Director, Platform Management

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

JLL is seeking a strategic and experienced leader to drive the API Management Platform strategy and operations across its Azure-based ecosystem. You will oversee governance, security, and scalability of enterprise endpoints, and mentor a team of DevOps engineers and system admins.

You will partner with product engineering and enterprise architecture to prioritize enhancements, ensure reliability, and align technology initiatives with business goals for a future-ready platform.

Responsibilities

• API Management: Direct the governance, integration, and security of enterprise endpoints using Azure API Management (APIM).
• Work with product technical leads to prioritize and approve new platform features or enhancements. Take part in system development including analysis, coding, and testing.
• Application Lifecycles: Lead the roll-out, maintenance, integration, and upgrading of all enterprise software solutions.
• Security & Compliance: Enforce data protection protocols, identity access rules, backup schedules, and disaster recovery plans.
• Performance Monitoring: Maintain system uptime goals by establishing real-time monitoring workflows for bugs and latency.
• Help management to formulate group's technology vision and set/enforce technical standards for the team.
• Consults with enterprise architecture group to develop documentation and communication materials to ensure accurate design standards and patterns are followed
• Team Management: Direct, mentor, and evaluate the performance of DevOps engineers, system administrators, and IT support leads.
• Mentors less experienced analysts on

Job description

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way.

Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented peopleand empowering them tothrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong. Whether you've got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you're looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.

We are seeking a strategic and experienced leader to drive our API Management Platform strategy and operations. In addition, lead the strategic development, deployment, and maintenance of our core software platforms and technology infrastructure. In this role, you will oversee a team of engineers and administrators, work with product engineering teams across JLL, negotiate with vendors, and ensure the reliability, security, and scalability of our API management core platform ecosystem.

The ideal candidate will work closely with technical leaders and product development teams across JLL to prioritize enhancement requests while operating and maturing JLL's Azure-based API management platform. Has deep experience on Microsoft Azure and AWS. Come up with a strategic plan to mature the platform while also driving portfolio initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and industry best practices. This role requires a visionary and organized approach to platform management, roadmap execution, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities:

• API Management: Direct the governance, integration, and security of enterprise endpoints using Azure API Management (APIM).
• Work with product technical leads to prioritize and approve new platform features or enhancements. Take part in system development including analysis, coding, and testing.
• Application Lifecycles: Lead the roll-out, maintenance, integration, and upgrading of all enterprise software solutions.
• Security & Compliance: Enforce data protection protocols, identity access rules, backup schedules, and disaster recovery plans.
• Performance Monitoring: Maintain system uptime goals by establishing real-time monitoring workflows for bugs and latency.
• Help management to formulate group's technology vision and set/enforce technical standards for the team.
• Consults with enterprise architecture group to develop documentation and communication materials to ensure accurate design standards and patterns are followed
• Team Management: Direct, mentor, and evaluate the performance of DevOps engineers, system administrators, and IT support leads.
• Mentors less experienced analysts on