Company description

OVERVIEW
Publicis Groupe is one of the world’s largest communications holding companies, present in over 110 countries and employing about 100,000 professionals. The Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation.

HELPING OUR CLIENTS UNLOCK GROWTH IN THE PLATFORM WORLD
Our clients compete in the platform world, a horizontal marketplace between creators and consumers, between speakers and listeners, between buyers and sellers. To thrive, companies must innovate their products and business models. Four imperatives—(1) Real Identity, (2) Dynamic, Diverse and Disruptive Creativity, (3) Smart Media, and (4) Direct Relationships—are essential for modern brands to succeed in this environment. Through our suite of agencies, we invest in capabilities across these imperatives, enabling us to build bespoke models for clients and lead expertise across industry categories. We offer our talents opportunities to grow and learn through our Power of One approach, supported by Marcel, our AI-based platform, providing instant access to resources and knowledge worldwide.

THE SPIRIT OF VIVA LA DIFFERENCE
Viva La Difference is embedded in our culture, valuing and respecting individual differences in identity, background, culture, and experience. It guides how we behave with each other and our clients, inspiring us to celebrate diversity and elevate our work in the platform world.

Overview

The Platform Engineering Manager leads engineering teams to design, build, and optimize core platform services and infrastructure, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance of enterprise systems. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders, implementing agile processes, and managing environments for consistency and reliability.

Responsibilities

Platform Leadership:

• Lead and mentor platform engineering teams to deliver scalable systems.
• Define and uphold best practices for architecture and engineering standards.
• Drive innovation focusing on automation and resilience.

Agile Process & Team Management:

• Implement agile methodologies across engineering teams.
• Facilitate sprint rituals like planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.

Collaboration & Delivery:

• Partner with Product, Data, and DevOps teams to meet business needs.
• Manage platform upgrades, migrations, and infrastructure enhancements.
• Oversee monitoring, incident response, and ongoing improvements.

Environment Management:

• Maintain engineering environments for consistency, security, and reliability.
• Manage version control, release processes, and environment availability.

Qualifications

Experience:

• Extensive platform engineering experience with leadership roles.
• Proven management of large-scale distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
• Expertise in containerization, orchestration, and automation frameworks.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong leadership and team-building skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure).
• Understanding of agile delivery practices and environment management.

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred.

Additional information

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working model, with employees working in the office three days a week. We support all candidates and are committed to a fair assessment process. If you have circumstances such as neurodiversity, impairments, or medical conditions affecting your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner to discuss adjustments. Disclosing this information will not impact your application.

Visit the Publicis Career Page to learn about our inclusive benefits and Employee Action Groups.