Platform engineering manager

SoCode Recruitment Kent, South East England; England This week

Type Full Time
Pay £90,000 – £110,000/year
Work Onsite
Level Senior

As a Platform engineering manager, the work centres on overseeing cloud platforms across Azure, AWS and OCI, alongside core infrastructure services. It would suit someone who can bring careful technical judgement and practical problem-solving to the role.

Known job details

  • Pay: £90,000 - £110,000
  • 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.
  • Additional detail: Bonus opportunities may be available.

Likely focus of the role

  • Overseeing cloud platforms across Azure, AWS and OCI, alongside core infrastructure services.
  • Driving automation through Terraform, Ansible and CI/CD best practices.
  • Champion the use of AI tools to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.

Requirements mentioned

  • Experience managing teams across multiple locations or time zones.
  • Exposure to modern Platform Engineering concepts, self-service platforms and developer enablement.
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