Platform Engineering Manager - Linux Desktop

Arcus Search; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcus Search in London is recruiting a Platform Engineering Manager for a brand-new Linux desktop platform built for researchers and engineers. This hands-on leadership role lets you build and guide the team behind it from day one.

You will own the Linux desktop estate end to end—from image builds and provisioning to security and patching—while setting standards, priorities and roadmap. You’ll work with Linux, security and broader infra teams to scale.

Qualifications

• Led Linux engineering teams in a large organisation.
• Willing to stay hands-on and technically involved.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a new engineering team from the ground up.
• Own a production Linux desktop estate end to end, from image builds and provisioning to security and patching.
• Set standards, priorities and roadmap for a platform that is still taking shape.
• Work closely with Linux, security and wider infrastructure teams to get it right at scale.

Job description

Arcus Search in London is recruiting a Platform Engineering Manager for a brand-new Linux desktop platform built for researchers and engineers. This hands-on leadership role lets you build and guide the team behind it from day one.

You will own the Linux desktop estate end to end—from image builds and provisioning to security and patching—while setting standards, priorities and roadmap. You’ll work with Linux, security and broader infra teams to scale.