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Platform Owner IaaS and Unstructured data
M&G
At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.
Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.
We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.
Platform Owner – IaaS and Unstructured Data
Job Summary
As M&G advances its Cloud Only strategy and transitions away from legacy infrastructure support models, there is a critical need for strong leadership and strategic ownership of our Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platforms and unstructured data estate. This role plays a pivotal part in ensuring the resilience, security, and operational excellence of core services including Wintel, Windows and Red Hat Linux operating systems, and data platforms such as NetApp, Azure Files, and Windows File Servers.
The Platform Owner will lead the transformation of these services into modern, cloud-native operations. This includes implementing robust tooling for backup, patching, automation, and monitoring, while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and alignment with business continuity objectives. The role will work closely with Cloud Engineering & Operations, business stakeholders, and external partners to deliver scalable, secure, and efficient infrastructure services.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and deliver a 3-year strategic roadmap for IaaS and unstructured data platforms aligned to M&G’s Cloud Only journey.
- Lead the transformation of infrastructure services from legacy providers to modern, cloud-native solutions.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to platform engineers and data specialists, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
- Implement and manage tooling for backup, patching, automation (e.g. Ansible, Azure Automation), and monitoring to support platform reliability and efficiency.
- Ensure platform resilience and data protection through effective backup strategies and integration with business continuity planning.
- Drive adoption and optimisation of Azure IaaS services, ensuring scalability, cost control, and performance.
- Collaborate with business areas to classify and archive data in line with retention and compliance requirements.
- Work with business continuity teams to ensure compliance with DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) and other regulatory frameworks.
- Own platform controls, audit readiness, and risk management across IaaS and unstructured data domains.
- Partner with operations teams to ensure platform stability, performance monitoring, and issue resolution.
- Define and enforce policies, procedures, and standards for platform governance, data security, and operational excellence.
- Oversee architecture and service design for compute, storage, and data platforms, ensuring scalability and resilience.
- Collaborate with technology and business teams to deliver infrastructure solutions that meet evolving needs.
- Manage platform-related projects, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.
- Stay informed on emerging technologies and trends, recommending improvements and innovations.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and internal regulatory requirements.
Qualifications
- Extensive experience in infrastructure engineering and platform management, with expertise in Windows/Linux OS, virtualisation, and cloud-native services.
- Proven experience managing unstructured data platforms including NetApp, Azure Files, and other enterprise storage solutions.
- Strong understanding of IaaS models, cloud transformation, and service integration.
- Hands-on experience with backup solutions, patching frameworks, and automation tooling.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical programmes and manage multiple projects.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience working with external vendors and service providers.
- Relevant certifications such as Azure, AWS, GCP, VMware, or equivalent are preferred.
Key Competencies
- Leadership: Ability to lead and inspire cross-functional platform and data teams.
- Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of infrastructure, OS platforms, and data services.
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to align platform strategies with business goals and transformation programmes.
- Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Problem-Solving: Proactive approach to identifying and resolving platform and data issues.
We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.
M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. Being a Disability Confident Leader means that candidates who meet the minimum criteria of a job, will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying.
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