Platform Engineer - €63.000 - €68.000 A Year

It Services Provider
Madrid, Spain
15 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
€63,000.0 - €68,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows Active Directory Linux Open Source Technology Scripting Information Technology Veeam Vmware

Job description

Platform Technical Lead Madrid - hybrid Permanent €63,000 - €68,000 p/a The Background We are partnered with a world class IT services provider based in Spain but working with clients on a global scale.They have created a new opportunity for a Platform Technical Lead to join them.They have a platform estate that needs someone with genuine technical authority to take ownership of how it runs in production.If you’ve spent years operating complex hybrid infrastructure and you’re tired of watching the same incidents repeat themselves because nobody with real seniority ever stopped to address the root cause, this is your chance to stop history repeating itself!Here’s what you’ll be doing: You’ll own the operational engineering standards across our platform estate.That means defining what good looks like for production readiness, signing off on high risk changes and having the authority to push back when something isn’t ready.You’ll reduce repeat incidents by finding and eliminating the structural weaknesses that cause them.You’ll replace manual, tribal knowledge with automation and codified processes.You’ll manage platform capacity before it becomes a crisis rather than after.This isn’t a role focused on platform design, Incident process ownership or project delivery.It’s a role where you will measure success through improved platform stability, reduction in repeat platform incidents, increased automation and reduced technical debt.The successful Platform Technical Lead will have…Previous experience in a similar role improving platform stability and reducing operational fragility Strong engineering judgement and experience acting as the technical authority in a live production environment Proven ability to implement automation at scale Excellent communication and teamworking skills with the ability to communicate risks and technical requirements clearly to both technical and non technical stakeholders Tech stack experience the role requires - Microsoft Window Server, Active Directory, VMWare, Veeam, Linux operating systems, advanced Scripting and Automation and Open-source technologies If you are interested to find out more please apply for the role with an up to date copy of your CV.If you have any questions that you would like to discuss first, please call Adam on ******.

Requirements

Previous experience in a similar role improving platform stability and reducing operational fragility Strong engineering judgement and experience acting as the technical authority in a live production environment Proven ability to implement automation at scale Excellent communication and teamworking skills with the ability to communicate risks and technical requirements clearly to both technical and non technical stakeholders Tech stack experience the role requires - Microsoft Window Server, Active Directory, VMWare, Veeam, Linux operating systems, advanced Scripting and Automation and Open-source technologies If you are interested to find out more please apply for the role with an up to date copy of your CV. If you have any questions that you would like to discuss first, please call Adam on ******.

Benefits & conditions

Platform Technical Lead Madrid - hybrid Permanent €63,000 - €68,000 p/a The Background We are partnered with a world class IT services provider based in Spain but working with clients on a global scale. They have created a new opportunity for a Platform Technical Lead to join them. They have a platform estate that needs someone with genuine technical authority to take ownership of how it runs in production. If you’ve spent years operating complex hybrid infrastructure and you’re tired of watching the same incidents repeat themselves because nobody with real seniority ever stopped to address the root cause, this is your chance to stop history repeating itself! Here’s what you’ll be doing: You’ll own the operational engineering standards across our platform estate. That means defining what good looks like for production readiness, signing off on high risk changes and having the authority to push back when something isn’t ready. You’ll reduce repeat incidents by finding and eliminating the structural weaknesses that cause them. You’ll replace manual, tribal knowledge with automation and codified processes. You’ll manage platform capacity before it becomes a crisis rather than after. This isn’t a role focused on platform design, Incident process ownership or project delivery. It’s a role where you will measure success through improved platform stability, reduction in repeat platform incidents, increased automation and reduced technical debt.

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