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    Platform Engineering Manager - United Kingdom - Santander Consumer Finance Global Services

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    Santander Auto Software is looking for a Platform Engineering Manager.

    Santander Auto Software , a greenfield program where we are building a brand-new, state of the art global software platform and product suite that will be rolled out in 13 countries.

    The business is 100% tech focused, comprised of skilled cross-border software builders, and with a leadership team made up of esteemed individuals with accomplished backgrounds in global tech players.

    If you are looking for an opportunity to build creative technology solutions that positively impact hundreds of thousands of international customers, and relish large ownership and diverse technologies, join our team today

    Santander is proud of being an organization where there are equal opportunities regardless of gender identity, culture and disability. Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper.

    WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

    We are looking for an experienced Platform Engineering Manager to support our growing Platforms team, who are responsible for launching our software across multiple countries, working closely with, and collaborating with our engineering, data and security teams. The Platform Engineering Manager will support and foster our existing Platform team whilst working closely with stakeholders to ensure the stability and scalability of our technical environments.

    In this role you will:

    • Lead an experienced team of Platform engineers, guiding their career development, managing performance, and providing effective feedback
    • Mentor and provide technical guidance to platform engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning
    • Ensuring engineering excellence by optimising processes, efficiency and effectiveness, particularly around Jira and sprint health with a focus on coherent tickets and continuous improvement
    • Be responsible for release planning, prioritization with business stakeholder, risk management and all produce release schedules with timely delivery and high product quality and within budget
    • Overarching involvement in the design and implementation of scalable and highly available solutions, ensuring reliability, performance, and security in line with wider business strategies
    • Identify and resolve complex technical issues, troubleshoot production incidents
    • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technical requirements and scalable solutions.
    • Drive automation efforts and continuously improve the platform's infrastructure, deployment, and monitoring processes.
    • Work collaboratively with technology teams, drive operations and automation to accelerate product delivery, and ensure consistent and stable services.
    • Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices
    • Act as a subject matter expert for the platform, providing technical leadership and contributing to architectural decisions and roadmap planning.
    • Partner with Security, Compliance, and other internal stakeholders

    Qualifications

    • Required experience: AWS, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka and Infrastructure as code
    • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or another related field. Or equivalent work experience.
    • Five years' experience managing engineering or other technically oriented team
    • Exceptional communication skills (written and oral)
    • Proven track record of engaging and developing technical talent to build highly performing teams
    • Self-motivated and the ability to work independently to achieve the strategic architectural vision of the organization
    • A thorough understanding of technical refinement
    • At least 3 years working with AWS or 5 years with another cloud platform
    • Deep understanding of CI/CD methodology and implementation and how to effectively manage automated environments
    • A deep understanding of distributes system design and dependency management
    • Strong experience with monitoring tools, approaches, and implementation

    LOCATIONS

    • The vacancies will be fully remote based out of either the UK, Spain, or the Netherlands.

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