# Lead Platform Engineer – Enterprise Developer Platform and Toolchain **Company**: S&P Global **Location**: Hyderabad, Telangana **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://spgi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SPGI_Careers/job/Hyderabad-Telangana/Lead-Platform-Engineer_332500-1?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_672ff5b0-5c5 ## Description You will set the technical direction for the enterprise developer platform that engineers rely on every day. By architecting integrated solutions across source control, CI/CD, cloud, identity and security tooling, and by scaling self-service capabilities, you will accelerate engineering productivity while keeping the platform secure, governed and reliable. **Responsibilities** - Own the platform engineering roadmap, architecture and delivery from design through production. - Lead, mentor and grow a team of engineers; set technical standards and review designs. - Plan and track delivery across multiple workstreams, managing dependencies, risks and stakeholder communication. - Define platform metrics and use them to prioritise investment and demonstrate value. - Design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling across GitHub Enterprise Cloud, Azure DevOps (ADO) and GitHub Actions hosted runners to ensure reliable, fast and secure software delivery. - Administer and evolve GitHub Enterprise Cloud, including repository governance, branch policies, access controls and enterprise-level configuration. - Manage the repository lifecycle (creation, ownership, archival) and enforce version control standards (Conventional Commits, semantic versioning, branching and PR standards). - Drive the internal developer portal and self-service strategy, including service catalogues, templates and self-service workflows. - Provision, secure and optimise the AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, IAM, CloudFormation/CDK) that underpin the developer platform. - Integrate security, quality and artefact management tools into developer workflows with minimal friction. - Own and operate AI-assisted development tooling, including GitHub Copilot, Cursor IDE, developer agents and MCP (Model Context Protocol) integrations, driving adoption, measuring productivity impact and scaling usage across engineering teams. - Build automation frameworks and developer agents that eliminate toil across identity and access provisioning, onboarding, environment setup, compliance checks and routine platform operations, in partnership with security and IT teams. - Partner with engineering, security, SRE and architecture teams, divisional DevOps/TechOps teams and BISOs to enforce guardrails and keep the platform governed, reliable and operationally ready. - Produce clear documentation, runbooks and enablement material to drive self-service adoption and reduce support burden. **What We're Looking For** - 8+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, SRE or infrastructure engineering roles. - Strong hands-on experience with GitHub Enterprise Cloud (administration, Actions, hosted runners, GHAS) and Azure DevOps. - Deep expertise in CI/CD pipeline design and automation at enterprise scale. - Strong understanding of the repository lifecycle, Git workflows and branching strategies (Conventional Commits, semantic versioning, trunk-based/GitFlow, PR workflows). - Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK) and configuration management tools. - Solid experience with AWS services, including compute, networking, storage, IAM and container orchestration (ECS/EKS). - Understanding of CMDB and ITIL-aligned change management (change requests, approvals, audit trails). - Experience building or extending internal developer portals (Backstage, Port or similar). - Familiarity with ServiceNow (workflow and catalogue configuration) and data platforms (Databricks or equivalent). - Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, TypeScript/Node.js). - Strong communication skills with the ability to influence adoption across engineering teams. **Benefits** - Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body. - Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on. - Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills. - Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs. - Family Friendly Perks: It's not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in-class benefits for families. - Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards,small perks can make a big difference. ## Skills ### Required - GitHub Enterprise Cloud - Azure DevOps - CI/CD pipeline design - Terraform - AWS services - Python - Bash - TypeScript/Node.js - Git workflows - branching strategies - infrastructure-as-code - configuration management tools - CMDB - ITIL-aligned change management - ServiceNow - data platforms - scripting and automation skills ### Nice to have - Experience leading CI/CD migrations across platforms - Experience working in regulated environments - Experience with AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor IDE) and developer agents/MCP integrations - Hands-on experience building developer productivity metrics and dashboards (DORA, SPACE frameworks) - Contributions to open-source Backstage plugins or IDP ecosystems - Experience with FinOps practices and cloud cost optimisation for platform infrastructure - Familiarity with compliance-as-code and policy engines (OPA, Sentinel) - Certifications in AWS (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer) or Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD) --- Source: [Apply at spgi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://spgi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SPGI_Careers/job/Hyderabad-Telangana/Lead-Platform-Engineer_332500-1?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)