Platform Manager

Sanderson are working with a leading organisation who are looking for a Technical Platform Manager to join their newest project team. This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of a complex, high-profile platform environment, driving its stability, resilience, and long-term evolution while working at the intersection of infrastructure, operations, and technical leadership. Joining as a key member of the leadership team, you'll be responsible for overseeing platform operations across cluster infrastructure, backend services, and wider service delivery. You'll play a critical role in shaping technical direction, improving operational maturity, and ensuring the platform continues to meet the needs of a diverse user community. Key Responsibilities: - Own and manage the platform infrastructure, including cluster environments, backend services, and associated operational processes. - Lead a small technical team whilst coordinating specialist input across infrastructure, networking, and wider stakeholder groups. - Drive platform stabilisation activities, identifying technical risks, reducing complexity, and improving ownership, documentation, and service standards. - Develop and prioritise a roadmap of platform improvements focused on resilience, performance, security, and user experience. - Ensure reliable service delivery through effective monitoring, incident management, automation, and operational governance. - Work closely with technical and business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into practical platform solutions. - Establish and embed engineering standards, delivery processes, and continuous improvement practices across the platform. - Manage technical projects, infrastructure improvements, budgets, and resource planning to support long-term platform success. - Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance whilst maintaining oversight of platform strategy and operational delivery. Skills & Experience: - Proven experience managing complex technical platforms across infrastructure, services, and operational environments. - Strong leadership experience managing technical teams and coordinating delivery across multiple specialist disciplines. - Experience improving platform reliability, reducing technical debt, and implementing operational best practices. - Strong understanding of infrastructure operations, networking, backend services, and platform architecture. - Experience with automation, DevOps practices, monitoring, release management, and service improvement. - Demonstrable experience in risk management, operational governance, and continuous improvement initiatives. - Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences. - Strong organisational skills with experience managing competing priorities, budgets, and resources. - A collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence, motivate, and drive positive change. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity offering up to £65,000 depending on experience. Hybrid working in Bristol. Please Note: You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.