Kubernetes Manager

Intelix.AI; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£22k bonus

15% Pension

30 Days Holiday

Full Family Health

Job summary

Intelix.AI is seeking a Platform Engineering Manager based in London to lead the evolution of an enterprise Kubernetes platform utilized by engineering teams. This hybrid role will encompass technical leadership and platform product ownership.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Kubernetes platforms, driving developer adoption, and balancing governance and operational control. With a competitive package including a £110k salary and £22k bonus, Intelix.AI offers a supportive environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Strong experience designing, operating or leading Kubernetes platforms in production.
• Experience with AWS EKS or equivalent managed Kubernetes platforms.
• Strong background in CI/CD, GitOps, Terraform, observability and platform automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evolution of a shared Kubernetes platform supporting multiple engineering teams.
• Drive developer adoption through self-service and clear engineering standards.
• Manage, coach and develop engineers across the platform function.

Skills

Kubernetes platform design

CI/CD

Terraform

Observability

Technical leadership

Job description

London | Hybrid

£110k + £22k bonus, 15% Pension, 30 Days Holiday, Full Family Health…

We are looking for a Platform Engineering Manager to help lead the evolution of an enterprise Kubernetes platform used by engineering teams across a complex, regulated organisation.

This role sits at the intersection of Kubernetes platform engineering, developer experience, technical leadership and platform product ownership. You will help shape the roadmap for a shared Kubernetes platform, support the move toward a more consolidated multi-tenant model, and lead engineering teams in building reliable, secure and scalable platform capabilities.

This is not a traditional DevOps support role. It is a senior platform leadership role focused on enabling developers to move faster while maintaining strong governance, reliability and security standards.

What You Will Do

• Lead the evolution of a shared Kubernetes platform supporting multiple engineering teams
• Help define multi-tenancy strategy, platform boundaries, guardrails and operating model
• Drive developer adoption through self-service, golden paths and clear engineering standards
• Partner with Developer Engineering, Security, Architecture and application teams
• Own roadmap, prioritisation and continuous improvement of platform capabilities
• Manage, coach and develop engineers across the platform function
• Support engineering culture through pair programming, technical discipline and delivery
• Improve reliability, observability, deployment consistency and platform governance
• Balance developer autonomy with enterprise-grade security, compliance & operational control

What We Are Looking For

• Strong experience designing, operating or leading Kubernetes platforms in production
• Understanding of multi-cluster and multi-tenant Kubernetes platform design
• Experience with AWS EKS or equivalent managed Kubernetes platforms
• Internal Developer Platform / Developer Experience / self-service platform experience
• Strong background in CI/CD, GitOps, Terraform, observability and platform automation
• Ability to set technical direction, define guardrails and drive adoption across teams
• Experience managing, mentoring or leading engineers
• Comfortable handling difficult engineering conversations and aligning strong technical personalities
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical decisions clearly
• Experience in regulated or enterprise environments would be highly beneficial

Technology Areas

• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
• Observability / monitoring / incident management