Head of Platform Engineering — Hybrid, IaC & Cloud Leader

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

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.