Senior Engineering Manager - Platform Engineering

Zions Bancorporation’s Enterprise Technology and Operations (ETO) team is redefining what it means to work for a financial institution. For over 150 years, we have delivered exceptional experiences to our clients and communities. Today, we are accelerating innovation and modernizing technology to build the workforce of the future. Join us and help shape this transformation. 

We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead our Platform Engineering Enablement function, driving developer productivity, and modernizing the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). This is a player-coach role—balancing strategic leadership with hands-on technical contributions. You will partner across the enterprise to deliver self-service platforms, automation, and education that empower developers, improve SDLC maturity, and enable continuous delivery. 

You will champion engineering excellence, foster a culture of collaboration and innovation, and ensure alignment with organizational objectives while consistently delivering measurable outcomes. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Inspire & Elevate: Build and sustain high-performing engineering teams through hiring, coaching, and upskilling talent. Set clear expectations and raise the bar for quality and delivery.  

• Instill an Engineering Mindset: Promote data-driven decision-making, root cause analysis, scalable design, and continuous improvement. Coach teams to think critically, prioritize maintainability, and share knowledge across the organization. 

• Drive SDLC Transformation: Define and execute a roadmap for SDLC maturity, aligning enterprise OKRs with team goals to achieve business outcomes.  

• Enable Developer Productivity: Design and deliver self-service platforms and automation capabilities (e.g., golden paths, templates, policy-as-code, service catalogs).  

• Champion DevSecOps Practices: Evangelize best practices across the developer community; coach teams to adopt secure, efficient, and modern engineering workflows.  

• Stay Ahead of Innovation: Monitor emerging technologies (e.g., GenAI, developer productivity tools) and integrate them into platform strategies.  

• Ensure Compliance & Security: Maintain safety and soundness of solutions, adhering to internal policies and regulatory requirements.  

• Manage Budgets & Resources: Oversee departmental budgets and ensure financial discipline. 

• Other duties as assigned.  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.  

• 8 years in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering with hands-on technical execution. 

• 3 years in engineering leadership roles, with proven success mentoring teams while remaining technically engaged. 

• Deep understanding of CI/CD principles, automation strategies, and modern SDLC best practices.  

• Practical experience implementing these practices using developer platforms and tooling such as Azure DevOps, GitHub, and GitHub Actions.  

• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration frameworks (Kubernetes) within cloud-native architectures 

• Expertise with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform) and policy-as-code frameworks (e.g., OPA), with a focus on creating reusable templates and enforcing security and governance standards through automation. 

• Experience designing Internal Developer Platforms to streamline workflows. 

• Familiarity with AI-driven developer productivity tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Agents, MCP servers). 

• Demonstrated success leading large-scale transformations with incremental value delivery. 

• Strong execution mindset, able to navigate ambiguity and deliver results. 

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical details to both technical and non-technical business stakeholders. 

Visa Sponsorship: 
This position is currently not eligible for employment visa sponsorship (e.g., H-1B visa). This includes, for example, situations where a candidate may have temporary work authorization while enrolled in school or upon graduation (e.g., CPT, OPT) but would need H-1B visa sponsorship within a few years of employment in order to maintain employment eligibility. 

Work Location: 

This position is fully in office (5 days a week) at the Zions Technology Center - 7860 South Bingham Junction Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047 

The Zions Technology Center is a 400,000-square-foot technology campus in Midvale, Utah. Located on the former Sharon Steel Mill superfund site, the sustainably built campus is the company’s primary technology and operations center. This modern and environmentally friendly technology center enables Zions to compete for the best technology talent in the state while providing team members with an exceptional work environment with features such as: 

• Electric vehicle charging stations and close proximity to Historic Gardner Village UTA TRAX station. 

• At least 75% of the building is powered by on-site renewable solar energy. 

• Access to outdoor recreation, parks, trails, shareable bikes, and locker rooms. 

• Large modern cafe with a healthy and diverse menu. 

• Healthy indoor environment with ample natural light and fresh air. 

• LEED-certified sustainable building that features include the use of low VOC-emitting construction materials. 

Benefits:   

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - START DAY ONE!   

• Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance 

• Health Savings (HSA), Flexible Spending (FSA), and dependent care accounts 

• Paid Training, Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 Paid Federal Holidays 

• 401(k) plan with company match, Profit Sharing, competitive compensation in line with work experience 

• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions 

• Tuition Reimbursement for qualifying employees 

• Employee Ambassador preferred banking products 

• Employees may, at the company’s discretion, be eligible to receive a cash bonus award