Platform Engineering Lead - Application Virtualization

The Platform Engineering Lead for Application Virtualization Platform is an experienced leader who can lead an engineering practice and team(s) across the end-to-end enablement lifecycle of Foundational Technology (Infrastructure, Monitoring Telemetry, Networking) platform capabilities (i.e. development, testing, release, validation, and support).

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Direct platform engineering team by establishing priorities aligned to committed objectives, then executing and monitoring progress towards platform engineering outcomes.
• Provide specialized knowledge and expertise in Application Virtualization platform engineering activities related to Foundational Technology platform family, primarily leading design, deployment, management, and maintenance of the Citrix Virtual Apps / XenApp global environments which are supporting critical Business Functions (i.e. Manufacturing, Plasma, R&D, etc.).
• Ensure focus on platform engineering quality by adopting consistent development, testing, debugging and documenting practices for effective communication of capabilities.
• Accountable for overall platform capabilities engineering outcomes (i.e. implementation, development, testing, validation, maintenance), as well as management of development practices.
• Continuously drive improvements across platform performance while remaining accountable against identified KPIs and OKRs (i.e. Quality, Speed, Adoption, Costs).
• Execute activities based on Scaled Agile Framework PI Planning framework.
• Responsible for planning, managing, and measuring work.
• Responsible for managing and motivating team members.
• Responsible for Level 3 platform support and maintenance activities.
• Drive partnership with Platform and Enterprise Architecture teams to drive consistent design of platform capabilities.
• Lead and oversee platform engineering execution lifecycle (planning / scheduling / building / testing / deploying / documenting) and monitor progress to ensure that engineering activities are completed on time, on budget, and with proper engineering practices and quality processes.
• Plan, coach, and support platform system demos in collaboration with product management leads, to communicate progress and value of Foundational Technology platform capabilities being built.
• Provision, manage and maintain the software infrastructure that supports platforms.

SKILLS / COMPETENCIES

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, and/or Management Information Systems from an accredited university or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of more experience with Agile methods / methodologies, and leading SCRUM / Lean / Kanban teams.
• 7+ years or more of relevant professional experience as a technology engineer, with 7+ years in a role managing platform teams.
• 7+ years of experience deploying Application Virtualization infrastructure using private hosting and public cloud solutions.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with the following technologies and activities are required:
  • Deployment and troubleshooting of Citrix Virtual Apps / XenApp (a) on premises (using VMware virtualization) and (b) on AWS for Windows / Linux application virtualization.
  • Experience with CI/CD based automation using PowerShell and / or Ansible scripting.
  • Troubleshooting related to Citrix XenApp infrastructure.
• 3+ years of experience using public cloud infrastructure (AWS required, Azure desired).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Previous experience managing global engineering teams required.
• Demonstrated presentation, communication, and influencing skills.
• Knowledge of information management practices, regulatory requirements and global data privacy requirements related to the pharmaceutical industry.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Cloud technology environments (AWS preferred).
• Experience working with virtual / Agile teams in different locations, aligning and adapting different work, culture, and communication styles across multiple time zones.
• Knowledge of IT Service Management, Service Operations, and Service Release (ITIL v4 and ITSM desired).

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Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

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