Platform Engineering Manager

at  Bunnings

At Bunnings, you’ll make a positive difference to our business and beyond.
Bunnings is the leading retailer of home improvement and lifestyle products in Australia and New Zealand and a major supplier to project builders, commercial tradespeople and the housing industry. Operating from a network of stores, trade centres, frame and truss sites, and online, Bunnings caters for consumer and commercial customers.
By joining our passionate and diverse team, you will have the opportunity to grow, develop, have fun and make a positive difference – to our customers and the communities where we live and work.
We are seeking an experienced Platform Engineering Manager to join our Technology team.
About the Role
In the role of Platform Engineering Manager, you will integrate into a supportive senior leadership team and spearhead a group of technical engineers, administrators, and architects. Your leadership and mentorship will be pivotal in fostering a robust team culture. Moreover, you will guarantee the high availability, resilience, security, and performance of Corporate applications and their supporting platforms throughout the Bunnings store support, cloud, and store warehouse network.
Your responsibilities will encompass managing Tier 1 business-critical applications utilized by Store Support, Stores, and External Customers, covering Authentication, ERP, Financials, Pricing, Ordering, Procurement, Communications, Reporting, Integration, and more.
As a vital contributor to business strategy, you will oversee the development of application platform lifecycle management and maintenance, resource allocation, and prioritization, ensuring that deadlines are met in accordance with the broader business objectives.
About You
As a passionate and experienced technology leader, you exhibit strong skills in stakeholder management, organization, communication, and project management, as well as in building relationships. Your adeptness at problem-solving, outcome-driven, continuous improvement approach, and resourcefulness, combined with your robust mentoring and coaching abilities, have earned you high regard from the teams you have led. You also possess proficiency in collaborating with DevOps teams.

You will also have:

• Experience leading and mentoring a technical team of various abilities and strengths
• Experience in the management of complex business critical enterprise applications
• Experience in managing issues and escalation of high profile, high criticality technical issues
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of technologies and stay abreast of current industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Experience with any of the Application platforms below will be looked upon favorably:
• ERP (Oracle EBusiness)
• Integration (Oracle/Informatica)
• Reporting (microstrategy/cognos)
• Atlassian (Jira/Confluence)
• MIro, Monday.com

We’re here to support you.
Bunnings strives to ensure everyone is treated fairly and our team are committed to supporting you at any stage of your recruitment journey. Be sure to let us know if you require an adjustment and we can provide the most appropriate support for you. Contact us at jobs@bunnings.com.au and a member of the team will be in touch.
You’ll be part of a workplace where you’ll feel like you belong.

There’s so much on offer when you’re part of our Bunnings team with benefits including:

• Our flexible and informal work environment which helps bring balance between work and home.
• Team discount at Bunnings, OnePass and with other Wesfarmers retailers including Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Catch.
• Discounts from corporate partners (such as private health insurance, gyms, car rental) and cost price food and drinks at our Bunnings café.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave, regardless of gender, annual flu vaccinations and health checks.
• The opportunity to create a real difference in your local community and environment.

Join us and experience Bunnings from the other side of the counter.
Please note that if your application progresses to the reference check stage, you may be required to submit a police check. If your search returns a criminal record, Bunnings will assess whether the record impacts your ability to perform the key requirements of the role

Please refer the Job description for details