We are partnered with a world‑class IT services provider based in Spain working with clients on a global scale. They are looking for a Platform Technical Lead to take ownership of how the platform estate runs in production, ensuring stability by eliminating root causes of incidents.
Location: Madrid – hybrid, Permanent. Salary: €63,000 – €68,000.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll own the operational engineering standards across our platform estate. This includes defining production readiness standards, signing off on high‑risk changes, and having the authority to push back when something isn’t ready.
You will reduce repeat incidents by identifying and eliminating structural weaknesses, replacing manual tribal knowledge with automation and codified processes, and managing platform capacity proactively.
This role is not focused on platform design, incident process ownership, or project delivery, but rather on measured improvements in platform stability, incident reduction, automation, and technical debt reduction.
The successful Platform Technical Lead will have
* Previous experience in a similar role improving platform stability and reducing operational fragility
* Strong engineering judgement and experience acting as the technical authority in a live production environment
* Proven ability to implement automation at scale
* Excellent communication and team‑working skills with the ability to communicate risks and technical requirements clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
* Technical stack experience required – Microsoft Windows Server, Active Directory, VMware, Veeam, Linux operating systems, advanced scripting and automation, and open‑source technologies
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