Platform Engineering Manager (Cloud Foundations)
Legal Counsel - 12 month FTC at Rightmove Greenhouse
London, United Kingdom · United Kingdom
Salary undisclosed
full_time
onsite
Posted 16h ago · Sep 13, 2026
<div class="content-intro"><p>Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust, and belief to make it happen.</p> <p>We’re home to the UK’s largest choice of properties and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what’s on the market. </p> <hr> <p> </p></div><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 222, 182); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Role: </span>Platform Engineering Manager (Cloud Foundations)</strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 222, 182);">Location: </span></span>London / Hybrid (2 days per week in office) </strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 222, 182);">Reporting to: </span></span>Head of Technology Operations</strong></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"><br>The Role</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":261,"335559739":261,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300,"335559991":360}"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">Rightmove’s Cloud Foundations team delivers the secure, reliable, scalable and cost‑optimised platform foundations used by hundreds of engineers and dozens of mission‑critical services. As we ensure safe, low friction delivery of core services and operate at scale, the Engineering Manager will lead a team providing cloud platforms and infrastructure, cloud security, governance, automation, and operational excellence. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":210,"335559739":210,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">This position blends people leadership, cloud operations, platform engineering, security governance, and FinOps. The successful candidate brings deep operational experience in product‑led technology companies and understands how to run cloud foundations as a modern internal platform.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":210,"335559739":210,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Key Outcomes for This Role</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":261,"335559739":261,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Strategy, Delivery and Execution</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":261,"335559739":261,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="21" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Through working with your team, key stakeholders, and the platform product manager, we provide a cloud platform strategy and roadmap that aligns to Rightmove business goals and our internal customer’s needs. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300,"335559991":360}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="21" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">The team provides accurate estimates and realistic plans.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300,"335559991":360}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="21" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">The platform roadmap, initiatives/projects, and OKRs are well managed and delivered in line with expectations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300,"335559991":360}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">People Leadership & Team Development</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":261,"335559739":261,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="21" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Through coaching and mentoring engineers, setting clear, achievable development goals and provides actionable feedback, they improve skills, confidence, and impact.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300,"335559991":360}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="21" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Individual growth plans align with team objectives and organisational priorities.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300,"335559991":360}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="21" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Engineers are supported to designing and delivering scalable, secure, resilient platform services without micromanagement.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300,"335559991":360}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="21" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Achievements are recognised and rewarded, performance issues are addressed early and fairly. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300,"335559991":360}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="21" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">There is an inclusive, psychologically safe environment; with leadership tailored to individual strengths and motivations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300,"335559991":360}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Platform Engineering</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">, Operations</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"> & </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Reliability</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":261,"335559739":261,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Cloud platform and key services are reliable, incident detection and resolution are smooth due to proactive monitoring, well‑maintained alerts/logs, and complete observability coverage.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Platform resilience and DR planning/testing strategy is defined and operational, working across the business with validated requirements and outcomes.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Backup, restore and resilience mechanisms are regularly tested, ensuring the platform can recover predictably.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":300}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Incident management processes are consistently followed, including timely post‑incident reviews (PIRs) and completion of follow‑up actions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"13423311
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