Platform Engineering Manager
About The Position
As a Platform Observability Engineering Manager, you will lead a team that builds and manages a complex set of capabilities in support of our emerging cloud observability product, logging and analytics platform, data engineering and routing functions. In addition, you will contribute to the direction for Capital Group's next generation of Workload Automation capabilities. You will be on the front line of Capital's drive to build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and support platforms through operationally resilient frameworks. You understand how retention strategies support large-scale data platforms and how cost is managed. In this role, you will lead a team of Platform Engineers and be responsible for their coaching and professional development. You are a player-coach, passionate about our mission, and committed to driving superior long-term investment results through the application of modern engineering methods. I am the person Capital Group is looking for. You have experience with Observability engineering using a combination of technologies such as Datadog, Splunk, and Terraform and are familiar with open standards including Open Telemetry. You are comfortable managing people in multiple locations and time zones. Prior experience in leading teams is highly desirable. You have a good understanding of product-focused development and enjoy working with Product Managers and Scrum Masters to ensure the efficient delivery of code. You are a continuous learner who seeks out stretch opportunities to innovate with new technologies, acquiring necessary technical skills and expanding business acumen. You have a bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field.
Requirements
- You have experience with Observability engineering using a combination of technologies such as Datadog, Splunk, and Terraform and are familiar with open standards including Open Telemetry.
- You are comfortable managing people in multiple locations and time zones. Prior experience in leading teams is highly desirable.
- You have a good understanding of product-focused development and enjoy working with Product Managers and Scrum Masters to ensure the efficient delivery of code.
- You are a continuous learner who seeks out stretch opportunities to innovate with new technologies, acquiring necessary technical skills and expanding business acumen.
- You have a bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field.
- You have experience with the following technologies: Observability: Datadog, Cribl Logstream, and open standards like Open Telemetry.
- Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or similar products.
- You have an expert level of knowledge with Observability platforms like Splunk, Datadog, Grafana/Grafana Cloud.
- You are proficient in Software Development with languages such as Python, Java, or Go.
- You have 10+ years of experience working in engineering technologies and 5+ years as a people manager. Your experience has gained you familiarity with: Building large-scale, robust platforms
- Experience designing/developing APIs and microservices.
- Observability and/or Operational Intelligence.
- DevOps/DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
- You possess in-depth experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- You have a mastery of GitOps and Kubernetes orchestration.
- You have experience applying DevOps practices throughout the SDLC lifecycle using technologies such as JIRA, Confluence, Harness and Github.
- You have experience writing test automation and unit tests, as well as performing integration testing across multiple product integrations.
- You possess the skills to administer and troubleshoot in DevOps/Deployment.
- You have scripting and development skills in Shell, Bash.
- Proficient technical documentation skills, with emphasis on High-Level and Low-Level Design.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail with strong communication and collaboration skills.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with Internal Developer Platforms such as Spotify Backstage.
Benefits
- In addition to a highly competitive base salary, per plan guidelines, restrictions and vesting requirements, you also will be eligible for an individual annual performance bonus, plus Capital's annual profitability bonus plus a retirement plan where Capital contributes 15% of your eligible earnings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Industry
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
