Platform Engineering Lead — Talent & Capacity

IBM SiXworks; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Private Medical cover

Life Assurance

Generous pension

Bonus

Professional development and training

Secure parking

Gym

Café & restaurant on site

Open break out spaces

Job summary

SiXworks is seeking a Platform Engineering Resource Manager to lead a diverse team of engineers, aligning talent with strategic priorities and driving delivery excellence in secure digital solutions for Defence and National Security.

You will balance resourcing, capability development and stakeholder management, recruit new talent, and partner with the Principal Platform Architect to guide technical direction while focusing on people and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing technical teams and coaching engineers and delivery methodologies (eg Agile, Scrum, ITIL or SDLC).
• Good leadership and communication skills.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Calm under operational pressure.
• Background in engineering or technical project management.

Responsibilities

• Manage a large team of engineers; holding 1:1s, supporting career development, setting objectives and managing performance.
• Lead on mentoring, coaching, and skills development of team members.
• Lead the team; support wellbeing, provide clear guidance/direction, influence team morale.
• Take ownership for recruitment of new team members.
• Balance workload priorities and team capability.
• Lead high performance of team – ensuring Delivery Excellence.
• Develop tooling for the Eng team and secure funding for new tools.
• Act as a contact for project managers, operations team and service leadership.
• Communicate resource constraints, risks, and priorities clearly.
• Build strong relationships across technical teams.

Skills

Team management

Coaching engineers

Delivery methodologies

Leadership

Agile, Scrum, ITIL or SDLC

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

SiXworks is seeking a Platform Engineering Resource Manager to lead a diverse team of engineers, aligning talent with strategic priorities and driving delivery excellence in secure digital solutions for Defence and National Security.

You will balance resourcing, capability development and stakeholder management, recruit new talent, and partner with the Principal Platform Architect to guide technical direction while focusing on people and process improvements.