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As a key part of our Platform IPT roadmap, the Platform Engineering Manager will lead infrastructure delivery projects, ensuring alignment with business value and platform strategy.
This role involves driving measurable outcomes, maintaining delivery momentum, and overseeing platform engineering teams' performance and capability development across multiple disciplines.
What You Will Be Doing
* Own delivery tracking and team performance across infrastructure and platform engineering teams.
* Report progress, risks, and impact to the Head of Platform Engineering.
* Ensure roadmap-aligned project delivery by structuring work, managing dependencies, and resolving blockers.
* Partner with Product and Programme leadership on team structure, training, and tooling.
* Monitor and develop team capabilities using structured review processes.
* Promote a culture of delivery excellence, discipline, and accountability.
* Encourage cross-team alignment on technical goals such as DSC, observability, and automation.
* Support long-term platform value creation by ensuring projects deliver measurable benefits.
What We Are Looking For
* Technical experience within a Microsoft Stack or data engineering environment.
* Proficiency in Agile methodologies with relevant qualifications.
* Proven people management skills, leading and motivating engineering teams.
* Passion for engineering excellence and team collaboration.
* Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle.
* Effective communication and relationship-building skills.
* Empathy with Product team tasks.
* Awareness of Wardley Mapping and SRE practices.
Why Microlise?
Our solutions support major UK retailers and logistics providers, delivering value to brands like JCB, Eddie Stobart, Carlsberg, Waitrose, and Royal Mail. Based in the Midlands, we’ve been operating for over 30 years, recently becoming a publicly listed company on the London Stock Exchange. We foster a culture of growth, support, and innovation.
* Comprehensive training and support.
* Private medical insurance with rewards.
* Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with service.
* Life assurance, discounts, and employee benefits.
* Focus on health and well-being with mental health support.
* Various staff incentives and perks.
Recruitment Process
Interviews will be conducted while the role is live—apply promptly!
Note on Recruitment Agencies
We do not accept speculative CVs or cold calls; we work with a small preferred supplier list.
Additional Details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Engineering and IT
* Industries: Civil Engineering
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Location: Nottingham, England, UK
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