- Company Name
- Bazaarvoice
- Job Title
- Platform Engineering Manager
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Platform Engineering Manager
**Role Summary**
Lead a high‑performing global team of senior and staff‑level platform engineers to modernize and standardize a cloud‑based infrastructure across GCP and AWS. Drive platform strategy, improve developer experience, ensure operational excellence, manage technical debt, and foster talent growth while collaborating with cross‑functional partners and global peers.
**Expectations**
- Provide visionary leadership and mentorship to a team of 6 senior/staff engineers.
- Own the technical direction, strategy, and backlog for the platform, ensuring best engineering practices and efficient agile processes.
- Deliver reliable, scalable cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS, Kubernetes/EKS) and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
- Modernize compute toolchains, reduce cognitive load for developers, and continuously improve operational reliability.
- Manage on‑call duties, technical debt remediation, and cross‑team collaboration with global counterparts.
- Recruit, evaluate, and develop high‑potential engineers, and deliver regular performance feedback.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead, coach, and grow a global team of senior and staff platform engineers.
- Define and execute platform technical strategy and roadmap in partnership with engineering leadership.
- Manage critical cloud infrastructure on GCP and AWS, including EKS deployment and migration from EC2.
- Modernize and standardize compute toolchains, focusing on Kubernetes‑based solutions.
- Enhance developer experience by simplifying tooling, reducing cognitive load, and streamlining CI/CD.
- Oversee CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) and maintain high availability through on‑call rotations.
- Collaborate with the India Platform Engineering Manager to align sprint planning, workloads, and best practices.
- Identify, prioritize, and resolve technical debt and aging infrastructure.
- Recruit, interview, and onboard new engineering talent.
- Provide constructive performance feedback, conduct evaluations, and support career growth.
- Serve as a technical advisor to service teams, guiding them toward scalable, reliable solutions.
**Required Skills**
- Proven leadership of senior/staff engineering teams.
- Deep expertise in cloud platforms (GCP, AWS) and Kubernetes/EKS.
- Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) and IaC.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum (JIRA) and engineering best practices.
- Ability to modernize legacy toolchains and reduce developer cognitive load.
- Excellent communication, mentorship, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
- Strategic thinking with a focus on operational reliability and technical debt remediation.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Preferred certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, GCP Professional Cloud Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, or equivalent DevOps/Cloud credentials.