadership and hands-on technical guidance to promote VMware Cloud Foundation adoption. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in enterprise application engineering and cloud-native platforms, leading regional teams and engaging with executive-level customers. This role involves significant travel and collaboration with customers to ensure successful implementation and scaling of Kubernetes solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise application engineering, with 5+ years in cloud-native/Kubernetes platforms.
• Proven record of leading technical teams across a geographic region.
• Deep experience scaling Kubernetes, containers, or modern application platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute regional strategy for vKS implementation and scaling.
• Engage with executive customers at strategic accounts to influence decision-makers.
• Lead a team of application engineers to deliver business outcomes.

Skills

Strong Kubernetes

DevOps

CI/CD

Open Source tools

Ability to understand and write YAML scripts

Education

CNCF certifications

Tools

EKS

GKE

AKS

Red Hat OpenShift

Job description

Job Description

Broadcom Software is seeking a technical leader to head up Application Engineering for vSphere Kubernetes Service (vKS) in the EMEA region. This position requires a mix of hands‑on technical credibility and strategic leadership to accelerate enterprise adoption of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) with vKS as the standard Kubernetes platform for private cloud.

As the regional lead, you will define how vKS gets implemented and scaled in the field, build strong technical partnerships with customers and ecosystem partners, and lead a team of application engineers to deliver tangible business outcomes across the region.

Key Accountabilities

• Regional Strategy & Execution - Translate Broadcom’s global vKS vision into actionable programs for EMEA, ensuring adoption goals, pipeline impact, and customer success metrics are achieved.

• Executive Customer Engagement - Represent Broadcom in strategic accounts across the region, influencing CIO/CTO-level roadmaps and positioning VCF + vKS as the enterprise Kubernetes platform of choice.

• Solution Architecture Leadership - Guide solution design across Container based application, infrastructure, and DevOps domains, and work very closely with customers’ platforms team, infrastructure teams.

  Sales & Delivery Support - Partner with regional account executives to drive technical validation, presales success, PS scoping, and smooth handoffs to delivery teams.

• Field-to-Product Feedback - Capture customer insights to influence vKS and VCF product direction, ensuring regional requirements and enterprise demands are represented.

• Team Leadership - Build, mentor, and inspire a regional team of Application Engineer; establish best practices, frameworks, and enablement models that scale adoption.

• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years in enterprise application engineering, with 5+ years in cloud-native/Kubernetes platforms.

• Strong Kubernetes, DevOps, CI/CD, Open Source tools background with pipeline automation and enterprise deployment practices.

• Rich and proven experience working with Platform teams.

• CNCF certifications

• Proven record of leading technical teams across a geographic region (direct or matrixed).

• Strong executive presence with ability to influence enterprise decision makers.

• Deep experience scaling Kubernetes, containers, or modern application platforms in large, regulated enterprises.

• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures: microservices, APIs, CI/CD, event-driven designs.

• Technical expertise in Kubernetes, VCF, containers, and leading platforms (EKS, AKS, GKE, Red Hat OpenShift). Red hat OpenShift Prior experience is highly desirable.

• Ability to understand and write YAML scripts.

• Demonstrated ability to work across sales, business development, and delivery functions.

Highly Desirable

• Experience with middleware, databases, API management, or application frameworks (e.g., Spring, React).

• Knowledge of enterprise requirements: HA, scalability, compliance, RTO/RPO.

• Infrastructure foundations: networking, storage, backup, and DR strategies.

• Prior experience engaging with regional teams to drive co‑selling motions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

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