Platform Operations Manager
Anglian Water ServicesHuntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom
Posted April 2, 2026
75000 - 100000 GBP
Full Time
About the Company
Anglian Water supply water and water recycling services to more than six million domestic and business customers in the east of England and Hartlepool. Our services are at the heart of every single family and community in our region. We clean water to the highest standard, deliver it to millions of homes, and carefully manage it to ensure it never runs out. We’re the largest water and water recycling company in England and Wales by geographic area. We’re also one of the driest regions in the country, with just 600 millimetres of rain each year, on average a third less than the rest of England. In fact some areas have a lower annual rainfall than Jerusalem. That’s why it’s vital that we look after the water that we’ve got.
Job Description
We are seeking a Platform Operations Manager to lead our digital infrastructure, ensuring our platforms and networks are secure, scalable, and high performing. As a pivotal role at the heart of Anglian Water's digital ecosystem, you will lead hybrid infrastructure that underpins everything we do.
Requirements
- Degree in a technology or computing discipline
- Extensive experience leading hybrid platform operations (cloud/on-prem)
- Proven track record of leading SRE, DevOps and infrastructure automation practices
- Experience managing network and platform engineering teams
- Strong working knowledge of platform observability and telemetry tools
- Experience managing outsourced and in-house technical teams
- Understanding of ITIL processes (esp. Change, Incident, Problem)
- Familiarity with containerised environments and Infrastructure as Code
- Relevant professional certifications (e.g. Azure, AWS, ITIL, SRE)
Benefits
- Full private healthcare with no excess
- 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
- Flexible working culture
- Competitive pension scheme – we double-match your contributions up to 6%
- Life Assurance at eight times your salary
- Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary
- Bonus Scheme
