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Manager, Platform Engineering; IDP
Job in
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listed on 2026-05-18
Listing for:
Request Technology, LLC
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-05-18
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, Cloud Computing
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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Qualifications- 7+ years in platform engineering, Dev Ops, or related infrastructure/tooling disciplines
- 3+ years in an engineering leadership or management role
- Hands-on experience with Internal Developer Portals such as Backstage plugin development, service catalog configuration, and software templates
- Experience building developer tooling and self-service workflows on top of existing platform infrastructure
- Strong Git Ops experience managing infrastructure and application delivery through Git-based workflows
- Experience in Dev Ops tooling such as:
Terraform, Git Hub Actions, Kubernetes, Artifactory and CI/CD pipeline design - Experience with Kubernetes (K8s) and Helm
- Experience with AWS foundational services: VPCs, Security Groups, EC2, RDS, S3, KMS, IAM, and AWS CLI
- Development experience in Node.js, Type Script, React or Python
- Experience with Agile methodologies, including as a Product Owner
- Able to treat a platform as a product with roadmaps, backlogs, and user research
- Leads a product-focused pod within Platform Engineering, building tooling and workflows on top of the existing internal platform to enable developer experience across the organization.
- This role combines engineering leadership with product ownership.
- The ideal candidate has a strong Developer or Dev Ops background and hands-on experience with IDP portals such as Backstage.
- Acts as Product Owner: defines the DevX roadmap, manages the backlog, and leads sprint planning and reviews
- Engages engineering teams as internal customers gather requirements and drive adoption of developer tooling
- Sponsors code reviews and drives continuous improvement efforts
- Participates in creation and review of user stories, providing input on effort estimation and architecture/design
- Advocates for Agile best practices across the SDLC
- Conducts proofs of concept using emerging developer experience technologies
- Performs risk analyses and recommends quality improvements
- Oversees onboarding and ongoing team training
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