T-Mobile

Sr Manager, Platform DevOps

T-Mobile$160K — $288K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree plus 7 years of relevant experience or an Advanced degree with 5 years of experience in Computer Science, Engineering, IT or related field.
  • 7-10 years of product management experience in an agile software development environment.
  • 2-4 years of leadership experience.
  • Strong command of cloud infrastructure (AWS & Azure) along with CI/CD systems and IaC tools.
  • Experience managing teams of 5+ in a platform management organization.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage globally distributed DevOps/SRE teams across US and India.
  • Own the security and vulnerability management lifecycle.
  • Implement observability platforms and develop dashboards for proactive insight.
  • Define and implement continuous improvement practices and operational standards.
  • Oversee incident management and implement corrective actions for system resilience.
  • Maintain technical vendor relationships to incorporate requests into product releases.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive execution of the platform engineering roadmap.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) with employer matching contributions.
  • Tuition assistance and college coaching programs.
  • Paid time off plus up to 12 paid holidays annually.
  • Discounts on mobile service and home internet.
Full Job Description
Job Overview This role leads globally distributed DevOps/SRE teams across the US and India, with end-to-end accountability for workforce planning, team performance, and the hiring, development, and retention of a high-performing organization. It oversees the reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency of production and non-production environments across AWS and Azure, applying expertise in capacity planning, traffic management, and cloud optimization. Leading teams of 20+ engineers and contractors, the role drives platform delivery, technical and security enhancements, and multi-functional collaboration. Success is measured by platform reliability, timely delivery of capabilities, team growth, and the overall impact on organizational performance and customer experience. Job Responsibilities - Lead and manage distributed DevOps/SRE teams (US and India) globally, ensuring effective workforce planning, shift and availability management, performance development, mentorship, and continuous skill growth aligned with organizational needs. Own the security and vulnerability management lifecycle, ensuring timely remediation, cloud posture hardening, secure configuration management, and alignment with enterprise security, governance, and risk controls. - Lead implementation of observability platforms across monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting; develop dashboards and insights to proactively identify failures, bottlenecks, and performance deviations. - Define and implement continuous improvement practices across technical fields and organizational processes. Drive SRE frameworks, including SLA/SLI/SLO definitions, reliability measurement, error-budget policies, and adoption of standards that improve operational excellence. - Provide end-to-end ownership of incident management, including response coordination, root-cause analysis (RCA), post-incident reviews, and implementation of corrective actions to strengthen system resilience. - Oversee technical vendor relationships to incorporate feature and function requests into product releases - Drive and maintain the current and future technical roadmap in collaboration with design and architecture teams. Collaborate with product, architecture, quality, and security organizations to align technical priorities and delivery objectives; drive execution of a long-term platform engineering roadmap covering modernization, automation, migrations, and innovation initiatives. - Recruit and hire qualified managers and team members to strengthen the platforms and the support model. Education and Work Experience - Bachelor's Degree plus 7 years of related work experience OR a combination of education and experience deemed equivalent. Acceptable areas of study include Computer Science, Engineering, IT or equivalent experience. (Required) - 7-10 years Relevant Product Management experience in an agile software product development environment. (Required) - 2-4 years Experience in a leadership role. (Required) - 7-10 years Technical Leadership: Strong command of cloud infrastructure (AWS & Azure), CI/CD systems, GitLab administration, IaC tools (Terraform/CloudFormation/Bicep), automation, and modern DevOps/SRE methodologies. (Preferred) - 2-4 years Experience managing teams of 5 or more resources in direct reporting relationships in a Platform Management organization. (Preferred) Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies - Experience delivering complex technology initiatives across engineering and operations - Expertise in vulnerability management, cloud security procedures, secure SDLC, compliance frameworks, and regulatory alignment. - Knowledge of observability concepts including monitoring, logging, and alerting - Understanding of SLAs, SLOs, and service performance management - Ability to collaborate with multi-functional partners and influence technical decisions - Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts clearly - Analytical skills to assess system performance, operational metrics, and improvement opportunities Licenses and Certifications: - Cloud certifications (AWS or Azure) - Kubernetes or related containerization certifications - At least 18 years of age - Legally authorized to work in the United States Travel: Travel Required (Yes/No): DOT Regulated: DOT Regulated Position (Yes/No): No Safety Sensitive Position (Yes/No): No Base Pay Range: $160,000 - $288,500 Corporate Bonus Target: 20% The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on various factors, such as work location, qualifications, and experience, so the actual starting pay will vary within this range. To find the pay range for this role based on hiring location, https://paylookup.t-mobile.com/paylookup?reqID=REQ348810¶dox=1 At T-Mobile, our benefits exemplify the spirit of One Team, Together! A big part of how we care for one another is working to ensure our benefits evolve to meet the needs of our team members. Full and part-time employees have access to the same benefits when eligible. We cover all of the bases, offering medical, dental and vision insurance, a flexible spending account, 401(k), employee stock grants, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays - which total about 4 weeks for new full-time employees and about 2.5 weeks for new part-time employees annually - paid parental and family leave, family building benefits, back-up care, enhanced family support, childcare subsidy, tuition assistance, college coaching, short- and long-term disability, voluntary AD&D coverage, voluntary accident coverage, voluntary life insurance, voluntary disability insurance, and voluntary long-term care insurance. We don't stop there - eligible employees can also receive mobile service & home internet discounts, pet insurance, and access to commuter and transit programs! To learn about T-Mobile’s amazing benefits, check out . Never stop growing! As part of the T-Mobile team, you know the Un-carrier doesn’t have a corporate ladder–it’s more like a jungle gym of possibilities! We love helping our employees grow in their careers, because it’s that shared drive to aim high that drives our business and our culture forward. By applying for this career opportunity, you’re living our values while investing in your career growth–and we applaud it. You’re unstoppable!

About T-Mobile

T-Mobile US, Inc. is a wireless company. As of December 31, 2016, the Company provided wireless communications services, including voice, messaging and data, to over 71 million customers in the postpaid, prepaid and wholesale markets. It provides services, devices and accessories across its brands, T-Mobile and MetroPCS. It provides wireless communication services through a range of service plan options. The Company offers a device trade-in program, Just Upgrade My Phone (JUMP!), which provides customers a specified-price trade-in credit and upgrade eligibility after approximately six months of service; Equipment Installment Plan (EIP), which is designed to provide financing to customers for the purchase of devices, and installment agreements for accessories; T-Mobile Tuesdays, which offers customers free stuff and access to various offers from brands; and T-Mobile ONE and Simple Choice plans.
Learn more about T-Mobile
Size
75,000 employees
Market Cap
$174.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3 billion
Founded
2002
5 Year Trend
+16.4%
Revenue
$68.3 billion
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