DevOps & Automation Platform Services Manager
Job Title DevOps & Automation Platform Services Manager Reference UK003318 Town London Business Line IS & Change
Win as a Team:
We’re looking for an experienced DevOps leader to take responsibility for of our DevOps & Automation Platform Services function. You’ll lead globally distributed teams, shape our tooling and CI/CD strategy, and ensure our platforms are secure, scalable and reliable. This is a high‑impact role at the heart of our technology transformation.
You’ll make an impact by:
- Lead DevOps engineers, Tooling Product Owners and cross‑functional teams across UK & India.
- Have responsibility for the strategy and roadmap for DevOps, CI/CD, Automation and Tooling platforms.
- Oversee platform performance, availability, compliance and lifecycle management.
- Drive automation, optimisation, and adoption of best‑practice DevOps engineering.
- Ensure high‑quality delivery of programmes, operations, releases and CI/CD governance.
- Manage vendor performance and third‑party delivery.
- Collaborate with architects, senior colleagues and portfolio teams to align tech with business needs.
- Mitigate risks, support audits and ensure adherence to security, regulatory and governance standards.
Your skills and experience:
- Extensive experience in DevOps engineering, tooling, automation or platform delivery.
- Experience managing geographically distributed DevOps teams.
- In depth understanding of Azure cloud and cloud‑native engineering
- Excellent background in PaaS, SaaS, IaaS, cloud architecture and enterprise platforms.
- Ability to drive automation, improve processes and optimise platform performance
- Demonstrated ability to lead major programmes, stakeholder engagement and vendor management.
- Comfortable working in fast‑paced, global organisations with matrix structures
Why You’ll Love It Here:
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Up to 11% pension contributions
- Hybrid working + flexible hours
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell options
- Career development and mentoring
- Inclusive culture + employee networks
- Share investment options
Our DEI Commitment:
We celebrate individuality and believe our differences make us stronger. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to thrive.
As an Equal Opportunity and Disability Confident Employer, we ensure fair consideration for all applicants and offer interviews to all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
We understand that everyone’s circumstances are different and are happy to explore flexible working options such as reduced hours or job shares to support work–life balance.
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