About the Role
The Manager of Infrastructure – Platform Engineering is an integral part of Latham's Technology & Information Services team and will be located in the Manchester office. This role serves as the design authority for how modern workloads are hosted on the firm's container platform and works directly with the engineers who build and operate those services. The role is centered on Red Hat OpenShift and Red Hat OpenShift AI, and combines working architecture, line management, and embedded engineering. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.
Responsibilities
•Owning delivery prioritisation for the Platform Engineering pillar within the strategic direction established by the Senior Manager of Infrastructure Design & Engineering, including backlog sequencing, work acceptance, estimation, and day-to-day trade-off decisions
•Leading the development of high-level and low-level solution designs, reference architectures, and global standards for containerised application hosting and AI/ML workload placement
•Contributing directly as an embedded member of the Platform Engineering pillar by participating in stand-ups, accepting sprint work, and partnering with engineers on OpenShift, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD delivery
•Collaborating with the Azure-focused Technical Architect to develop and implement hybrid patterns where the container platform and Azure estate intersect
•Authoring Architecture Decision Records for decisions that establish technology direction, introduce new patterns, carry significant cost, or create long-term organisational impact
•Leading vendor and product evaluations within the pillar's domains through time-boxed technical inquiries that produce recommendations and draft ADRs
•Creating and maintaining comprehensive technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design specifications, reference patterns, ADRs, and operational guidance
•Collaborating with security, network, storage, application, monitoring, and service management teams to ensure cohesive and supportable infrastructure solutions
•Following the firm's standard ITSM, ITIL, Change Management, security, data usage, equipment usage, and licensing policies and procedures
•Providing leadership, coaching, and mentoring to engineers and promoting effective, respectful, and collaborative working practices
Requirements
•Expert knowledge of Kubernetes and OpenShift architecture, operations, security, networking, storage, multi-tenancy, and lifecycle management
•Strong knowledge of AI/ML platform architecture, GPU scheduling and allocation, and storage patterns for model training and inference
•Advanced infrastructure as code capability using Terraform or an equivalent technology
•A bachelor's degree or higher education diploma in Information Technology or a related field, preferably; equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
•Relevant Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, cloud, infrastructure, and/or architecture certification, preferably
•ITIL Foundation certification or equivalent service management experience, preferably
•Deep, current, hands-on Kubernetes architecture experience; Red Hat OpenShift experience strongly preferred
•Demonstrated experience designing for AI/ML workloads on Kubernetes; Red Hat OpenShift AI experience preferably
•Experience leading engineers or a strong lead-level track record that includes mentoring, hiring involvement, development planning, and performance conversations
•Demonstrated success delivering architecture with engineering teams through pairing, sprint participation, and design decisions grounded in operational delivery
•Experience working effectively in distributed, asynchronous teams, preferably
•Exposure to NVIDIA DGX-class systems, InfiniBand or RoCE fabrics, and VAST Data or comparable HPC/AI storage, preferably
•Experience with vSphere or VMware Cloud Foundation estates and virtualisation-to-container transition patterns, including OpenShift Virtualisation, preferably
Benefits
Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham's comprehensive benefit program which includes:
•Health insurance as well as group income protection and life assurance
•A pension plan
•Wellness programs
•Employee discounts
•And more!
Additionally, there is a range of programming including Global Affinity Groups, which are open to all, providing a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests.
