Technical Platform Manager

Sanderson; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson in Bristol is looking for a senior platform leader to own and manage the platform infrastructure, including cluster environments and backend services. You will lead a small technical team and coordinate input across infrastructure, networking, and stakeholders to deliver resilient solutions.

The role focuses on improving reliability, reducing debt, and delivering a roadmap for platform improvements in resilience, performance, security, and user experience.

Qualifications

• Proven track record managing complex platforms across infrastructure, services, and operational environments.
• Strong leadership experience coordinating delivery across multiple specialist disciplines.
• Experience with automation, monitoring, release management, and service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage platform infrastructure, including cluster environments and backend services.
• Lead a small technical team and coordinate input across infrastructure, networking, and stakeholders.
• Drive platform stabilisation, reduce technical debt, and improve ownership and standards.
• Develop and prioritise a roadmap focused on resilience, performance, security, and UX.
• Ensure reliable service delivery through monitoring, incident management, and governance.
• Mentor engineers and provide leadership while guiding platform strategy.

Skills

Platform leadership

Infrastructure operations

Team management

DevOps practices

Monitoring & incident management

Stakeholder management

Budget & resource planning

Continuous improvement

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and manage the platform infrastructure, including cluster environments, backend services, and associated operational processes.
• Lead a small technical team whilst coordinating specialist input across infrastructure, networking, and wider stakeholder groups.
• Drive platform stabilisation activities, identifying technical risks, reducing complexity, and improving ownership, documentation, and service standards.
• Develop and prioritise a roadmap of platform improvements focused on resilience, performance, security, and user experience.
• Ensure reliable service delivery through effective monitoring, incident management, automation, and operational governance.
• Work closely with technical and business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into practical platform solutions.
• Establish and embed engineering standards, delivery processes, and continuous improvement practices across the platform.
• Manage technical projects, infrastructure improvements, budgets, and resource planning to support long-term platform success.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance whilst maintaining oversight of platform strategy and operational delivery.

Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience managing complex technical platforms across infrastructure, services, and operational environments.
• Strong leadership experience managing technical teams and coordinating delivery across multiple specialist disciplines.
• Experience improving platform reliability, reducing technical debt, and implementing operational best practices.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure operations, networking, backend services, and platform architecture.
• Experience with automation, DevOps practices, monitoring, release management, and service improvement.
• Demonstrable experience in risk management, operational governance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organisational skills with experience managing competing priorities, budgets, and resources.
• A collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence, motivate, and drive positive change.

This is a full-time, permanent opportunity offering up to £65,000 depending on experience. Hybrid working in Bristol.

Please Note: You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.