Head of Platform

Radar Healthcare; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A health-tech company in Leeds is seeking a dynamic Head of Platform to lead their Platform Engineering and DevOps function. This role involves managing a team, ensuring operational excellence, and guiding the transition to a cloud-native environment. Candidates should possess extensive experience in Platform Engineering or DevOps leadership and proven expertise in cloud-native architectures, specifically Azure. The company emphasizes a values-led culture and offers flexible working options along with a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Learning & development budget of £1,000 per year

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays)

Flexible working with core hours

Private medical insurance

Dog-friendly office

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Platform Engineering or DevOps leadership.
• Proven expertise in cloud-native architectures with a focus on Azure.
• Knowledge of IaC, Configuration Management and CI/CD best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team, fostering collaboration and innovation.
• Ensure adherence to highest platform security standards.
• Develop and implement strategies to enhance DevOps maturity.

Skills

Platform Engineering expertise

DevOps leadership

Cloud-native architectures (Azure)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Job description

Overview

Radar Healthcare is dedicated to improving patient safety by combining healthcare expertise with intuitive software. Our platform helps organisations meet regulatory standards and support high-quality care. We are on a mission to become a world-leading health-tech pioneer and are looking for talented individuals who want to make a real impact in healthcare.

We value an open, inclusive culture and seek people who align with our core values: customer focus with a partnership approach; openness, honesty and transparency; innovation; and ethical, trustworthy, and caring collaboration.

Our People & Culture

We celebrate diverse, passionate talent and a culture that supports growth. We enjoy team events, company-wide days, and collaboration across remote and in-person work, including our Leeds office. We are Great Place to Work-Certified, with strong feedback from our team about what makes Radar Healthcare a great place to work.

The Opportunity

Radar Healthcare is seeking a dynamic and experienced Head of Platform to lead our Platform Engineering and DevOps function, including Operational Support, as we transition to a cloud-native operating environment. This pivotal role drives the evolution of our global SaaS infrastructure to deliver a secure, robust, scalable, and flexible platform for customers and users.

What you’ll be doing to make a difference

Platform Leadership

• Lead and manage a team of technical leaders and engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
• Own a strategic roadmap for the platform team that connects activities to strategic goals agreed with the CTO.

Operational Excellence

• Ensure adherence to the highest platform security standards.
• Cloud cost optimisation and management in Azure and complementary SaaS systems.
• Design and implement next-gen logging practices.

Cloud Native Transformation

• Support and guide the team on their cloud journey, advancing their skills and practices in Azure—embracing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and ephemeral environments.
• Develop and implement strategies to enhance DevOps maturity, promoting high levels of automation and continuous improvement.

DevEx and DevSecOps Leadership

• Collaborate with the Engineering team to align platform capabilities with their transition to a higher-frequency release cycle.
• Champion DevSecOps principles to ensure security is embedded at every stage of development and release.

Your journey so far

• Extensive experience in Platform Engineering or DevOps leadership, including operational support for global environments.
• Proven expertise in cloud-native architectures, with a strong focus on Azure.
• Familiarity with AWS and experience managing multi-cloud environments and migrations.
• Deep understanding of IaC, Configuration Management and CI/CD best practices.

Even better if you…

• Use of AI to enhance automation and improve cost-effectiveness.
• Knowledge of high-frequency release cycles and agile software delivery methodologies.

The Bigger Picture

We value skills and experience while maintaining a culture of growth and development. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who align with our values and are excited to make a difference in healthcare.

What we offer in return

• A competitive salary dependent on experience.
• Values-led culture and a strong emphasis on learning and development.
• Learning & development budget of £1,000 per year.
• Flexible working with core hours and optional office presence in Leeds.
• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) with service-based increases and option to buy additional time off.
• Birthday leave and charity leave, mental healthcare support, private medical insurance, life cover, enhanced family leave, and pension contributions.
• Technology provisions for remote work and a dog-friendly office.
• Regular socials and access to discounts and a flexible benefits platform.

Accessibility

If you require any special considerations or adjustments to our application and interviewing process, please let us know. We are committed to an inclusive and accessible process for all applicants.

How to connect

If this role isn’t the right fit, you can still connect with us on our careers site to learn about new opportunities. You can also explore our mission, values and culture through our podcast, LinkedIn, and Glassdoor presence.