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!