Manager, Platform Engineers

Board Intelligence is a technology and advisory firm that supercharges boards with the science of board effectiveness. We build better businesses and benefit society.   

Through a suite of AI-powered software tools, evaluation frameworks, and advisory services that distil twenty years of boardroom experience, we improve the efficiency of board processes and the effectiveness of boards.   

We work with over 80,000 leaders and 3,000 organisations across the world, with clients across the Fortune 500, FTSE 100, and OMX 30. In 2024 we received substantial backing from K1 Investment Management – the leading B2B Enterprise SaaS investors. We are at the beginning of significant growth, and we’re looking for superb talent to join us on this journey.   

As we grow, we’re fiercely protective of our culture and values. Many of us, including our founders, have families and other priorities, so we know the value of a supportive company.   

The team is diverse and friendly. We value fun: most days you’ll find a social event or learning opportunity to get involved with, including company socials, away days, and philanthropic activities.  

Our Mission 

We unleash the potential of organisations through the science of board effectiveness, building better businesses and benefiting society. 

The Role  

We are looking for a Manager, Platform Engineers to lead and grow our DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering teams. You will be responsible for guiding a group of highly skilled engineers who ensure the performance, reliability, and security of our infrastructure across both public cloud and on-premises environments.  

As well as providing technical leadership, you will set the strategic direction of the team, manage delivery of key projects, and foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence. With your experience in on-premises infrastructure and cloud technologies, you will help shape how we scale and optimise our systems to support the future growth of our business. 

What Excites You  

• Manage and optimise both on-premises and cloud infrastructure, enabling scalability, resilience, and strong security practices  

• Oversee incident management, disaster recovery, and performance monitoring to ensure the stability and availability of our platform  

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of DevOps and SRE engineers, supporting their growth and creating a high-performing, collaborative environment  

• Provide technical direction and oversight across projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timely, high-quality delivery  

• Champion best practices for automation, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code, and ensure these are embedded in day-to-day work 

• Collaborate with security, product, and engineering teams to deliver infrastructure that is robust, secure, and fit for the future  

• Delivery of scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure solutions  

• Successful execution of hybrid and cloud transformation projects  

• Strong operational reliability and measurable improvement in incident response and recovery  

The little, but still important things  

• Maintain a strong technical understanding of the systems your team builds and supports  

• Contribute to hands-on technical work where needed to unblock or support delivery  

• Ensure ongoing patching, upgrades, and performance tuning of infrastructure 

• Work closely with cross-functional teams across security, product, IT, and engineering  

• Provide clear communication and guidance to both technical and non-technical stakeholders  

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and knowledge sharing 

What Excites Us  

We are looking for someone with the drive to improve our environment, who inspires performance from their team, and who protects our culture and values to ensure we remain a caring, entrepreneurial, and client-first workplace. 

You will bring: 

• Proven experience leading and mentoring DevOps and SRE teams 

• Strong experience managing on-premises infrastructure and hybrid environments 

• Familiarity with container orchestration such as Kubernetes 

• Deep understanding of cloud architectures and experience with at least one major provider such as GCP or AWS 

• Strong expertise with infrastructure as code and automation practices 

• Experience of building and running CI/CD pipelines and monitoring solutions 

• A solid understanding of security best practices and experience applying them in complex environments 

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work closely with both technical and non-technical stakeholders 

Desirable skills include: 

• Experience managing large scale on-premises and cloud migrations 

• Familiarity with container orchestration such as Kubernetes 

• Understanding of networking and co-located infrastructure 

• Knowledge of programming languages such as Ruby, Java, or Go 

• Experience managing database clusters