Mgr Platform Engineering

Position Overview

Leads the development and management of data platform engineering capabilities, enabling reliable, scalable, and secure environments through automation, CI/CD (Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery), and modern developer tooling to accelerate product delivery.

• Manage, mentor, and develop a high‑performing platform engineering team fostering technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and developer tooling to support efficient data product delivery.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and data teams to standardize infrastructure, security, and deployment practices across environments.
• Manage modernization and scalability initiatives to enhance reliability, monitoring, and performance of data platform components.
• Lead platform engineering operations, ensuring governance, compliance, and alignment with enterprise standards.
• Partner with vendors and internal teams to evaluate and adopt emerging tools, frameworks, and technologies that improve delivery speed and platform resilience.
• Comply with all applicable laws/regulations, as well as company policies/procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in data science, computer science, Information systems, or a related field
• Five (5) years of experience in platform engineering, Dev Ops, or data infrastructure
• Proven expertise with automation, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and orchestration (e.g., Jenkins, Git Lab CI, Kubernetes, Docker)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and IaC tools such as Terraform or Ansible
• Understanding of data platform operations, security, and observability best practices
• Strategic and technical leadership to enable secure and scalable platform capabilities
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills to optimize automation and reliability
• Communication and collaboration skills to align cross‑functional engineering and data teams

• Some travel required

• Experience leading large distributed engineering teams
• Proficiency with modern infrastructure-as-code practices
• Knowledge of data governance and compliance frameworks

Pay Range: $ – $ per year

Fed Ex Freight is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.

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This job description is general in nature and is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.