Platform Manager

Vacancy: Platform Manager (Quality)

Location: Royston, UK (with hybrid working)

Job Family: IT

The Platform Manager (Quality) role as part of Engineering Team is to lead a team of engineers, providing technical guidance, and support, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. The Platform Manager is accountable for using their expertise to ensure on-going functional and configuration for MES applications used globally across the JM business. The Platform Manager is responsible for collaborating closely with the wider Engineering team to lead their functional area through to maturity and drive continuous improvement and ensure the on-going integrity of the design delivered by the project teams. The Primary applications used today are Labware, Dotmatics, Scibites, Zontal and other bespoke systems.

Johnson Matthey, a FTSE 250 organisation, is a global leader in sustainable technologies specialising in catalysis, precious metal products, chemicals and process technology. With operations in over 30 countries, we employ more than 12,600 people. We have more 200 years of success behind us; be part of the next stage of our growth journey and help maintain our reputation as one of the most admired organisations in our field. Our unique culture and people give us competitive advantage and will ensure our success for years to come. You can be part of that success story.

Your responsibilities:

• Effectively partner with the business to understand the voice of the customers and business requirements to reflect into engineering reality
• Lead the strategy and roadmap for the platform, working closely with the engineering teams, stakeholders, and business leaders to align the platform and product with the company's goals and objectives
• Ensure the platform is secure, scalable, and high performing, monitoring key metrics and KPIs, identifying and addressing issues, and proactively identifying opportunities to optimize performance and enhance the customer experience
• Identify common reusable components across platforms and products to ensure greater efficiency and scalability
• Infuse a sense of ownership & pride amongst team members to deliver high quality work outputs
• Oversee code reviews with engineering team by inculcating new ways of thinking to improve design, quality etc. to drive higher engineering productivity and quality while driving standardisation and modularisation

Requirements for the role:

• Significant experience working in a team management technical role supporting MoM systems
• Proven ability to convey complex technical terms to non-technical users
• Knowledge of SDLC processes e.g. Agile (Scrum, Kanban), Waterfall, along with awareness of latest technologies and frameworks
• Experience MoM professional with significant experience working on multiple, complex CI Quality projects
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of integrated technical design concepts and principles within a global organisation
• Knowledge of SDLC processes e.g. Agile (Scrum, Kanban), Waterfall, along with awareness of latest technologies and frameworks

How you will be rewarded:

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including bonus, excellent pension contributions and 25 days annual leave (varies for shift-based roles).

At JM, an inclusive culture is integral to our values and ambitions for the future. We are committed to ensuring that everyone can bring their full self to work and thrive in their career. Welcoming everyone to JM, regardless of their unique characteristics, experiences or thoughts allows us to bring many different voices and experiences together to tackle the world's biggest challenges. Being truly inclusive means that all colleagues feel valued for their differences, views and contributions, and feel a sense of belonging at JM .

Johnson Matthey is open for discussion on part time, job share and flexible working patterns

Closing date for applications: This job advertisement will be posted

for a minimum of 2 weeks, early application is advised

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