Platform Engineering Manager

WCG International Consultants

1d • Remote

About The Position

The Platform Engineering Manager leads the design and operation of WCG’s cloud platform as a product, enabling secure, scalable, and efficient delivery of digital services. This role drives the shift to a modern platform engineering model focused on automation, self-service capabilities, and developer experience, with primary ownership of Azure-based cloud infrastructure (with AWS exposure), IaC, DevOps/DevSecOps, identity and access management, and system integrations, ensuring integrations are scalable and reusable. Partnering closely with Security, Architecture, and Development teams, the manager will embed security by design and drive the adoption of AI-enabled platform capabilities to enhance engineering productivity, operational insights, and accelerate innovation across the organization. Responsibilities include defining, building, and operating the internal platform as a product, developing and executing a platform roadmap, service catalog, and self-service capabilities. The role also focuses on continuously improving developer experience, architecting and managing cloud environments in Azure and AWS for high availability and disaster recovery, leading the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and defining scalable, secure, and cost-effective infrastructure patterns. The manager will partner with Security teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines and platform services, implement automated security controls, enforce policy-as-code, least privilege access, zero-trust principles, and oversee identity and access management. Leveraging AI/ML for operational insights, anomaly detection, cost optimization, and incident response is key, as is establishing and governing scalable, secure, and reusable integration patterns. The role drives maturity of CI/CD pipelines and release automation, enables fully automated provisioning and deployment workflows, reduces manual effort through automation, implements observability practices, and contributes to platform governance and standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Seven (7) + years in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or platform engineering
• Three (3) + years in leadership roles
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure; working knowledge of AWS
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
• Experience implementing DevSecOps practices and secure pipelines
• Experience designing and managing integrations and APIs
• Familiarity with AI tools and their application in engineering workflows
• Experience with observability, monitoring, reliability engineering, and incident management practices
• Strong understanding of identity and access management, including lifecycle and access control models
• Experience working in Agile/DevOps environments

Nice To Haves

• Azure Solutions Architect Expert / DevOps Engineer Expert
• AWS Certifications
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or similar
• Experience implementing platform engineering / internal developer platforms
• Experience with AI/ML platforms or MLOps concepts
• Experience with FinOps practices and cloud cost governance
• Experience in regulated or security-sensitive environments

Responsibilities

• Define, build, and operate the internal platform as a product, with clear users (developers, IT teams) and measurable outcomes
• Develop and execute a platform roadmap, service catalog, and self-service capabilities (e.g., environment provisioning, templates, pipelines) including reusable components and standardized patterns
• Continuously improve developer experience (DevEx) by reducing friction and increasing autonomy
• Architect and manage cloud environments in Azure and AWS, including high availability, disaster recovery, and resilience strategies
• Lead adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
• Define scalable, secure, and cost-effective infrastructure patterns
• Partner closely with Security teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines and platform services
• Implement automated security controls (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, secrets management) and ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational requirements
• Enforce policy-as-code, least privilege access, zero-trust principles, and oversee identity and access management (including lifecycle, federation, and RBAC)
• Leverage AI/ML for operational insights, anomaly detection, cost optimization, incident response, and engineering productivity
• Establish and govern scalable, secure, and reusable integration patterns across systems (APIs, messaging, event-driven architecture)
• Drive maturity of CI/CD pipelines and release automation
• Enable fully automated provisioning and deployment workflows and reduce manual effort through automation
• Implement observability practices (monitoring, logging, tracing, alerting) and support reliability targets (SLOs/SLAs, incident response, continuous improvement
• Contribute to platform governance, standards, and alignment across security, architecture, and development teams

Benefits

• Competitive salary of $120,000 - $130,000per year
• Comprehensive and flexible health and dental benefits
• RRSP Matching program of 1.5% base earnings
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Generous time-off policies that promote work/life balance
• A diverse and inclusive workplace with a track record of high employee engagement and teamwork
• The opportunity to do work that makes a difference!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees