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Platform Engineering Manager

London, GB💼 Full-time🗓 2026-10-04 → 2026-10-07

Core

Lead Platform Engineering to provide shared cloud services, tooling, and operational capabilities for the Insurance technology estate, enabling secure and reliable software delivery.

Role type

Senior IC Platform Engineering Manager

Builds

Shared platform services, cloud platforms, and platform tooling for the Insurance technology estate

Domain

Insurance technology, Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps

Required skills

Cloud platform operations, Platform Engineering leadership, DevOps practices, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, Incident management, Service reliability, Third-party supplier management, Secure engineering practices, AI-enabled engineering capabilities, Observability, Disaster recovery planning

Preferred skills

Coaching and mentoring engineers, Knowledge of AWS or Azure, Knowledge of AI-assisted software engineering, Knowledge of FinOps

Technologies

AWS, Azure, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD platforms, AI agents

Responsibilities

Own and operate shared platform services ensuring reliability and uptime; Oversee third-party platform suppliers and service providers; Lead platform operations, observability, and incident management; Manage platform lifecycle activities including technical debt reduction; Define and maintain platform engineering standards; Embed Secure-by-Design principles; Lead and support Platform Engineering chapter members through coaching and performance management; Support recruitment and retention activities within the team. (via careerplan.io/jobs/JR000340-platform-engineering-manager-at-collinsongroup)

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities