DevOps Platform Tech Lead

Your responsibilities

• Technical Leadership:

Lead the design and implementation of the Internal Developer Platform (Backstage-based) and define technical direction for platform engineering initiatives. - Own architecture decisions and technical roadmap - Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers - Ensure alignment with engineering standards and best practices

• Platform Strategy & Roadmap:

Define and execute the roadmap for platform engineering aligned with business goals. - Identify opportunities to improve developer productivity - Drive adoption of internal platform across teams - Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize platform capabilities

• Architecture & System Design:

Design scalable, secure, and maintainable platform architecture supporting multi-cloud and hybrid environments. - Define abstraction layers across cloud, Kubernetes, and application layers - Ensure high availability, performance, and cost efficiency - Establish architectural patterns and reusable components

• Developer Experience (DevEx) & Adoption:

Drive a developer-first culture by improving usability and adoption of the platform. - Define golden paths and development standards - Ensure platform reduces friction for development teams - Continuously collect feedback and improve platform usability

• Platform Governance & Best Practices:

Define and enforce best practices and standards across platform usage. - Establish CI/CD standards and code quality practices - Define security, compliance, and operational guidelines - Ensure consistent usage of infrastructure and deployment patterns

• Operational Excellence:

Ensure reliability, scalability, and observability of platform services. - Define monitoring, alerting, and incident management practices - Ensure platform meets SLAs/SLOs - Drive continuous improvement through postmortems and feedback loops

Your qualifications

• At least 10 years experience in IT, including 6 years experience as a Platform Engineer and 2 years as a Platform Tech Lead (Backstage / Internal Developer Platform)
• Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
• Able to read and write technical documents in the English language.
• Strong programming skills (NodeJS / TypeScript / Python / Go)
• Proven experience in system design and large-scale architecture
• Experience leading engineering teams or technical initiatives
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, CI/CD, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)
• Experience building internal platforms, developer tools, or shared services
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Nice to have

• Experience with Backstage and plugin development
• Experience with GitOps and modern platform engineering practices
• Experience in DevSecOps and compliance environments
• Experience in multi-cloud and hybrid architectures

Why you’ll love working here

• Professional European-based company
• Attractive salary
• Performance bonus of up to 4 months‘ salary
• Opportunities for travel to Europe
• Hybrid home/office working model
• Flexible working time
• Structured training & development roadmap
• Good work-life balance
• Premium healthcare insurance
• Loyalty programs
• Well-being activities
• Annual company trips and team-building events

58 years of global history, 28 years of growth in Vietnam, 9 countries, 2200+ experts. Since 1998, our Vietnam team of engineers, business analysts, software architects, designers, and consultants have provided tailor-made and standardized solutions to support the digital transformation of customers in Switzerland. Our activity spans across multiple fields of leading-edge technologies.

Our offices are now in Switzerland (Pully (headquarters), Zurich, Geneva, Bern, Basel), France (Paris), UK (London), Spain (Madrid, Granada), Mauritius (Saint-Pierre), Italy (Palermo, Bolzano), and Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City).

ELCA Vietnam is proud to be Great Place To Work Certified 3 years in a row!