We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Senior Engineering Manager with a strong architectural mindset to lead and evolve our Platform & DevOps function. This hybrid technical-leadership role demands both strategic vision and hands-on depth to build scalable, cost-efficient, AI-enabled, and reliable infrastructure and development workflows. You will lead cross-functional initiatives across cloud architecture, CI/CD automation, DevSecOps, and FinOps, while mentoring engineers and influencing architectural decisions across the organization.

Responsibilities :

Strategic & Architecture Leadership :

- Architect and oversee multi-cloud and hybrid infrastructure strategies.

- Provide architectural guidance on scalable infrastructure, deployment patterns, and resilient system design.

- Identify and drive opportunities to embed AI and automation into platform capabilities for operational efficiency and developer enablement.

- Partner with product, engineering, and operations teams to align on technical direction and platform strategy.

Cloud Architecture, Optimization & FinOps :

- Lead modernization initiatives with cloud-native, containerized, and serverless architecture design.

- Embed automation across infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and operations.

- Drive cloud cost optimization through automation, governance, and resource efficiency.

- Champion FinOps practices, partnering with Finance to ensure usage aligns with cost accountability.

DevSecOps & Security Automation :

- Integrate security practices into the CI/CD pipeline, enabling shift-left security.

- Drive adoption of secure defaults, vulnerability scanning, and compliance automation across cloud and app infrastructure.

- Partner with InfoSec and engineering teams to ensure governance, auditability, and policy enforcement across environments.

- Promote a security-first culture in developer workflows without compromising delivery speed.

CI/CD Automation & Developer Productivity :

- Design and evolve secure, scalable CI/CD pipelines to streamline code delivery.

- Promote deployment patterns like blue/green, canary, and automated rollbacks.

- Improve developer experience through build tooling, workflow automation, and policy-based governance.

People & Technical Leadership :

- Act as a technical mentor and trusted advisor, guiding engineers on cloud and platform decisions.

- Foster a culture of ownership, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.

- Enable team autonomy by building reusable frameworks, automation templates, and governance standards.

Requirements :

- 12+ years in DevOps, Security, infrastructure, or platform engineering roles.

- 5+ years in engineering leadership or architectural roles.

- Proven experience with AWS (preferred), GCP or Azure, and Infrastructure-as-Code (e. g., Terraform, Pulumi).

- Strong expertise in cloud-native design, automation, and platform scalability.

- Working knowledge or practical exposure to AI-powered DevOps tools, AI observability, or intelligent automation.

- Proficiency in CI/CD tools(GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD) and observability stacks (OTEL, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).

- Excellent leadership, communication, administration, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Experience with FinOps frameworks and large-scale cloud spend optimization.

- Background in hybrid or multi-cloud architecture design and governance.

- A balance of deep technical expertise and people management experience.

- CKA, AWS Cloud certifications.