Manager of Enterprise Services and Integrations
13 days ago
Irving
Overview A national construction management firm is seeking a talented Manager of Enterprise services and Integrations to join its growing technology team. The Platform Engineering Manager is responsible for leading a team of platform engineers, DBAs to design, build, and maintain the foundational infrastructure and tools that enable product development teams to deliver software rapidly, reliably, and securely. This role requires a strategic mindset, balancing innovation with operational stability, and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. Your technical depth, problem-solving ability, and collaboration skills will help evolve the company’s digital foundation, enabling data-driven decision-making and operational excellence. Candidate Characteristics Candidates must have a strong background in Agile engineering and teamwork methodologies. They should be charismatic, motivated by end results, and have a high tolerance for ambiguity. They should focus on achieving success through people, be engaged with evolving practices, and understand the broader strategy for Agile engineering. DESIRED TRAITS · Ability to lead a high-performing team · Ability to make decisions that impact organizational technical integration · Ability to lead and mentor team members · A strong focus on enabling other people’s success · High emotional intelligence · High tolerance for ambiguity; unflappable · High integrity · Self-confidence · Driven by continuous learning · Technical ingenuity and experience · Uses business value and outcomes to guide technical decisions CORE COMPETENCIES · Strong test-first/test-driven approach · Skilled in story writing with clear acceptance criteria and business value focus · Leverages Release Planning practices to break down complex work into deliverable increments · Strong verbal and written communication skills for clearly conveying ideas · Constructive conflict resolution and facilitation skills · Stakeholder management, including aligning multiple stakeholders needs · System modernization and technical debt reduction techniques · Continuous build / continuous integration / continuous delivery · Agile testing and DevOps automation · Exploring and applying modern paradigms such as event-driven, reactive, or microservice architectures. TECHNICAL FOCUS · Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a DevOps/Platform/SRE role. · Minimum of 3 years of proven experience managing and motivating engineering teams, in a DevOps/Platform/SRE role. · Strong experience with the following cloud technologies: o Cloud computing, including auto-scaling and load balancing (EC2, VMs, etc.) o Cloud storage (S3, BLOB, etc.) o Container services (ECS, etc.), Kubernetes services (EKS, etc.) o IAM o VPCs · Champion developer productivity by providing self-service capabilities, standardized workflows ("golden paths"), and seamless integration with existing tools · Oversee the design, implementation, and management of scalable, reliable, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles (e.g., Terraform) · Drive the enhancement of Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and automation initiatives to increase throughput and reduce manual effort in software delivery · Collaborate with security and compliance teams to embed security best practices into the platform by default, ensuring all systems adhere to industry regulations and policies · Implement automated testing, code review, and observability best practices · Participate in DevOps practices including infrastructure as code using Terraform RESPONSIBILITIES · Apply value assessment, release planning, and stakeholder management to ensure delivery alignment with business priorities · Apply modern software engineering principles, including modular architecture, clean code, and scalable API design · Implement secure authentication, authorization, and data protection practices across services · Provide informal mentoring and coaching to team members · Support monitoring, logging, and alerting critical business services