About the job
About the Role
As the Platform Manager for Compute, Storage & Database, you will be pivotal in overseeing the essential platform domains that power IKEA's operations. Our shift from traditional infrastructure management to a Compute & Database-as-a-Service model places you at the forefront, where you will spearhead the development of modern, automated, and self-service capabilities that enable our product teams to innovate and scale effortlessly. With a well-defined vision and roadmap, you will guide technology selection and keep a pulse on market trends, ensuring robust lifecycle management from initial design and financial governance to ongoing enhancement and modernization.
Your leadership will propel the transition towards cloud-native integrated solutions, ensuring our platforms are adaptable to meet diverse needs. Adopting a product-oriented mindset, you will evaluate success through developer experience and the efficient deployment of infrastructure. This transformation hinges on your capability to create As-a-Service Delivery, redefining compute, storage, and database management into seamless, software-defined products that alleviate barriers for engineering teams. Collaborating closely with our Public Cloud and Data Center teams, you will cultivate Hybrid-Cloud Synergy, establishing a 'Golden Path' that combines on-premises reliability with public cloud flexibility across IKEA's entire value chain.
People leadership is central to this role. You will nurture high-performing teams, prepare them for future challenges, and foster an environment ripe for innovation and collaboration. You will oversee budgets and optimize expenditures through Federated Accountability, implementing automated guardrails and FinOps governance that empower teams to manage their own consumption, costs, and performance. By promoting strong DevOps practices and cultivating productive supplier partnerships, you will facilitate better technology decisions grounded in simplicity and purpose.
About You
You possess a blend of technical expertise in high-availability systems and a robust product leadership perspective. Understanding that 'infrastructure' is now code, you excel at simplifying intricate backend technologies into user-friendly services. Leading with IKEA’s values, you build high-performing teams that recognize that empowerment comes with the responsibility for excellence.
You are a proponent of modern engineering, confident in:
- Software-Defined Everything: You apply a software engineering approach to scalability, leveraging automation and Policy-as-Code (OPA) for managing tiered storage and distributed systems.
- DBaaS & Data Governance: You have experience in scaling secure and resilient Database-as-a-Service models.
- Developer Experience (DevEx): You prioritize enhancing the developer experience to ensure seamless interactions with the platform.

