Platform Engineering Manager - Linux Desktop
Job Description
[Up to c. £250k Comp Package | Office-Led Working]
Role Overview
We’re representing a quantitative investment firm investing in the infrastructure that supports its research and engineering operations. A new team is being established within its central infrastructure function to take dedicated ownership of the Linux desktop platform and the engineering capabilities surrounding it. This is an opportunity to build the function from the ground up, recruiting and developing engineers while establishing the technical direction, operational standards and longer-term roadmap. The remit covers Linux operating system images, automated provisioning, platform security, monitoring and physical infrastructure.
The position combines people leadership with meaningful technical involvement. You’ll guide architectural decisions, resolve complex engineering challenges and collaborate with established Linux, Security and Infrastructure teams to improve the reliability and maintainability of the environment. It will particularly suit someone who enjoys building teams without stepping away from the underlying technology...
Role Snapshot
- Build and lead a new engineering team, taking responsibility for recruitment, technical direction, mentoring and delivery priorities
- Bring extensive Linux infrastructure experience, typically 8+ years, alongside proven engineering leadership and ownership of business-critical production services
- Take accountability for the Linux desktop environment, including platform availability, operating system configuration, deployment and ongoing service improvement
- Develop CI/CD-driven operating system image pipelines, applying reproducible build processes, scripting and automation to improve consistency and release efficiency
- Apply deep Linux troubleshooting expertise across package management, performance analysis, system logs and configuration issues, remaining technically involved in complex decisions
- Oversee automated provisioning across physical and virtual machines, with particular attention to scalability, deployment reliability, testing and recovery
- Establish effective security practices covering vulnerability remediation, patching, platform monitoring and configuration integrity, balancing technical risk with operational requirements
- Define service expectations, incident response processes and escalation ownership, working closely with Linux Engineering, Security, Identity and technical support functions
- Manage infrastructure capacity, hardware replacement cycles and vendor relationships, balancing immediate operational needs with planned engineering improvements
- (Preferred) Experience with OpenStack and Ironic, alongside tooling such as Dagger, Packer or Jenkins for Linux image creation and provisioning workflows
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