Senior Platform Engineer
The University of Manchester - Campus Technology Services
| Location: | Manchester |
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| Salary: | £47,389 to £58,225 per annum depending on experience with a market supplement of £18,979 per annum |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Contract Type: | Permanent |
| Placed On: | 7th July 2026 |
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| Closes: | 15th July 2026 |
| Job Ref: | PSX-031738 |
Job reference: PSX-031738
Salary: £47,389 - £58,225 per annum depending on experience with a market supplement of £18,979 per annum
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Professional Services
Location: Oxford Road
Employment type: Permanent
Division/Team: Campus Technology Services
Hours Per Week: Full time (1 FTE)
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 15/07/2026
Contract Duration: Permanent
School/Directorate: Directorate of IT Services
We are seeking a motivated and collaborative individual to join our team as a Senior Platform Engineer. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the management of the Cloud estate (Azure, GCP, AWS) and maturing of DevOps to enable development teams to deliver cloud services at pace, within a dynamic and inclusive environment.
You will be responsible for:
- Applying Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to maintain consistency and reproducibility in cloud infrastructure.
- Developing a reliable and scalable cloud-based infrastructure service to support continuous and secure delivery of software solutions that meet the evolving needs of key stakeholders.
- Supervising undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations.
- Contributing to the identification, evaluation and adoption of tools, technique and processes to create a robust and cost-effective cloud-based platform.
About You
We encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. You should demonstrate:
Essential Criteria:
- Hands-on experience with one or more major cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Familiarity with automating the delivery of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
- Comfort with code repository management tools like GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket.
- A strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and their role in modern development practices.
Desirable Criteria:
- Familiarity with collaboration tools like Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence).
- Experience in building automation or integrations with platforms like ServiceNOW.
- A knack for engaging stakeholders and fostering collaboration across teams.
We value transferable skills and real-world experience as much as formal qualifications.
Our benefits include:
- Generous employer contribution pension
- 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure
- Ride to work and EV car scheme available
For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here.
We are an open place of enquiry and challenge. We embrace and celebrate difference, diversity and debate, and we pride ourselves on being a place of education, learning and community where we are able, within the law, to question and test received wisdom, express new ideas and explore controversial or unpopular topics and opinions. Find out more from our Freedom of Speech Policy.
Enquiries about the role, shortlisting and interviews
Name: Nisar Khan
Email: nisar.khan@manchester.ac.uk
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