Platform Engineering Manager (Linux Desktop)

Location: London Area, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Company

A highly technical organisation building a new Linux desktop platform for researchers and engineers.

What you will do

• Build a new platform engineering team, hire engineers, and shape team practices.
• Own the production Linux desktop estate end to end, including image builds, provisioning, security, and patching.
• Define standards, priorities, and the roadmap for the evolving platform.
• Collaborate with Linux, security, and wider infrastructure teams to operate the platform at scale.
• Remain technically hands-on while leading the management function.

Requirements

• Experience leading Linux engineering teams in a large organisation.
• Ability to build a new team and platform from the ground up.
• Strong platform engineering experience beyond first-line support.
• Technical leadership across Linux, security, infrastructure, automation, and production desktop environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid role based in London Area, United Kingdom.
• Permanent contract.
• Dedicated support handles day-to-day user requests, allowing the role to focus on platform engineering.
• Serious investment in automation and AI, with freedom to apply these technologies.
• Opportunity to shape a new platform from its early stages while working with highly technical users.