I&T Collaboration Platform Engineer

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.
What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

I&T Collaboration Senior Platform Engineer (Exchange) – Bangalore (Hybrid)

Position Purpose

The I&T Collaboration Senior Platform Engineer is an established technical leader that specializes in the design, development, operation, and optimization of our cloud-based services that underpin our messaging and collaboration platforms, namely Exchange, SharePoint and OneDrive.

These platforms are complex and enable the internal Brambles business to function.

Working both autonomously and in collaboration with other technical teams, this role will take the lead on any exchange, SharePoint and OneDrive related initiatives and will use their initiative to design, develop and maintain scalable and reliable platform solutions, driving idea generation and implementing solutions, working with, internal stakeholders, external technology vendors and managed service providers.

Using industry best practices relating to encryption and authentication, this person is responsible for the safeguarding of the platform, protecting data integrity from both design and platform governance perspectives.

This role will report to the I&T Collaboration Platform Manager

Major/Key Accountabilities

• Operations: Successful running of the I&T Collaboration Platform
• Governance and Compliance: Ensuring that all services underpinned by the I&T Collaboration Platform are correctly governed and are compliant, liaising with the compliance, legal and risk internal teams.
• Architectural Leadership: Lead the design and implementation of scalable and robust platform solutions.
• Platform Integration: Manage third party integrations to enhance platform functionality, ensuring seamless communication between systems.
• Capability Planning: Developing the broader capability roadmap for the I&T Collaboration Platform, working with senior stakeholders and taking the lead in architectural thinking.
• Change Management: Driving the change and adoption strategy, managing any third parties that we may choose to engage in delivery,
• Optimisation: Driving optimisation outcomes for the I&T Collaboration Platform
• Vendor Management: Effective management of 3rd party vendors who supply technologies that underpin the platform.
• Stakeholder Management: Managing relationships with wider technology professionals both withing the industry and within the different business units of Brambles.  Collaborating with cross-functional teams when designing and developing the platform.
• Collaboration and Communication: Influencing the evolution of Generative AI based digital services through close working and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Innovation: Continuously exploring new features and updates and related technologies to enhance the platform's capabilities and drive innovation within the organization including the management of technical roadmaps.
• Support and Coaching: Provide training and support to team members relating to platform development and industry best practices.

Experience:

• Significant previous experience implementing unified communications platforms, as a technical leader
• 10+ years’ experience managing or influencing technical staff and projects.
• Proven success in improving the quality and effectiveness of services.
• Experience working within a matrix structure for a global organisation.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science
• Program and/or Project Management Certification
• Modules, certifications or badges relating to the design and implementation of the platform.

                Skills and Knowledge

• Exchange and Messaging Architecture: Specialised knowledge of how enterprise wide unified communications platforms hang together and is able to provide leadership in the design, integration and operation of these systems.
• Microsoft 365 and Azure: Understanding the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, including applications like Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive, as well as Azure services for cloud computing and data management.
• AI and Machine Learning: Familiarity with AI concepts, machine learning models, and natural language processing (NLP) to understand how the platform leverages these technologies
• Data Management: Knowledge of data governance, data privacy, and compliance standards to ensure secure and compliant use of data within the platform.
• Performance Monitoring and Optimization: Skills in monitoring system performance, analysing usage patterns, and optimizing the platform for better efficiency and user experience
• Security: Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and practices to protect the platform and its data from threats.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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