Head of Cloud Platform Foundations

Rightmove; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

27 days holiday plus volunteering days

Hybrid working pattern

Pension plan

Competitive compensation package

Access to employee discounts

Job summary

A property technology company in Greater London seeks a Platform Engineering Manager to lead their Cloud Foundations team. Responsibilities include overseeing secure, reliable cloud infrastructure, incident management, and team leadership. Candidates should have a strong understanding of cloud operations, automation, and governance frameworks. The role offers hybrid working, a competitive salary, and a supportive work environment that values diversity and personal development.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in overseeing cloud infrastructure and platforms.
• Experience managing service delivery in production environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud services and IAM policies.
• Demonstrated experience implementing cloud governance frameworks.
• Experience designing scalable, reliable cloud platform architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team providing cloud platforms and infrastructure.
• Ensure the platform’s reliability and incident management processes.
• Manage the platform roadmap and align delivery plans with business goals.
• Coach and mentor engineers to improve skills and impact.
• Create an inclusive, psychologically safe environment.

Skills

Cloud operations management

Platform engineering

Team leadership

Incident management

Automation and tooling

Cloud security governance

Capacity management

Collaboration

Communication skills

Cloud architecture design

Tools

GKE

CI/CD

Terraform

Kubernetes

Python

Go

Job description

A property technology company in Greater London seeks a Platform Engineering Manager to lead their Cloud Foundations team. Responsibilities include overseeing secure, reliable cloud infrastructure, incident management, and team leadership. Candidates should have a strong understanding of cloud operations, automation, and governance frameworks. The role offers hybrid working, a competitive salary, and a supportive work environment that values diversity and personal development.