Manager, Platform Engineering

We are Cargill, a family company with more than 160 years of experience, committed to delivering food and agricultural solutions in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Our work sits at the center of the supply chain, where we partner with farmers and customers to source, make, and deliver essential products that help businesses grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. Our global team of 155,000 people innovates with purpose, guided by our values to put people first, reach higher, and do the right thing for today and future generations. We are an equal opportunity employer, including Disability and Vet.

- We require at least 4 years of relevant work experience, with 5 or more years generally preferred.
- We value experience leading a multi-regional production support team.
- We prefer experience managing vendor partnerships and consultants.
- We look for a background in facilitating large-scale, high-pressure triage sessions and stakeholder coordination.
- We seek experience tracking and managing software and infrastructure budgets and costs.
- Experience supporting a data platform or another large-scale shared service is a plus.
- Familiarity with our core technology stack, including Cloudera CDP, Impala, Kudu, Apache Kafka, AWS infrastructure, and ServiceNow, is preferred.
- We will not sponsor work visas for this position.

- We set goals and objectives to drive operational results for our platform engineering team.
- We design, develop, and maintain digital infrastructure that supports our IT applications and services.
- We oversee project planning, prioritization, and delivery to keep work on schedule and within scope.
- We coordinate cross-functional collaboration and allocate resources efficiently.
- We guide the team in using our software deployment platform, CI/CD pipelines, and twelve-factor practices to automate releases.
- We ensure strong quality through testing, code reviews, and adherence to industry standards.
- We drive continuous improvement initiatives and implement approved standards to strengthen development and deployment processes.
- We partner with product managers, designers, and other teams to clarify requirements, align priorities, and deliver effective solutions.
- We maintain and review documentation for applications, deployment workflows, and system configurations.
- We provide technical support and troubleshooting for deployed applications to minimize downtime.
- We manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders to keep communication clear and projects aligned.
- We lead and develop our team by setting expectations, coaching performance, monitoring progress, supporting growth, and fostering an inclusive culture.