Sanderson
Bristol, Somerset
May 11, 2026
Full time
Engineering Manager (Environments) (Linux, Puppet, Terraform and AWS) Full time : Permanent role Salary: £80,000 + Bonus, PHC, pension, and other benefits Location: Hybrid, once a month onsite in Bristol We're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager (Environments) to lead the design, reliability, and evolution of a software-driven engineering environments within a regulated financial services organisation. This role focuses on building and operating scalable, secure, and automated environments that enable product engineering teams to deliver safely and quickly. You'll lead teams responsible for environment management, CI/CD integration, and observability, while driving large-scale modernisation programmes across legacy and cloud-native estates. This is a newly created technical leadership role where you will take full ownership of the SysOps / Environments team, setting direction, improving standards, and driving real operational change from day one. You'll combine credible hands-on technical experience with strong people leadership to stabilise, modernise, and improve a core engineering estate supporting business-critical platforms. Engineering Manager (Environments) - What we're looking for: Proven experience managing UNIX / SysOps, Platform, DevOps or SRE teams in mid-to-large scale environments Strong technical background in Linux (Red Hat), automation, pipelines and service operations Hands-on exposure to tools such as Puppet, Terraform and AWS A track record of leading teams The credibility to engage engineers technically, not just managerially Experience driving service improvement, automation and estate modernisation Confidence working in regulated or business-critical environments This is not a step-up role- You must have prior experience managing similar teams and estates. This is a rare opportunity to: Take ownership of a core, business-critical engineering function Make a visible, lasting impact through leadership and technical improvement Define the future direction of a UNIX / environments estate Join a stable, well-established organisation with strong investment in technology If you're an experienced Engineering Manager / Environments Manager who enjoys fixing, improving, and leading teams that need strong direction, this role offers genuine scope and challenge. Apply now or contact us for a confidential discussion. Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients. If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason , please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.
