Platform Engineering Manager

Platform Engineering Manager - Manchester (Hybrid) - Salary: £90,000 + BonusThe Company:Lorien are working with a Manchester-based tech business that's investing heavily in its platform capabilities. With a focus on innovation and scalability, they're building out a high-performing engineering function to support a 24/7 live environment. As part of this growth, they're looking for an experienced Platform Engineering Manager to lead a key area of the team.The Role:This is a leadership role that blends technical oversight, strategic input, and team management. You'll be responsible for maintaining and enhancing a hybrid cloud and on-premise infrastructure that underpins a revenue-generating platform. Working alongside the Head of Platform, you'll guide a subset of the engineering team, providing mentorship, technical direction, and support across critical projects.You'll remain hands-on where needed, ensuring that platform stability, performance, and security are prioritised in every decision.The Skill Requirements:We're looking for candidates with a mix of the following:

• Proven track record leading platform teams in high-availability environments
• Strong understanding of hybrid platforms (VMware + AWS is ideal, but OK with Azure/GCP)
• Experience with CI/CD tooling and pipelines (Jenkins ideal)
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible)
• Hands-on experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm)
• Scripting knowledge (Python, Bash, etc.)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

The Benefits:

• Salary up to £90,000 + bonus
• Hybrid working model
• Flexible working hours
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Opportunity to lead platform development in a tech first business

If you're ready to take on a strategic leadership role in a business investing in its future, we'd love to hear from you. Interviews are being arranged now, send over your CV to be considered

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.