Developer Applications Platform Manager

Developer Applications Platform Manager 

Salary: Circa £75,000

Locations: Norwich/ Perth

This is a great job for someone who loves shaping technology that empowers others, thrives in a collaborative engineering environment, and enjoys leading people through meaningful change. Are you someone who is excited by the opportunity to enhance developer productivity and deliver platforms that scale? Do you love to bring structure, clarity, and long‑term vision to complex technical ecosystems? This role would suit someone with experience in platform management or developer tooling who is ready to take a step up into a wider strategic and leadership remit.

A bit about the job:

You’ll be joining Aviva’s Developer Applications Team—an expert, multi‑disciplinary group responsible for the applications and services our engineers rely on every day. Your role exists to set the strategic direction of our developer applications platform and ensure its smooth, resilient, and compliant operation. You’ll oversee the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of tools that uplift software engineering quality, speed, and experience. You’ll also be accountable for leading a talented team, driving change, and ensuring the platform meets the evolving needs of our internal customers.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Experience in platform management, developer applications, or a related technical leadership role.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, agile delivery, and DevOps practices.
• Ability to manage complex technical environments, including incident resolution, service resilience, and compliance.
• Confident communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence at all levels.
• Experience in resource planning, cost management, and leading teams through change and continuous improvement.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.  And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.  We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Salary circa £75,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

• Bonus opportunity - 12% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Harjot Kaur a call on +44 7353 138456 or send an email to harjot.kaur@aviva.com