Technical Operations Manager - Private Cloud & Automation

Google; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The UK Sovereign Operations team in Google Public Sector delivers, operates and secures private cloud services, offering security-driven private cloud for high-sensitivity workloads.

As a Technical Operations Manager, you will lead a multidisciplinary team of infrastructure, systems, and network engineers, balance day-to-day operations with strategic planning, and own the operational readiness of our platforms while participating in on-call rotation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience working with Linux and operating systems architecture, compute infrastructure, and supporting or maintaining enterprise cloud environments.
• 5 years of experience leading technical engineering teams in a live production or operational environment.
• Experience designing, deploying, and managing enterprise infrastructure solutions.
• Active, or the ability to obtain, a Developed Vetting (DV) UK security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Build, mentor and lead teams of infrastructure and systems development engineers to design and execute robust enterprise architectures, cultivating a healthy and high-trust engineering culture.
• Manage the team, as well as the deployment, end-to-end configuration, and continuous maintenance of air-gapped cloud computing solutions.
• Act as a senior technical point of contact during critical operational incidents, troubleshooting complex issues across Linux/operating systems environments, hypervisors, and networking stacks.
• Coordinate directly with internal product, development, and external vendor engineering teams to elevate core software or hardware issues and advocate for the needs of the operator. Act as a point of contact for customers to ensure smooth onboarding and integration of technical and non-technical requirements.
• Drive modern, automated approaches to platform operations, systems provisioning, and infrastructure monitoring to maximize availability and reduce operational toil.

Skills

Linux/OS expertise

Technical leadership

Enterprise infra design

Automation & resilience

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS, math, or related field / equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

The UK Sovereign Operations team in Google Public Sector delivers, operates and secures private cloud services, offering security-driven private cloud for high-sensitivity workloads.

As a Technical Operations Manager, you will lead a multidisciplinary team of infrastructure, systems, and network engineers, balance day-to-day operations with strategic planning, and own the operational readiness of our platforms while participating in on-call rotation.