Cloud Platform Senior Manager

Aptiv•Kanata, ON

7d•CA$160,000 - CA$185,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Engineering Manager within the StarlingX organization, you will lead a team of engineers developing and delivering cloud infrastructure solutions for the distributed edge. StarlingX integrates Kubernetes, OpenStack, and distributed systems technologies into a highly available platform optimized for edge environments. You will be responsible for driving execution, developing people, and shaping technical direction in close partnership with your team and peer leaders. This role requires balancing delivery, architectural alignment, and open-source engagement. A key expectation of this role is organizational flexibility—managers operate at the platform level and are expected over time to lead different functional areas (e.g., storage, networking, platform services, CI/CD) based on business priorities. As such, success requires broad systems thinking rather than deep specialization in a single domain. You will work in a highly collaborative, open-source-oriented environment with a strong focus on quality, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Proven ability to lead and scale high-performing engineering teams delivering complex distributed systems.
Strong leadership in Agile/Scrum environments, with experience managing cross-team dependencies.
Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and shift domains, quickly building sufficient technical context to lead effectively.
Ability to influence technical direction without direct authority across multiple teams.
Strong problem-solving skills in distributed systems and production environments.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Strong collaboration mindset with the ability to prioritize organizational goals over local optimization.
Experience working in or leading open-source development environments.
Bachelor’s / master's degree in computer science or related field.
10+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on infrastructure or distributed systems.
7+ years of experience in engineering management in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Experience delivering complex, multi-component systems with high availability requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience with cloud and infrastructure technologies such as Kubernetes, OpenStack, and/or StarlingX.
Familiarity with edge computing environments and constraints (latency, bandwidth, remote operations).
Experience in one or more infrastructure domains (e.g., storage, networking, platform services), with the ability to generalize across domains.
Experience contributing to or leading teams in open-source ecosystems.
Track record of delivering applications for usage in 24x7 production systems with strong reliability characteristics.
Experience integrating or leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity.
Strong understanding of CI/CD systems, automation, and modern DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team delivering capabilities for the StarlingX platform.
Own team execution, including planning, prioritization, and delivery across releases.
Drive career development, performance management, and a strong culture of accountability and ownership.
Collaborate with peer leaders to deliver cross-domain solutions across the platform.
Contribute to technical direction and architectural alignment for scalable, highly available systems.
Manage trade-offs across features, technical debt, and customer priorities.
Lead response to customer issues, ensuring strong ownership and resolution.
Enable effective open-source engagement and contribution practices.
Drive continuous improvement in engineering practices, including CI/CD and automation.
Champion adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve productivity, quality, and operational efficiency.
Operate flexibly across domains, with the ability to lead different areas of the platform over time.