Platform Engineering Manager in Birmingham

Platform Engineering Manager in Birmingham

Birmingham Full-Time 70000 - 90000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Trust In SODA

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead the support, optimisation, and scaling of a major K8s project for the UK Government.
  • Company: Join one of the world’s top tech consultancies driving a multi-year DevOps transformation.
  • Benefits: Enjoy a certification scheme for AWS, CKA, and Hashicorp, plus uncapped progression opportunities.
  • Other info: Work hybrid with travel expenses covered to client sites across various UK locations.
  • Why this job: Be part of a revolutionary project that improves public services and enhances user experience.
  • Qualifications: Expertise in IaC (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD (GitOps, Github Actions, Jenkins) is required.

The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.

Do you want to play a leading role on one of the biggest K8s projects in Europe - one running over 400 Pods (and 140k Nodes) at any one time? Do you want to get AWS & CKA certified on company time whilst also using these tools day in day out in production environments?

I am partnered with one of the world’s top tech consultancies who are spearheading a multi-year DevOps transformation at a top Govt department. The project aims to completely revolutionise the way the UK Government operates online and will create numerous public benefits including cutting waiting times, vastly improved CX and cost savings in the millions of pounds.

They are now looking for a Managing & Lead Platform Engineer to join their team and help with the ongoing support, optimisation and scaling of this project. Their ideal candidate would be an expert within:

  • IaC (Terraform, Ansible)
  • CI/CD (GitOps, Github Actions, Jenkins)
  • Observability (OTel, Dynatrace, Grafana)
  • Leadership / Line Management

What’s in it for you?

  • Certification Scheme (AWS, CKA, Hashicorp)
  • Uncapped Progressions (Just hit the criteria and you will continually climb the ranks)
  • 10% combined pension
  • Travel expenses to client site
  • Hybrid Working

Platform Engineering Manager in Birmingham employer: Trust In SODA

This leading tech consultancy is based in London and offers a robust certification scheme. The team is dedicated to transforming government operations, ensuring significant public benefits and improved customer experiences.

Trust In SODA

Contact Details:

Trust In SODA Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Platform Engineering Manager in Birmingham

Kubernetes (K8s)
AWS
CKA Certification
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Terraform
Ansible
CI/CD