As a Lead Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for line management of up to 8 Platform Engineers. We use Azure and VMware virtualized environments, but you will also support our on-premise data center while continuing to drive best practices for the adoption of further modern infrastructure delivery techniques.
Responsibilities:
* Provide line management and technical mentoring for Platform Engineering teams.
* Curate training plans and competency frameworks.
* Own hybrid on-premise and cloud technology infrastructure.
* Support platform engineers to deliver the following services:
* Technical support for all existing and new technologies within both cloud and on-premise environments.
* Implement, develop, and support the desktop, including laptops & tablets, server, SAN, and software infrastructure estate, ensuring test and rollout plans are signed off before implementation.
* Monitor and maintain all environments to ensure agreed system availability, performance, and security is maintained.
* Provide technical knowledge, expertise, and consultancy on platform engineering work.
* Lifecycle management of technology platforms.
* Analyse incident trend information to drive change to processes, procedures, systems, and services.
Qualifications
Essential:
* Management of both on-premise and cloud infrastructure.
* Strong interpersonal skills.
* A flexible and adaptable approach to working.
* Experience of working in an enterprise environment.
* Advanced knowledge of Microsoft infrastructure platforms and tooling.
* Excellent understanding of security and lifecycle management.
* Experience in management of a VMware virtualized environment.
* Strong working knowledge of Backup Systems.
* Strong understanding of Networking concepts.
Desirable:
* Usage of pipelines to manage control of production environments, including usage of Infrastructure as Code platforms.
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