Platform Engineering Manager - Hands-on Leader (Azure/K8s)

Oliver Bernard; Staines-upon-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Oliver Bernard is seeking a Platform Engineering Manager for a hybrid role, leading a four-person Platform team to scale cloud, Kubernetes and IaC practices on a transformational project.

The role requires hands-on work across Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD and security tooling, plus a strategic, cross-functional leadership approach.

Hybrid opening with office visits 1 day per week and a salary in the £100k-£130k range plus benefits.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years minimum in Head of Platform or Platform Engineering Manager capacity.
• Strategic mindset, driving roadmaps and best practices with cross-functional teams.
• Hands-on background across Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD & Automation technologies.
• Strong knowledge of Network and Security (with prior work across Security & DevSecOps tooling).
• Experience in consultancy space is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a four-person Platform team to scale cloud, containers, and IaC practices.
• Drive platform roadmaps and engineering enablement by collaborating with senior stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Line management

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on background in cloud infra

Tools

Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Automation

DevSecOps tooling

Job description

Oliver Bernard is seeking a Platform Engineering Manager for a hybrid role, leading a four-person Platform team to scale cloud, Kubernetes and IaC practices on a transformational project.

The role requires hands-on work across Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD and security tooling, plus a strategic, cross-functional leadership approach.

Hybrid opening with office visits 1 day per week and a salary in the £100k-£130k range plus benefits.