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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Platform Manager - **Company:** Nationwide - **Location:** Swindon, UK (Remote available) - **Salary:** £41,062.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Network Security, Network Architecture, Information Technology - **Published:** July 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5820053468 ## About the Role * Broad technical knowledge across WAN, Data Centre, Campus, Network Security & Cloud technologies * A career background that has evolved through a technical discipline (preferably through implementation and design) in the network space * Confidence to make decisions and the humility to change course when required * Be a natural collaborator, able to bring people together behind a common goal and lead the team to achieve desired outcomes * You'll be a constant learner, open to new ideas and new ways of doing things Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role ## Description Core Network Infrastructure (CNI) are tasked with developing, maintaining, and securing Nationwide's network infrastructure. CNI are at the start of an exciting journey, our vision to drive long term value for Nationwide by providing simple cost-effective infrastructure, consumable in well-defined services with minimal fuss; enabling the organisation to move forward at pace., As we move forward, we're looking for a Platform Manager to lead on Data Centre LAN operations and provide technical leadership, enthusiasm, and ownership of the LAN within our data centres. We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best. At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected. For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, based at our Swindon office. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here. Nationwide is committed to the redeployment of our employees impacted by change, as such applications for redeployment candidates will be prioritised in this recruitment process. If you're a colleague on long-term absence (for example, on parental leave) or a temporary worker, please use your personal email address to submit an application. Responsibilities What you'll be doing Reporting to the Head of IT Services - Networks you'll be expected to be a subject matter expert in your field and be responsible for all operational activities (incident, problem, change, patching etc) performed by the BT managed services team on your platform. Key to your success will be building a collaborative partnership with the internal teams and external partners. For your platform area you will own the improvement of service and procedures, manage access, help to plan for short to mid-term roadmaps and investment, ensuring that we remain within risk and service level tolerance and are delivering capabilities fit for the future of Nationwide. Maintaining the security of the network and the correct functioning of the controls CNI is accountable for is another key aspect of the role. You will work together with your peers to ensure that changes to your platform are correctly designed, planned and implemented and that they align with our network patterns and guardrails., * Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers' shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind * Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think - we're honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand * Push for better - We don't settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development * Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these. ## Related Videos - [The Sustainability Race: AI's Promises, Pitfalls and Potential](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100155-the-sustainability-race-ai-s-promises-pitfalls-and-potential) - [Green Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/592-green-cloud-computing) - [Small, Secure, Interconnected: The next Internet Protocol](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100062-small-secure-interconnected-the-next-internet-protocol) - [Unlocking the potential of Digital & IT at Vodafone](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/602-unlocking-the-potential-of-digital-it-at-vodafone) - [Building the Nervous System of AI - Michael Kagan (NVIDIA)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2133-building-the-nervous-system-of-ai-michael-kagan-nvidia) - [We adopted DevOps and are Cloud-native, Now What?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/485-we-adopted-devops-and-are-cloud-native-now-what) ## Related Articles - [Should Tech Managers Be Developers First? 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