Engineering Manager

Location: West Kirby

Engineering Manager (Platform / Cloud) £600/day (Inside IR35) | Fully Remote | Contract Client:
Leading Tech Consultancy (Government Programme) Overview Were partnering with a leading technology consultancy delivering a large-scale government cloud migration programme. They are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager with a strong Platform Engineering background to lead a growing team and drive the evolution of modern, secure cloud platforms. This role sits within a Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE) and the successful candidate will need to have excellent stakeholder management and interpersoonal sklls.

The Role As Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of platform engineers (currently 3 senior/lead engineers with growth planned and junior hires underway), while providing technical direction and best practice across the wider organisation. You will play a key role in shaping and delivering a secure, scalable cloud landing zone, supporting multiple product teams as they migrate and build infrastructure in the cloud.

Key Responsibilities Leadership & Delivery Lead and develop a team of platform engineers, including mentoring junior hires and shaping team growth Provide technical direction and governance across platform and infrastructure services Oversee delivery of platform build, maintenance, and continuous evolution Balance hands-on technical involvement with strategic leadership Platform Engineering & Cloud Own the design and implementation of cloud landing zones (AWS & Azure) Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code, automation, and containerisation patterns Ensure platforms are designed with security, scalability, and resilience at their core Establish and enforce integration standards across the engineering lifecycle Dev Ops & Enablement Support engineering teams with platform usage, CI/CD, and infrastructure design Develop reusable platform patterns and best practices Improve and standardise automation and deployment pipelines Stakeholder Engagement Collaborate with senior stakeholders across government and consultancy teams Translate technical concepts into clear guidance for non-technical audiences Work closely with Heads of Infrastructure and Cloud within the CCoE Security & Governance Embed security best practices into all platform and infrastructure design Ensure compliance with government standards and policies Lead on identifying and resolving complex service and platform issues Tech Environment Cloud: AWS & Azure Infrastructure as Code:
Terraform Scripting & Automation:
Bash, Ansible CI/CD & SCM:
Git Hub, Git Hub Actions

What Were Looking For :
Strong background in Platform Engineering / Dev Ops leadership roles Proven experience managing and developing engineering teams Experience delivering cloud landing zones and large-scale migrations Deep knowledge of AWS and/or Azure Expertise in Terraform and infrastructure automation Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills Experience working within complex, multi-team environments (government/public sector ideal but not essential) Why Apply? Work on a high-impact national programme Leadership role with real influence over platform strategy Fully remote contract with a competitive day rate Opportunity to shape and scale a growing engineering function If you hit the above criteria, we'd love to hear from you!