Platform Engineering Manager

Job Description

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 ResponsibilitiesPeople Leadership & Team HealthLine-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-ProductOwn 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 RoadsGuide 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 & GovernanceOwn 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 LeadershipSet 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 BringStrong 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 officeTPBN1_UKTJ