Manager, Platform Engineering - Kubernetes

About the role

The GDS Application Environments team is seeking a Manager, Platform Engineering - Kubernetes to join their team. This role is hybrid, with 2 days onsite per week, and is open to candidates based in Portsmouth, NH, Boston, MA, Plano, TX, and Indianapolis, IN.

Responsibilities

• Hire, manage, and deploy resources across team(s) to align with business priorities.
• Coach and evaluate the performance and quality of work delivered by team members.
• Create a motivating work environment and ensure continuous learning and quality code delivery.
• Understand tools, architecture, security, and scalability needs for assigned team(s); provide technical engineering guidance.
• Manage total cost of ownership, advocate for removing technical debt, and assist/support team effectiveness.
• Champion and utilize agile methodology and practices.
• Lead the engineering team in evolving an enterprise-scale Kubernetes platform that supports the company's strategic technological direction.
• Ensure services and platforms are enhanced and maintained to meet business needs.
• Utilize AI and automated reporting to set and coach toward clear engineering goals and improve planning, engineering workflows, and platform outcomes.
• Manage incident response and foster collaborative partnerships with aligned vendors.
• Evaluate, select, and implement new technologies to enhance applications or platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in technical or business discipline.
• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in a relevant domain, including delivering software solutions in an agile environment.
• Minimum 3 years in a leadership role preferred.
• Proven ability to create a healthy team culture, build fully engaged staff, and gain technical staff’s buy-in on the impact of their work.
• Hands-on experience managing cloud-native infrastructure-based operations and infrastructure as code, DevOps, CI/CD-based solutions.
• Able to manage complex technology development concepts, capabilities, and maturity.
• Excellent analytical ability, consultative communication, presentation, and management skills; strong judgment and ability to effectively liaise with cross-functional stakeholders.
• In-depth knowledge of technology standards and guidelines; knowledge of management concepts, practices, and techniques; thorough knowledge of business functions and operations, objectives, and strategies.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with managed Kubernetes services such as Amazon EKS and/or on-premises distributions.
• Practical familiarity with AI-assisted engineering and understanding of where AI adds value and where human accountability remains.

Benefits

Liberty Mutual offers a competitive salary range, which is determined by various factors including skills, experience, education, certifications, and location. The company also provides a variety of benefits, including comprehensive health and wellness programs, flexible work arrangements, professional development opportunities, and Employee Resource Groups. For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://www.libertymutualgroup.com/about-lm/careers/benefits.

About Us

At Liberty Mutual, we believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and can thrive. We strive to build an environment that welcomes a wide range of perspectives and experiences, with inclusion embedded in every aspect of our culture and reflected in everyday interactions. This includes comprehensive benefits, workplace flexibility, professional development opportunities, and a host of opportunities provided through our Employee Resource Groups. Each employee plays a role in creating our inclusive culture, which supports every individual to do their best work. Together, we cultivate a community where everyone can make a meaningful impact for our business, our customers, and the communities we serve. We value your hard work, integrity, and commitment to making things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being.