Platform Engineering Manager

FBI &TMT, Worcester

Platform Engineering Manager

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FBI &TMT, Worcester

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 11 Jul | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: 5a6489e0a2ab409d8f04eafeedf0328e

Location ref: Worcester

Full Job Description

  • Line-manage, coach, and develop a team of platform engineers, focusing on performance and career growth.
  • Foster a safe, high-trust, collaborative environment where engineers feel empowered to learn, experiment, and hold each other to high quality standards.
  • Own the platform vision, value proposition, and roadmap based on internal customer needs.
  • Champion platform thinking across our organisation so secure and reliable tools are the easiest path for all teams to choose.
  • Guide the team in building and evolving a portfolio of cloud services, including landing zones, CI/CD enablement, IaC patterns, observability, and backup and disaster recovery.
  • Curate complexity to actively reduce cognitive load for delivery teams.
  • Own production operations of platform services, driving improvements in reliability, security, and cost optimisation via the Azure Well-Architected Framework.
  • Establish secure boundaries and governance in Microsoft Azure, balancing developer autonomy with compliance.
  • Set and uphold the technical bar for production-grade engineering, arbitrate hard architectural decisions, and lead technical reviews.
  • Lead by example on engineering disciplines such as testing, automation, and documentation without needing to be the most prolific contributor of code.
  • Technologies:
  • Azure
  • CI/CD
  • Cloud
  • Security

    Strong people leadership with a track record of coaching and developing high-performing teams.
  • Solid background in platform engineering, architecture, and cloud and infrastructure-as-code technologies.
  • A deep understanding of the platform-as-a-product mindset and customer empathy.
  • Experience setting boundaries, managing risks, and driving operational excellence within Microsoft Azure.

Direct job link

https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/platform-engineering-manager-127101602