Platform Engineering Leader – Cloud Enablement

Inizio

Manchester

Hybrid

GBP 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

29 hours ago

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Job summary

Inizio seeks a Platform Engineering Manager to lead Design Engineering & Cloud Enablement, setting technical direction for Azure and AWS adoption and driving governance across the enterprise platform estate.

You will mentor senior engineers, shape the roadmap with the Head of IT – Platform Engineering, and translate strategy into practical engineering outcomes within a hybrid work model across London, Manchester, or Dublin.

Qualifications

Experience in technical management or lead architecture within a complex enterprise IT environment.
Experience across Azure, AWS, enterprise networking, Entra ID, Boomi, and ServiceNow-aligned delivery and governance.
Experience leading senior technical teams across architecture, cloud, networks, or platform engineering.
Experience with reference architectures, design standards, service transition controls, and formal architecture review processes.
Experience operating in a Centre for Enablement, platform engineering, or reusable pattern model.

Responsibilities

Set engineering standards, architectural direction, and quality expectations across Inizio's enterprise platform estate.
Oversee architecture governance, ensuring you approve, and document solution designs through the appropriate processes.
Maintain reference architectures, technology standards, and Architecture Decision Records across cloud, network, identity, observability, and integration domains.
Assess the latest technologies and vendor capabilities, providing clear recommendations for Inizio's environment.
Embed security, resilience, supportability, and cost effectiveness into all architecture and engineering outputs.
Lead Inizio's Centre for Enablement model, delivering reusable patterns, landing zones, golden paths, and engineering guardrails.