Platform Engineering Manager

Platform Engineering Manager | Azure, Terraform & DevOps | Cloud Transformation in Financial Services

• Location: London (Hybrid, typically 3 days onsite))
• Permanent, full-time
• Salary: £95k - £110k + bonus + benefits
• Visa sponsorship: Not available

The Role

You’ll lead the strategy, delivery, and operation of a hybrid platform across Azure and IaaS.

The focus is on building and running a secure, scalable platform while driving the shift toward cloud-native. You’ll define the platform roadmap, implement Azure landing zones, and ensure engineering teams can deliver reliably and at pace.

This is a leadership role with accountability across platform engineering, governance, security, and operational performance.

Non-Negotiables

• Platform engineering leadership in enterprise environments
• Cloud platforms (Azure preferred, but open to AWS or GCP backgrounds)
• Azure (landing zones, governance, IaaS/PaaS) or equivalent in other cloud environments
• Architecture governance and design authority
• Security-by-design and Zero Trust
• Terraform or Bicep (production IaC)
• CI/CD and infrastructure automation
• Observability (SLOs, monitoring, incident management)
• Disaster recovery and resilience planning
• Vendor and third-party management
• Strong stakeholder communication

What You’ll Work With

• Azure (landing zones, shared services)
• Terraform / Bicep
• CI/CD pipelines
• Kubernetes (AKS)
• Observability tooling (logs, metrics, tracing)
• Networking (VNets, ExpressRoute, private endpoints)
• Security controls and compliance frameworks
• Event Hubs, Service Bus, API Management
• Hybrid Windows/Linux infrastructure

Nice to Haves

• FinOps (cost control, budgeting, optimisation)
• Financial services or regulated environments
• ISO27001 / NIST or similar frameworks
• Payments or financial messaging exposure
• Azure or Kubernetes certifications

Why Join / Projects

• Define and deliver the Azure platform strategy
• Build enterprise landing zones and shared services
• Improve developer experience through self-service platforms
• Drive automation, standardisation, and reliability
• Own platform resilience, security, and compliance

You’ll have clear ownership of the platform and how it evolves.

Platform Engineering Manager | Azure, Terraform & DevOps | Cloud Transformation in Financial Services