Platform Engineering Manager
hace 2 días
Worcester
Lead the maturity of our Cloud Platform Engineering team! We need a senior, people-first leader with deep technical credibility and a product-mindset to build a high-trust culture. You will empower delivery teams by delivering self-service, automated 'paved roads' in Azure while reducing their cognitive load. Key Responsibilities People Leadership & Team Health • 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. Platform-as-a-Product • Own the platform vision, value proposition, and roadmap based on internal customer needs (stream-aligned teams)., • Champion platform thinking across the organisation so secure and reliable tools are the easiest path for all teams to choose. Cloud Services & Paved Roads • Guide the team in building and evolving a portfolio of cloud services (e.g., landing zones, CI/CD enablement, IaC patterns, observability, and backup/DR)., • Curate complexity to actively reduce cognitive load for delivery teams. Operational Excellence & Governance • 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. Technical Leadership • Set and uphold the technical bar for production-grade engineering, arbitrate hard architectural decisions, and lead technical reviews., • Lead by example on engineering disciplines like testing, automation, and documentation without needing to be the most prolific contributor of code. What You Bring • Strong people leadership with a track record of coaching and developing high-performing teams., • Solid background in platform engineering, architecture, and Cloud/IaC 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. Hybrid - 2 days per week in office JBRP1_UKTJ