Head of Platform Engineering

Quantifi, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - GBP 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Greater London is seeking a Platform Engineering Manager to lead a team across multiple locations, including London. This role involves setting architectural standards for cloud services, developing a robust toolchain for delivery, and engaging with clients on data controls. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure, and strong skills in stakeholder management. This company offers a unique greenfield opportunity and an autonomy-driven work environment.

Benefits

High degree of autonomy

Support from experienced CTO

Fast-moving, bureaucracy-free environment

Qualifications

• Experience working in cloud native platform engineering.
• Familiarity with complex multi-region topologies and resiliency models.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to successfully hire and mentor staff.

Responsibilities

• Hiring and managing a team of Platform Engineers across primary locations.
• Setting architectural standards and security policies.
• Developing a toolchain for software engineers.
• Engaging with clients to establish platform data control.

Skills

Cloud native platform engineering

AWS

GCP

Azure

DevOps toolchain

Stakeholder management

Staff mentoring

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Hiring and managing a team of Platform Engineers across our three primary locations (London, New York, and Sydney)
• Setting architectural standards and security policies for our use of public cloud services
• Developing a toolchain that allows our software engineers to productively and safely deliver risk solutions to our customers
• Engaging with clients, prospects, and auditors to establish the controls the platform provides over client data

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Experience working in cloud native platform engineering working with any of AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Experience working across an entire DevOps toolchain from develop to production support and monitoring
• Familiarity with complex multi-region topologies and resiliency models
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Ability to successfully hire and mentor staff

Nice to have:

• Experience supporting workloads in financial services or another regulated industry
• Experience with a follow-the-sun multi-site engineering model

What we offer:

• You will have a true greenfield opportunity both from a team and a technology perspective
• You will have a high degree of autonomy and accountability along with explicit support from a CTO extremely experienced in Platform Engineering
• You will support a talented team of experienced software engineers excited about moving to cloud native SaaS services
• You will have customers who are absolutely devoted to our technology, many of whom have been users for over 20 years
• You will work for a fast moving, bureaucracy free, politics free technology organization