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Job Title: IT / Platform Engineering Manager
Location: Cambridgeshire - hybird
Salary: 65-75K + Benefits
Overview
We are working with a leading enterprise organisation seeking an experienced IT / Platform Engineering Manager to lead high-performing engineering teams responsible for building, scaling, and maintaining critical platforms. This is a key leadership role suited to someone with a strong background in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), enterprise IT environments, and modern cloud-based & On-prem infrastructure. This wont be hands on, it will be managing, managers,teams & MSP's.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and manage platform engineering and SRE teams within a large-scale organisation
Drive reliability, scalability, and performance across critical systems and services
Define and implement SRE best practices, including SLIs, SLOs, and incident management
Collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, and business units
Oversee cloud infrastructure strategy, optimisation, and cost efficiency
Ensure alignment with IT service management frameworks, including ITIL
Mentor and develop engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability
Manage vendor relationships and third-party service providers where applicableKey Requirements
Proven experience managing engineering or SRE teams in a large, complex organisation
Strong background in platform engineering, cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP), and modern infrastructure
Solid understanding of ITIL frameworks and IT service management principles
Demonstrated leadership experience with a track record of building and scaling teams
Experience driving operational excellence, incident response, and system reliability
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
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