Engineering Team Lead - SDLC Tooling
Core
Lead and develop a team of engineers responsible for the Enterprise Developer Experience and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) platform, ensuring reliability, security, and scalability of developer tools.
Role type
Senior Engineering Team Lead (Platform Engineering/DevEx)
Builds
Enterprise developer platforms including source code management, CI/CD, software quality, supply chain security, and AI-assisted development capabilities.
Domain
Enterprise Software Engineering / Platform Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Team leadership, strategic roadmap execution, technical architecture guidance, platform governance, incident response, vendor management, budget forecasting, performance management, talent development.
Preferred skills
Enterprise Developer Experience (DevEx) leadership, DevOps/Platform Engineering experience, knowledge of GitLab SCM/CI/CD/Duo, SonarQube, JFrog Artifactory, Mend, DevSecOps, cloud engineering, software supply chain security, AI-assisted development practices, DORA metrics, service-level objectives.
Technologies
GitLab SCM, GitLab CI/CD, GitLab Duo, SonarQube, JFrog Artifactory, Mend, IDE ecosystems, Developer portals
Responsibilities
Lead, coach, and manage a team of engineers; establish team priorities and succession planning; provide technical direction for enterprise developer platforms; drive adoption of enterprise standards and best practices; oversee platform engineering activities to improve productivity; partner with architecture and engineering teams on long-term strategies; ensure platform resiliency and operational excellence; manage vendor relationships and technology evaluations; lead incident response and continuous improvement; provide executive updates on platform performance and strategic initiatives.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with significant people management responsibilities