Senior Engineering Manager Platform Engineering

We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with over 115,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you’ll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you’ll also get to see your impact.

About the team

As the way we shop continues to evolve, our Digital team keeps us at the cutting edge. Driven by our innovative, inclusive, and forward-thinking culture, we’re constantly looking at ways to create differentiated, omni-channel experiences for our customers and build the next generation of digital retailing.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Engineering Manager to join Coles’ Engineering Platform team in a full-time and permanent capacity. 

Reporting directly to the GM of Digital Engineering & Data, the primary focus of this role is to maximise agility, accelerate cloud adoption and cost optimisation, and unlock efficiencies across the Digital function. 

In this role, you can expect to:

• Be accountable to build, enhance and maintain the cloud and on-prem digital platform as a foundation for supporting business applications.
• Support corporate Cloud strategy.
• Ensure a platform that is highly available for the organisation at scale.
• Contribute as a senior member of a highly capable, passionate, and motivated leadership team
• Provide clear business direction that translates into actionable items of work for the squads.
• Drive initiatives and contribute to product roadmap and strategy for the products/assets the squads are building.
• Maintain a portfolio view of all projects across the platform that you are responsible for, including budgets / funding and resource management.
• Contribute to creation and management of annual Cost Centre Budget and Technology project funded initiatives.

About you and your skills:

As an experienced Senior Engineering Manager with demonstrated experience across cloud and on-prem systems, you will have:

• Demonstrated experience in transforming on-prem systems to cloud
• At least 5-7 years senior or managerial IT experience, as a Digital/Product/Engineering Manager of digital products in an agile environment, with experience delivering large programs of work, including operation support.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing solutions in large scale, complex and distributed environments including cost optimisation.
• Solid understanding of cloud technology, on-prem solutions, SRE (Site Reliability Engineering), DevOps, DBA, and engineering products and services, with a technical background.
• A proven track record in people management and experience in building and leading large teams 
• Demonstrated success defining and launching high quality and business critical products, in a complex enterprise production environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to influence and persuade outcomes / direction

What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform ‘mythanks’. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you’ll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

About the recruitment process

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site or email inclusionrecruitment@coles.com.au

Job ID: 149242

Employment Type: Full time