Cloud and DevEx Platform Manager

Overview

We’re a UK-based digital bank dedicated to getting the basics right and offering straightforward savings and mortgages.

As a Cloud and Dev Ex Platform manager you will be responsible for setting and executing deliverables for the Bank’s shared Cloud Platform and Developer Experience (Dev Ex) Strategy.

• Definition of a high-level Cloud Platform strategy aligned to both the business strategy and technology strategy and maintain or create Cloud Platform and Developer Experience capabilities in line with company OKRs.
• Definition and specification of low level technical and platform requirements. These should be detailed enough for colleagues and stakeholders to appreciate the full context for how they are impacted.
• Responsible for overall project management and accountability of all engineering resources working on Cloud Platform.
• Management of feedback loops to ensure products being built will meet business need.
• Overall service owner of Cloud Platform systems.
• Business and technical documentation is maintained at an appropriate level of detail and kept up to date, such as no single-person dependencies are created and external parties can understand our processes in a timely and clear manner.
• Sufficient alerting, responsiveness and isolation of systems to ensure incidents can be identified, rectified and closed with minimal customer, commercial or reputational detriment.
• Collaborate with leadership, committees and consultants to execute strategies.
• Manage the Bank’s operational risk exposure by supporting the business to identify areas of operational risk exposure and by developing and implementing corrective action.
• Ensure suitable metrics are in place to measure performance and progress in Cloud Platform.
• Monitor execution of business initiatives.
• Identifying strategic risks.

• Degree/Advanced degree and/or the equivalent combination of experience. Experience with implementation and management of complex Cloud environments and associate Developer Experience tooling.
• A proven track record of successfully implementing high profile Cloud Platform initiatives and projects.
• Experience of cloud Fin Ops practices, driving cost transparency, collaboration and data-driven Technology decisions
• Experience with Project and Product management principles and toolsets.
• Minimum 7 years relevant experience
• 25 days holiday PLUS your BIRTHDAY off
• Pension contribution with Royal London
• Life Assurance
• Private medical, dental and optical health insurance with Axa