Platform Engineering Manager

Overview

Welcome to Moneycorp. We’re delighted you’re interested in being a part of Moneycorp. In the last decade, Moneycorp has transformed from a largely domestic, consumer-focused provider of foreign exchange to an end-to-end global payments ecosystem. With two banking licenses and operations across the entire value chain of the international payments and foreign exchange sectors, we enable businesses, institutions, and individuals to thrive beyond borders.

We help our clients realise their growth ambitions by providing worldwide reach, regulatory excellence, and tailored solutions that optimise financial operations. Moneycorp is a place where energy, commitment to our shared success and collaboration are core to our DNA. The foundation of our success is our people, and nurturing a culture of belonging for all of our colleagues is central to our journey as a global business.

We’re at an exciting stage in our evolution. We’re moving towards a cloud-native future — re-imagining how we design, build, and run platforms that scale with the business. This is a strategic transformation focused on modernising core services, automation, Dev Ops practices, and building secure platforms ready for the future.

As Platform Engineering Manager you will own the strategy, delivery and operation of a regulated, hybrid platform spanning Azure and IaaS (Windows/Linux). You’ll establish an enterprise landing-zone platform aligned to Azure CAF while meeting FS regulatory obligations and sector standards. You will be accountable for SLOs, guardrails, cost controls, security baselines, disaster recovery and evidence for audits (FFIEC/NIST CSF/ISO
27001). This role ensures the platform engineering team delivers secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure across Azure cloud and IaaS, aligning platform capabilities to the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) while maintaining operational excellence for IaaS workloads to enable product teams to deliver safely and quickly.

• Own and execute the Platform Roadmap
• Define and deliver the Azure platform strategy, including landing zones, shared services, and IaaS operations
• Set and track measurable objectives (OKRs) aligned with business priorities and compliance requirements
• Lead Platform Architecture & Governance
• Act as design authority for major platform decisions, ensuring scalability, security, and regulatory compliance
• Oversee risk management, policy adherence, and regular architecture reviews
• Drive Security, Resilience & Compliance
• Champion security-by-design and Zero Trust principles across the platform
• Ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., SWIFT CSP, ISO 20022) and manage critical controls for payments and data residency
• Operate the Platform as a Product
• Maintain reusable infrastructure modules, golden pipelines, and hardened images for consistent, secure deployments
• Define and monitor observability standards, SLOs, and error budgets
• Enhance Developer Experience
• Provide SDKs, templates, and reference pipelines to enable efficient, secure development
• Set standards for ingress/egress, DNS, certificates, and service mesh adoption
• Optimize Cost & Performance
• Enforce cost guardrails, tagging standards, and budget alerts
• Approve capacity commitments and drive continuous cost optimization
• Ensure Reliable Operations & Incident Management
• Oversee patching, vulnerability management, backup regimes, and capacity planning
• Lead incident response for major events, conduct DR/BCP tests, and drive post-incident improvements
• Manage Secure Connectivity & Data Integration
• Approve network designs and enforce secure, efficient data flows
• Define integration patterns and ensure data protection, lineage, and compliance
• Control Access & Segregation of Duties:
  Implement privileged access management, just-in-time admin access, and enforce separation between platform and application teams
• Oversee Change & Release Management:
  Approve change windows, enforce progressive rollout strategies, and ensure all changes follow CI/CD best practices
• Support Talent Development & Stakeholder Engagement
• Build and nurture engineering talent through clear career paths, learning programs, and…