The platform engineer works independently and technically leads a team or track to design new and cost-effective domain architecture, applications and/or solutions or to optimize the current solutions within his/her domain. You also take part in defining the strategy for the assigned technological domains.
Your responsibilities
* You research new technological trends and evolutions and you design, develop and calculate sustainable, high-quality and cost-effective products, services, infrastructure, applications and/or architecture within the assigned technical domain(s). Introduces new technologies and services, analyzes and translates the business requirements into technical guidelines and technology roadmaps.
* Deliver solutions according to a defined budget and/or cost effectiveness principle and make short and long budget forecasts with adequate reporting. Monitors/ evaluates or adjusts current and future business needs so that solutions according to their requirements can be implemented.
* Act as a specialist in one or more technical areas. In this specialist role, acts as go-to person and/or coach/ train the other departments (internal and external) in case of specialized requests or questions and/or defining, designing, calculating new and current services. Create and provide the needed documentation.
* You define, execute, document and/or coordinate the acceptance- and regression test when new and existing products, services, applications or infrastructure are enrolled.
* Vendor management: you select, evaluate, collaborate and negotiate with vendors by using Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Information (RFI), Request for Quotation (RFQ), in order to acquire best-price quality for materials, products and services. Monitors the supply /replenishment/ price of required materials or licenses and manage the product cycle.
* Keep focus on capacity management by defining, implementing and following-up on kpi’s, performance, capacity, functionality and sustainability of the relevant service components (including hardware, software and network).
Your profile
* Present broad experience within various technical domains.
* Experience in coordinating projects & defining the project plan and approach.
* Present knowledge in different systems, processes, applications and current projects.
* Ascertains links between the different technologies and broader business, legal and/or regulatory context.
* Investigates systems and projects with an analytical and abstract mindset.
* Coaches peers and transfers knowledge.
* Helps define the strategy & roadmaps for the specific business area.
* Able to continuously question yourself and the approaches to keep improving the services and solutions.
* Budgeting principles acumen to identify the financial impact(s) of the selected solution.
* Problem Solving: Describe the nature and complexity of the problems this position encounters on a recurring basis. Include information regarding the level of innovation required, if any, and include mention of environmental factors that may add to the complexity of resolving issues.
* Analyzes and creates/designs solutions in the expertise domain.
* Realizes new projects.
* Supports decision-making about strategy based on budgetary impact, continuity and resources.
* Assures stakeholders with an appropriate solution that meets their requirements as well as being accountable for the suggested solution.
* Guards a holistic view to analyze the bigger picture and adjust decisions and solutions.
* Defines the needs and place/ interpret them correctly in the context.
* Evaluates a variety of technologies and options.
* Decision-making based on market assessment or experiences (positive, negative) from the past.
* Supports complex projects and able to translate these complex matters to non-technical stakeholders.
* Nature & Area of Impact: To what degree does this job affect the business (i.e., through interactions with customers, making decisions, defining or setting strategy, etc.)? What is the breadth of the impact that this job has, either positive or negative (i.e., affects own team, department, function, business unit, geography, entire business, etc.)?
* Is responsible for the innovation initiatives.
* Is End-to-End responsible for the design, quality and the whole coordination of the project.
* Is responsible for the correct budget management during the project process.
* Acts as Single Point of Contact for various projects and technologies.
* Convinces stakeholders of certain technologies, processes, projects and innovations.
* Interactions / Interpersonal Skills: Describe the nature and level of interactions this job has with others, both internally and externally. Explain any specific interpersonal skills necessary to successfully perform this role (i.e., negotiation skills, represents business at external events or to governmental bodies, etc. ).
* Is able to closely cooperate with own/different departments as well as execute autonomously the assigned tasks.
* Takes a leaderships role or be mentor for internal/external colleagues/departments by supporting, informing and training them.
* Acts as a network builder to know/ understand who’s doing what & how to interact with them correctly.
* Mediates with vendors in case of (complex) problems.