Full-Time
Integration Platform Engineering Manager
Platform Engineering, API Management
Posted on 7/3/2025
Signature Aviation
201-500 employees
Global private aviation terminals, fueling, services
No salary listed
Orlando, FL, USA
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- 8+ years of experience in platform engineering, software development, or infrastructure roles.
- 3+ years of leadership/people management experience building high-performing engineering or platform teams.
- Proven success building and operating API platforms with Azure APIM or equivalent.
- Practical experience with Azure Data Factory, Databricks, and cloud-native data engineering patterns.
- Strong expertise in microservices architecture, API governance, platform enablement, and observability practices.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code, cloud-native security practices, and DevOps methodologies.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Build and lead the Platform Engineering team responsible for API gateway, service mesh, microservices enablement, and data integration platforms.
- Architect, implement and manage Azure-based platforms, including Azure API Management (APIM), Azure Data Factory, and Databricks.
- Champion an API-first and data-driven mindset across engineering and product teams — promoting contract-first development, event-driven architectures, and self-service data integration.
- Design platform services, reusable templates, and governance frameworks to accelerate the creation of APIs, microservices, and data pipelines.
- Collaborate closely with application engineering, data engineering, product, and security teams to align platform capabilities with business needs.
- Establish and enforce standards for API security, scalability, lifecycle management, monitoring, and documentation.
- Drive automation of platform operations using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and self-service onboarding.
- Support ARB (Architecture Review Board) processes to ensure platform scalability, security, and architectural alignment.
- Mentor and grow a high-performing platform engineering team focused on innovation, reliability, and operational excellence.
- API Management: Azure API Management (APIM) or similar.
- Data Integration: Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Databricks
- Cloud Platforms: Azure (strongly preferred), with an understanding of cloud-native architectures.
- Microservices Architecture: Containerization (Docker), Orchestration (Kubernetes), Service Mesh (Istio, Linkerd preferred).
- API Design & Development: REST, GraphQL, gRPC, OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.
- Infrastructure & Automation: Terraform, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Helm.
- Security: OAuth2.0, OIDC, Azure AD integration, certificate management.
- Monitoring & Observability: Dynatrace, Splunk, Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana.
- DevOps Practices: CI/CD automation, blue-green deployments, canary rollouts.
- Azure Solutions Architect, Azure DevOps Engineer, or Kubernetes certifications.
- Experience implementing API marketplaces or developer portals.
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures (Kafka, Event Grid) is a plus.
- Exposure to regulated industries (aviation, financial services, healthcare) with strong security/compliance environments.
Signature Aviation provides aviation hospitality and support services for business and private aviation. It runs an extensive network of private aviation terminals—over 200 locations in 27 countries across five continents—and offers services that help travelers access secure, comfortable spaces and essential operations for aircraft. The company is the largest distributor of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and owns or manages about 15 million square feet of carbon-neutral multiuse office and hangar real estate, enabling guests who base their aircraft at Signature locations to benefit from a widespread, consistent network. Its goal is to facilitate smooth, connected travel and global aviation access through its infrastructure, services, and fuel supply.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
1879
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Expanding SAF availability across six European locations in 2025 captures regulatory compliance demand.
- Dallas and Omaha expansions ($2.3M capex) strengthen market presence in underserved US regions.
- Meridian acquisition enhances service portfolio and consolidates private aviation terminal operator leadership.
What critics are saying
- Universal Aviation undercuts pricing 20-30% at Dallas and Omaha, eroding market share.
- NetJets mandates 100% SAF starting 2026; Signature's 35% blends risk customer defection.
- EU ETS2 regulations require 70% SAF by 2027; current blends non-compliant at 30+ European sites.
What makes Signature Aviation unique
- World's largest FBO network with 200+ locations across six continents serving business aviation.
- Strategic partnership with Neste enables SAF supply at six airports with 4.8M gallons uplifted.
- Signature Renew program offers blended SAF (35% sustainable, 65% conventional) at permanent locations.
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