Position Overview
The Platform Engineering Manager is a senior leader responsible for the strategy, direction, and performance of the enterprise’s core platform engineering capabilities, including Platform Hybrid Services (Azure and Virtualization) and Platform Services (Identity, Middleware, Backup & Storage). This role provides strategic leadership and oversight to M2 managers and diverse technical teams, aligning resources, priorities, and initiatives to deliver secure, resilient, and scalable enterprise-wide IT solutions. By advancing strategic initiatives, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and promoting a culture of operational and technical excellence, the Platform Engineering Manager ensures the effective alignment of operational activities with organizational priorities to meet SRS’s mission requirements and long-term technology objectives. A critical component of this role is mentoring and developing personnel to ensure employees possess the skills, capabilities, and opportunities necessary for sustained growth and high performance. Through strategic direction, strengthened leadership capability, and a focus on innovation, this leader drives impactful change, enabling enterprise operations, fostering innovation, and shaping the technological future of SRS.

Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Leadership: Define and execute the enterprise’s platform engineering strategy, covering hybrid hosting solutions and core platform services, including Azure, VMware, Identity, Middleware, and Storage/Backup. Provide direction and oversight to M2 managers and technical teams, aligning resources and initiatives to meet organizational goals.
2. Service Delivery and Performance: Ensure the secure, reliable, resilient, and scalable delivery of platform services across all domains. Oversee performance, lifecycle management, and incident resolution to maintain operational excellence.
3. Innovation and Modernization: Lead key initiatives, such as Azure migration strategies, AVS/VCF modernization, and enabling hybrid workload solutions, to drive innovation and achieve critical platform objectives.
4. Security and Compliance: Ensure all platform services adhere to security policies, compliance requirements, and audit readiness standards, safeguarding enterprise operations and data.
5. Business and Resource Management: Oversee budgets, vendor engagement, operational forecasting, and resource allocation to deliver cost-efficient, optimal results that align with long-term technology objectives.
6. Collaboration and Partnership: Drive cross-functional collaboration with other IT and business teams to ensure seamless platform integration and alignment across the enterprise.
7. Documentation and Planning: Maintain and continuously improve critical IT documentation, including policies, roadmaps, capacity plans, architecture diagrams, continuity plans, etc. to support organizational readiness and decision-making.

Information & Operations Tech

Professional/Exempt

• Twelve or more YOE as an individual contributor in one or more of the roles managed plus three or more years of experience (YOE) in a relevant management role, OR Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field plus eight or more years of experience (YOE) in one or more of the roles managed, OR Master's Degree in a relevant field plus five or more years of experience (YOE) in one or more of the roles managed
• Equivalencies to experience and education requirements will be considered

Leadership & Program Delivery
• 5+ years of experience leading technical teams in roles such as team lead, supervisor, or manager.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multi disciplinary IT teams.
• Proven success delivering large-scale technical initiatives and programs.
• Experience managing project budgets and achieving defined financial and performance targets.
• Strong record of executing complex initiatives on schedule.

Enterprise Initiatives & Modernization
• Experience leading enterprise wide modernization, standardization, or technology transformation efforts.
• Demonstrated success executing organization level hardware and software upgrade programs.
• Hands-on experience managing or supporting hybrid IT environments (on premises and cloud).

Cloud Infrastructure, Platforms & Automation
• Proficiency with modern PaaS/IaaS platforms.
• Experience implementing or overseeing AI driven or automation solutions to improve scalability, reliability, or operational efficiency.
• Proven ability to integrate on premises systems with cloud platforms.
• Experience designing or supporting scalable, resilient enterprise infrastructure.

Architecture, Security & Risk Management
• Working knowledge of contemporary IT architectures including containerization and API based systems.
• Applied experience implementing Zero Trust security principles.
• Hands-on experience with identity and access integration frameworks.
• Experience participating in or overseeing risk management, compliance programs, or security accreditation processes.

Change Management & Cross Functional Collaboration
• Demonstrated experience contributing to or leading formal change management efforts.
• Proven ability to collaborate with IT leadership, executives, and cross functional stakeholders.
• Experience partnering with government or regulatory organizations (e.g., DOE, NNSA) or comparable high governance environments.

Employee Development & People Leadership
• Demonstrated history of coaching, mentoring, and developing technical staff.
• Track record of building high-performing, capability focused teams.

Strategic Planning & Operational Excellence
• Experience developing or executing IT strategies, technical roadmaps, or modernization plans.
• Demonstrated ability to apply resource planning and optimization practices.
• Proven contributions to cost effective, energy efficient, or performance enhancing IT solutions.
• Experience improving operational processes, SLAs, or system/service reliability.

Information Technology

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SRNS is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. SRNS utilizes the Disabled Veteran Enhancement Opportunities program which is aimed at improving employment opportunities for disabled veterans at the Savannah River Site (SRS). SRNS is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, you may contact us by phone at 803-952-8207, or by e-mail at [email protected].

SRNS is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug & alcohol test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, criminal records, and employment history, and education verifications. Positions with SRNS may require applicants to obtain and maintain a DOE L or Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. Factors such as pre-employment background review results, dual citizenship status, and unpaid and/or unfiled taxes may impact your ability to obtain a security clearance. This list of factors is not exhaustive; pre-employment information and security clearance requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

As the Savannah River Site’s management and operations contractor since 2008, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) makes the world safer. With safety and security in the forefront, SRNS develops innovative approaches to deliver on our environmental commitments and nuclear materials challenges; supplies products and services necessary to maintain the nation’s nuclear deterrent; secures nuclear materials to prevent unwanted proliferation; and transforms nuclear materials into assets and stable wasteforms. The SRNS workforce is highly capable, engaged, and adaptable to meet existing and expanding missions. SRNS employees apply superior expertise and innovative solutions to complex and challenging national and global issues. We have the knowledge to address a range of national and international nuclear issues. We make the world safer – and you can, too.

The SRNS vision states that we will "be the standard of excellence in nuclear materials management by delivering knowledge, innovation and experience." This is underpinned by the recognition that everything we do relies on our employees and how they demonstrate the SRNS Standards of Excellence every day. Built on the foundation of safety and security, each employee is expected to:
Model Excellence by demonstrating the highest standards and values in work and promoting them within the organization and to the customer.
Deliver Results by meeting customer expectations to ensure objectives, goals and deadlines are met while being good stewards of resources.
Energize and Recognize Teams through growing organizational strength and recognizing continued excellence.
Build Relationships by developing relationships with coworkers and customers to foster a respectful workplace.
Shape the Future by creating a diverse, innovative and integrated workforce that fosters mission success and company growth.

IT/OT Management

IT/OT management oversees multiple domains of the company's IT and/or OT infrastructure, including cyber security, systems administration, network operations, and software development. They lead cross-functional teams to ensure reliable and efficient IT and/or OT operations that align with business objectives. They develop and deliver new IT and/or OT technologies and solutions to meet new business needs and improve efficiency of ongoing operations. They manage IT and/or OT initiatives and customer relationships and ensure adherence to internal and external regulations.

Management

• Roles in this band provide people management direction to ensure the overall effective functioning of a function, sub-function, department or administrative process by implementing strategies and processes, and by building a high-performing team
• Achieves goals through the work of others
• Management responsibilities include performance appraisals, pay reviews, training and development
• Job focus is on managing others and applying operational or strategic management skills

M3

Provides leadership to managers and professional staff with accountability for performance and results of multiple teams, while developing departmental plans and priorities where decisions are guided by resource availability and organizational objectives.

Information Technology / Operations Technology (IT/OT) professionals sculpt the technological framework of the organization through the creation and management of scalable and secure information systems. Charged with the development and deployment of solutions, they analyze short- and long-term requirements to enhance system functionality and efficiency. They design and refine software applications, ensuring integration with existing architectural paradigms while also developing network systems and infrastructure to support business needs. IT/OT personnel manage the organization's IT/OT landscape, guaranteeing the reliable operation of servers, databases, and other components of the technology ecosystem. By maintaining a secure and robust IT/OT infrastructure, they uphold the integrity and confidentiality of data while facilitating connectivity and accessibility. Information Technology / Operations Technology personnel continually adapt to technological advancements, ensuring the organization stays at the forefront of emerging IT/OT trends and is well-equipped to meet future challenges while maintaining secure and stable operations.

$134,088 - $188,052

This is the range within which SRNS expects the majority of qualified candidates would enter this role if offered. Actual offers may be more or less than the amounts shown depending on candidate’s qualifications, experience, internal equity, and other factors.