Platform Engineering Manager £90,000-£110,000 + bonus + benefits No Sponsorship One day per month meet ups
A global organisation is looking for a Platform Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers supporting a large-scale multi-cloud and infrastructure estate.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll combine people management with technical oversight, driving platform reliability, automation and continuous improvement across cloud and on-prem environments.
Key Responsibilities Lead and develop a distributed team of Platform Engineers. Oversee cloud platforms across Azure, AWS and OCI, alongside core infrastructure services. Drive automation through Terraform, Ansible and CI/CD best practices. Champion the use of AI tools to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort. Own monitoring, incident management, backup and disaster recovery processes. Deliver resilient, scalable platform services that enable the wider business to operate effectively. Work closely with Security, Risk and Compliance teams to ensure strong governance and audit readiness. Monitor cloud usage and identify opportunities for optimisation.
About You Proven experience leading Infrastructure, Cloud or Platform Engineering teams. Strong hands-on knowledge of Azure and AWS environments. Background in DevOps and Infrastructure as Code. Experience working within regulated or highly controlled environments. Strong understanding of operational best practices, including resilience, monitoring and recovery. Comfortable influencing stakeholders and driving technical change.
Desirable Cloud certifications (Azure, AWS or OCI). Experience managing teams across multiple locations or time zones. Exposure to modern Platform Engineering concepts, self-service platforms and developer enablement….