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Platform Product Manager, Microservices

Primark
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5 months ago
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Job Description

Platform Product Manager – Microservices 
  
Because your new ideas are our way new ways of working. Evolve, your way.   
  
Our technology team is actively shaping the next wave of advancements. Engaged with innovative initiatives, your expertise will propel our business into the future. Collaborating with a creative team of tech enthusiasts, you’ll contribute your unique skills to fuel our technological advancements.   

The Platform Product Manager, Microservices at Primark will be accountable for defining and delivering the enterprise microservices platform strategy, focusing on building scalable, secure, and high-performing API Based Microservices. Working closely with our Technology Partner organisations ensuring that the Microservices Platform supports advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning initiatives.

Additionally, they will oversee the design of API Based Microservices solutions, ensuring alignment with business needs and collaborating closely with Product Management, Architecture, Integration teams to drive business transformation.

We are undergoing exciting data platform modernisation journey including Azure Integration Services, you will collaborate to develop the platform strategy with the architecture teams and drive operationalisation of the API Based Microservices strategy.
 
What You’ll Get  
People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best.     
  
Let’s talk lifestyle: Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.   
  
What You’ll Do as an Platform Product Manager
In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:   

  • Operational reliability: Collaborate with reliability engineering partner to resolve issues and optimise performance.  Define and monitor SLAs for uptime, performance, and reliability.  
  • Build & Delivery Microservices Platform Strategy: Own the creation and implementation of the organization’s enterprise Microservices Platform strategy, ensuring alignment with business needs. 
  • Product Management: Own and manage the product backlog.  Drive initiatives to improve ease of use for platform consumers. Ensure integration with third-party tools and systems is seamless.
  • Audit readiness: Prepare for internal and external audits by maintaining detailed records and implementing robust processes.
  • Disaster Recovery: Strategy for a Microservices recovery ensuring rapid recovery from disruptions by meeting RTO/RPO targets, implementing backups and failover mechanisms, regularly testing recovery processes, and aligning with compliance and SLA requirements.
  • Software currency: Ensure that systems remain secure, efficient, and supported by keeping software versions up to date, addressing obsolescence risks, and aligning vendor compliance standards.
  • Ensure Security and Compliance: Develop and enforce data security, privacy, and compliance protocols to safeguard sensitive information across enterprise functions. Stay up to date with industry best practices, ensuring data platform adherence (e.g., GDPR).
  • Technology Platform: Evaluate, implement, and manage modern technology platforms that align with the organization’s data needs. Ensure the integration of best-fit platforms like Azure, and other cloud technologies to enable scalable, efficient and reusable API Based Microservices
  • Leadership of Partner Delivered Microservices Engineering Team: Lead, mentor, and guide a high-performing engineering team, fostering collaboration and technical excellence. Set clear goals, encourage best practices, and ensure alignment with business needs.


What You’ll Bring   
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:  

  • 8+ years’ experience as a Microservices Platform Product Manager  
  • Experience with object-oriented programming languages (such as Java)
  • Experience with API and Event-driven systems
  • Experience with Azure Cloud technology stack
  • Experience with Docker/Kubernetes
  • Proven track record in leading transformational / change management initiatives

 Does this sound like you? Great, because we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring. You’ll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we’re excited about our future - and we’re excited to develop yours.   
  
About Primark  
At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 9 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over , colleagues and over stores in countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together.   
    
If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist.  
  
All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss.
 

Function

Technology

Job Type

Employee - Permanent

Country

United Kingdom

Job Profile

ICT Management

Time Type

Full-Time

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