Platform Engineering Manager

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


  • Location: London (Hybrid, typically 3 days onsite)
  • Permanent, full-time
  • Salary: £90k - £100k + 10% 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

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Location:
City Of London
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Engineering

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