Platform Engineering Leader — Data Platform & Security

NatWest Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NatWest Group is seeking a Platform Engineering Manager to own and evolve our data ecosystem, guiding a high-performing squad to architect and maintain a robust platform for ingesting, managing, and leveraging data across business units.

You will mentor engineers, shape hiring, define the technical roadmap for the data platform with a focus on self-service, reliability, security, and seamless user experience, while aligning designs with business goals.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data mesh architectures and guiding platform teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and grow a platform engineering team; shape hiring strategy and foster ownership.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Strategic thinking

Communication

Data mesh knowledge

Tools

AWS

GCP

Kafka

Terraform

Crossplane

Datadog

OpenTelemetry

Job description

NatWest Group is seeking a Platform Engineering Manager to own and evolve our data ecosystem, guiding a high-performing squad to architect and maintain a robust platform for ingesting, managing, and leveraging data across business units.

You will mentor engineers, shape hiring, define the technical roadmap for the data platform with a focus on self-service, reliability, security, and seamless user experience, while aligning designs with business goals.