Lead Platform Engineer

About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 11Role: Lead Platform Engineer – Enterprise Developer Platform and Toolchain The Team  The Enterprise Developer Platform & Toolchain team owns the developer platforms, tools and capabilities used by software engineers across S&P Global. Our core functions are DevOps, DevSecOps, FinOps, Platform Engineering, SRE and Developer Experience (DevEx). We partner with divisional DevOps/TechOps teams and InfoSec to establish consistent controls and governance across the SDLC, securing developer tools without disrupting the developer experience. We build services and processes that enable DevOps practices company-wide and use DevEx insights to keep our platforms simple, consistent and engineer-friendly. The team is globally distributed.  The Impact  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.  What’s in It for You  You will lead a high-visibility platform engineering function tied directly to company strategy, working with GitHub Enterprise Cloud, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, AWS, Terraform and Backstage. You will have the opportunity to lead CI/CD migrations and platform adoption strategies, build and grow a team, and collaborate with security, SRE and engineering leaders. We support your growth through innovation projects, training, cloud certifications and knowledge sharing.  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.