Head of Platform

Erin Associates; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech firm in Manchester is seeking a skilled Lead Platform Engineer to enhance their infrastructure and deployment practices. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary of £80-90k and involves managing a small team while ensuring robust and scalable infrastructure. The ideal candidate will possess hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Linux systems, and programming languages such as Python or Go. Excellent benefits include bonuses, flexible working, and opportunities for training and development.

Benefits

Bonus

Pension

Life insurance

Share options

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Lead Platform Engineer.
• Extensive hands-on expertise in managing networks and systems.
• Track record of enhancing deployment practices and improving operational resilience.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on infrastructure work and manage a small team.
• Ensure the organisation’s digital infrastructure remains robust and scalable.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Terraform

Ansible

Linux

Go

Python

TypeScript

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

AWS

Job description

Overview

Head of Platform

Lead Platform Engineer– Hybrid – £80-90k

IaC, AWS, Cloud, Linux, Kubernetes, Python, Go, TypeScript, Terraform, Ansible, Git, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Internet Tech

This exciting and established client is looking to add a Lead Platform Engineer to their development team. The successful candidate will have proven experience in a similar role, with extensive hands-on expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for managing networks and systems. You will have a track record of enhancing deployment practices, strengthening infrastructure capabilities, and improving operational resilience. This role also includes line-management responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead Platform Engineer responsibilities including hands-on infrastructure work and line-management responsibilities.

Core skills

• Excellent experience with IaC in a multi-region cloud environment using Terraform, Ansible or OpenTofu
• Strong experience with Linux-based operating systems
• Proficiency in at least one coding language such as Go, Python or TypeScript
• Solid experience with data storage systems including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch and Redis
• Experience running a data-warehousing solution and a customer data platform
• Hands-on knowledge of core internet technologies (TCP, HTTP, DNS, etc.)
• Experience managing a small team
• Experience with AWS is desirable

This is an excellent opportunity for a Head of Platform looking for an organisation that will support them in reaching their full potential through training, development opportunities and the chance to demonstrate excellent leadership. You will play a key role in ensuring the organisation’s digital infrastructure remains robust, scalable and resilient. They offer fantastic benefits including bonus, pension, life insurance, share options, flexible working and more.