Platform Engineering Manager at University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC

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Job Title Platform Engineering Manager Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Information Systems and Technology, Level E2 Job Family Group Staff - Non Union Department OCIO | Enterprise Automation and Service Delivery Compensation Range $11,397.00 - $17,081.58 CAD Monthly The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job. Job End Date Ongoing Posting End Date November 13, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career. Job Summary The Platform Engineering Manager provides people and technical leadership for core enterprise projects encompassing large, multi-faceted information systems within Enterprise Automation and Solution Delivery (EASD) at UBC IT. The Incumbent provides senior level expertise and direction in the area of Enterprise Integrations and is a recognized subject matter expert for the EASD responsible for management and execution of tasks that deliver projects, enhancements, maintenance and production support. Organizational Status The EASD is a unit within the UBC Information Technology department responsible for linking all systems and data at UBC to enable the University, faculty, researchers, staff, students and partners to have access to properly governed data through well-documented UBC APIs and other appropriate toolsets. The EASD is responsible for the selection, acquisition or development, deployment, and operation of the suite of applications related to enterprise integrations. The EASD works closely with core UBC IT and IT Enabled project teams to ensure that all releases to production of integrations and supporting toolsets are of the required quality. Services are delivered through the use of Information Technology best practices and customer focused processes to enable stakeholders to achieve UBC objectives. The Platform Engineering Manager, EASD reports to the Senior Manager, EASD and works closely with the other managers in UBC IT and the Office of the CIO, UBC IT personnel, technology professionals across the UBC community, campus stakeholders, vendors, and external institutions. Work Performed Provides work direction and leadership to the EASD DevOps team members, including scheduling, assignment of work, review of performance and resolution of post-production issues as required to ensure overall success Manages the performance of the DevOps team with regular reviews and feedback that consists of effective mentorship and patient guidance. Establishes a safe and productive environment, within the team, for peers to continuously learn from each other and support the ongoing development of their skills Participates in long-range planning for integration projects, and develops and maintains technology delivery roadmaps for the functional area(s). Manages complex enterprise-level initiatives assigned to the DevOps team to further develop and implement aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and business processes that involve the greater UBC community. Leads areas of responsibility including Performance Management, Solution Architecture, Change Management, and User Experience and will be responsible to ensure consistent application of SDLC, Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CICD), and documentat