Engineering Manager - Platform Infrastructure

Introduction

Sensys Gatso, a pioneer in traffic enforcement technology, is actively seeking a seasoned and dynamic Engineering Manager I to join our Platform team in Amsterdam. This role is not just a job; it's an opportunity to make a tangible impact on public safety and urban mobility across the globe.

As the Engineering Manager of the Platform Team, you will oversee our data center and cloud infrastructure, ensuring it is reliable, scalable, secure, and cost-efficient. The team, consisting of six members with expertise in bare metal, virtualization, containerization, and cloud engineering, applies modern DevOps and SecOps principles across all environments. You will also be responsible for cost and budget control, ensuring efficient resource utilization. We utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps principles to streamline deployments and system configuration, with a strong focus on governance and compliance. The Platform Team plays a key role in supporting other teams that develop road safety solutions using Golang and Java, providing a solid infrastructure foundation. This is a hands-on role, requiring close collaboration and active participation in both technical and strategic decisions to drive innovation and operational excellence.

This position offers the unique opportunity to work on innovative projects with a global impact, enhancing safety and operational efficiency in cities worldwide. While based in our vibrant Amsterdam office, your role demands flexibility, including a minimum three-day in-office work week and occasional collaboration with our Haarlem team for specific projects.

Join us at Sensys Gatso, where your skills in software engineering will contribute directly to building smarter, safer cities. This is more than a career—it's a chance to shape the future of road safety worldwide.

What you’ll be doing

• Platform Strategy & Leadership: Lead the Platform team to develop and maintain cloud and data center infrastructure, ensuring it's scalable, secure, and cost-efficient. Act as a champion for DevOps and SecOps practices across the organization.

• Team Coordination & Agile Leadership: Lead the team with agile practices, coordinating tasks, setting priorities, and fostering a collaborative environment. Guide the team through agile planning and ensure alignment with the overall goals and timelines.

• Kubernetes & Cloud Infrastructure: Oversee the deployment and management of Kubernetes across diverse cloud environments and on bare metal. Ensure seamless integration of infrastructure as code (IaC) with platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.

• Collaboration Across Teams: Work closely with application teams and the broader engineering department to ensure the infrastructure aligns with the needs of road safety solutions developed using Golang and Java. Foster a collaborative environment to enhance development and operational efficiency.

• Infrastructure Optimization & Cost Management: Continuously monitor and optimize the platform infrastructure for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency. Ensure the platform infrastructure delivers maximum value within budget constraints.

• Governance & Security: Establish and enforce governance, compliance, and security policies across the infrastructure. Ensure best practices are followed in system configuration, access control, and operational procedures.

• Hands-on Development & Incident Management: Actively participate in infrastructure development and incident resolution, applying technical expertise to maintain platform health, solve complex issues, and improve system reliability.

What you’ll need for that

• Proven Leadership: Strong experience in leading and mentoring engineering teams, with the ability to drive performance, build a positive culture, and ensure team success.

• Cloud & IaC Expertise: Deep knowledge of cloud environments (preferably GCP) and proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar.

• Kubernetes & Containerization Experience: Extensive hands-on experience with container technologies, especially Kubernetes, and managing containerized applications in large-scale environments.

• DevOps & SecOps Knowledge: Expertise in DevOps principles and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), with the ability to integrate these principles into daily operations, ensuring reliability, efficiency, and scalability.

• Cost & Budget Management: Proven ability to manage and optimize platform infrastructure costs, with experience in budgeting and resource allocation to balance performance and cost-efficiency.

• Governance & Security Focus: Strong understanding of governance frameworks and security best practices, ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations.

• Technical Versatility: A strong foundation in Linux/Unix systems, basic networking, and security. Familiarity with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, GitOps, and secret management solutions like HashiCorp Vault is advantageous.

• Hands-on Approach: A hands-on leader who enjoys being involved in technical work, solving problems, and providing direct support for the team’s needs.

What we offer

• Empowering Work Environment: We pride ourselves on creating a workplace that empowers every employee to bring their best self forward, fostering innovation and growth.

• Agile and Collaborative Teams: Benefit from our efficient Agile structures, complete with dedicated Scrum Masters and Product Owners, working alongside enthusiastic team members who are passionate about what they do.

• Extensive Learning Opportunities: We provide extensive online training through various providers, allocate time for learning, offer a budget for education, and support a personal education plan. Our culture heavily supports learning and self-development, empowering you to continuously enhance your skills and career.

• Competitive Compensation: Receive a salary that reflects your expertise and contribution, positioning you well within the industry standards.

• Attractive Bonus Structure: Enjoy a bonus structure designed to reward your hard work and dedication, ensuring that your achievements are recognized and rewarded.

• Generous Leave Policy and Remote Working Flexibility: Enjoy 25 days of leave, providing ample opportunity for relaxation and rejuvenation. Additionally, we offer the flexibility to work remotely from your home country.

• International and Diverse Workplace: Join an international working environment that truly values and celebrates diversity, offering a rich exchange of perspectives and cultures.

• Work with a purpose: Our vision is to save lives on the roads. Everyone at Sensys Gatso is therefore contributing to the UN goal of reducing road deaths and injuries by 50 per cent by 2030.

More about us

Sensys Gatso Group is the leading supplier of system solutions for traffic safety in the field of traffic enforcement systems. Sensys Gatso has subsidiaries in Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, the USA, Latin America, and a branch office in the United Arab Emirates. The Sensys Gatso Group’s shares are listed at NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. 

The product lines at Sensys Gatso consists of three products Flux, Puls and XIlium. Flux is the part that is placed at the roadside and acts as an edge device in a distributed traffic enforcement system, including both soft- and hardware. Puls is the data backend where data from roadside systems is collected, analyzed and enriched. Xilium acts as the frontend where processing on violations is handled. The products are all written using modern technologies and frameworks including containerization with Docker and management using Kubernetes. Flux and Puls are mainly written in golang whereas Xilium as an enterprise software is Java based.

Each product has their own dedicated product manager, and together they form the foundation of a strong product driven development team.