Platform Engineering Manager

1 month ago


United Kingdom Civica Full time

We’re Civica and we make software that helps deliver critical services for citizens all around the world. From local government to central government, to education, to health and care, over 5,000 public bodies across the globe use our software to help provide critical services to over 100 million citizens.

Our aspiration is to be a GovTech champion everywhere we work around the globe, supporting the needs of citizens and those that serve them every day. Building on 21 years of continuous growth and success, we're at a pivotal point on our journey to realise that aspiration.

As a company, we’re passionate about what we do and the citizens we help to serve. If you too would like to help champion the use of technology in public services, to improve outcomes for citizens and public sector organisations, then Civica is the right place for you. We will help you unlock the best version of yourself, achieve growth in your career whilst making a real difference to people and communities.

Platform Engineering Manager
Location: Home Based
Skills: Team Leadership / Management, Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Ansible

About the role: 

As a Platform Engineering Manager at Civica, you will be responsible for leading a team of engineers that design, build and maintain Civica’s cloud-based platforms. You will ensure that the team has the people, processes and tools to excel at delivering services for our customers. You’ll be involved in the technical detail, helping the team to find solutions to technical problems. You’ll co-ordinate activities with stakeholders and other teams, proactively remove blockers, and help plan work, making sure that the team delivers impact for the citizens that we serve. If you enjoy challenging, multi-faceted roles that allow you to excel in technical contribution as well as people and project management, this role would be a good fit. 

What you will be doing: 

  • Working with the team to deliver systems that are performant, reliable, secure, and scalable 
  • Facilitating fast and effective communication within your team and with other teams 
  • Thinking strategically, proposing team roadmaps that feed into larger organisational roadmaps 
  • Delivering high-quality, high-impact results 
  • Growing individuals and improving team performance 
  • Establishing psychological safety and trust within your team and with other teams 
  • Building relationships with colleagues across Civica 

     

We’d like you to have experience with: 

  • Managing one or more platform teams in a fast-paced environment 
  • Working with stakeholders to set and manage priorities 
  • Agile methodologies 
  • DevOps concepts and practices 
  • Designing, building and maintaining cloud platforms 

It would also be great if you have experience with: 

  • Implementing an internal developer platform 
  • Software development or managing software development teams 

Life at Civica: Life at Civica is fun and flexible. We have the following benefits that make us – one of the top employers of choice and a great place to work.

Civica Foundation | Giving Culture: We encourage our people to take advantage of our Days of Difference initiative that makes a lasting impact in the community through goodness and charity.

Civica Culture | Work life balance and Blended working : Flexible working, less commuting and more time with friends and family gives a perfect work life balance to our people.

Learning and Development | Growth Opportunities: Civica has a unique 70:20:10 learning model, which supports your learning demands in an interesting, challenging & fun way

Benefits

  • Employee Wellbeing: Being a people-first company, we have integrated health and wellbeing benefits for our members and their family. We have a team of Mental Health Champions working hard to change the stigma around Mental Health. We routinely run awareness workshops to ensure our colleagues better understand how Mental Health can impact your day-to-day life. We are available for support when you need it most and actively encourage our people to reach out to us.
  • Generous Leave Policy: Civica allows you to take time off from work with generous leave benefits
  • Rewards and Recognition: We recognise and appreciate our colleagues for their contribution by monetary/non-monetary recognitions and rewards.
  • Tenure Milestone Recognition: We value and recognise the years of service of our people.
  • Employee-led Affinity Groups: Civica has different affinity groups in place, where people can share experiences and put forward their ideas, suggestions, and recommendations to make Civica an even more inclusive organisation for everyone. Our groups are for anyone who wants to support and ally with that community.

Civica Accolades:

  • ‘Investors in People’ – Gold : We prioritise the development of our colleagues to match their ambition.
  • Great Place to Work: We are dedicated to creating an outstanding employee experience.
  • Financial Times - Diversity Leader 2023 : We’re committed to maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture.
  • Australian Business Awards – Employer of choice
  • Top rated employer – Glassdoor:  Our average length of service is 9 years.
  • Societal Impact: Our solutions impact positive societal change, supporting local Authorities, Schools, Police forces, the NHS and numerous Central Government offices.
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