Digital Platforms Manager

Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.

Digital Strategy, Architecture & Platforms

Reports to: General Manager – Digital Strategy, Architecture & Platforms / CTO.

Lead the Platforms Powering Scotland’s Digital Future. We’re looking for a forward-thinking leader to run the platforms that underpin Scottish Water’s digital transformation. As Digital Platforms Manager, you’ll be responsible for the engineering, governance, and evolution of our cloud, integration, automation, and productivity platforms – enabling agile delivery, operational resilience, and sustainable innovation across the business.

The Role

This is a pivotal role in shaping how we build, operate, and scale the digital foundations that support everything from smart infrastructure to AI-enabled services. You’ll lead a multidisciplinary team and work closely with architecture, cyber, data, and delivery colleagues to ensure our platforms are secure, cost-effective, and built for the future.

What You’Ll Do

The Digital Platforms Manager leads the design, delivery, and optimisation of Scottish Water’s digital platforms, including Azure, M365, Power Platform, and our internal developer platform (IDP). The role ensures these platforms are secure, scalable, and engineered for value, supporting digital transformation across both IT and OT domains. You’ll own platform strategy, technical delivery, and team leadership – embedding DevOps, FinOps, and observability practices while enabling teams across the business to build safely and efficiently on modern, well-governed foundations.

As Digital Platforms Manager, you will lead the development and operation of Azure landing zones, integration and automation platforms, M365, Power Platform CoE, and observability tooling. You’ll be responsible for building and maintaining golden paths, CI/CD pipelines, reusable templates, and platform guardrails to accelerate safe and scalable delivery. Your role will also involve embedding platform standards, security controls, and FinOps practices to ensure compliance, resilience, and value for money. Collaboration is key, as you’ll partner with architecture, cyber, data, and delivery teams to align platform evolution with strategic priorities and business needs. Additionally, you will lead a team of engineers, developers, and specialists across cloud, integration, and low-code domains, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

What You’Ll Bring

To excel in this role, you will need proven leadership experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or enterprise-scale cloud environments, along with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, Power Platform, and cloud-native services. Your background should include hands-on experience with integration technologies, automation tooling, and platform governance, as well as a strong understanding of platform security, compliance, and cost optimisation. A track record of building and leading high-performing technical teams, coupled with excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, is essential. Ideally, you will also bring experience from utilities, energy, or regulated industries, and be familiar with M365 administration, Copilot enablement, and low-code governance. Certifications in Azure, Power Platform, or DevOps disciplines would be highly advantageous.

What the role is offering 

A leadership role in shaping the digital foundations of a national critical infrastructure provider. The opportunity to run and evolve platforms that support a £30m–£40m annual digital investment portfolio. A collaborative, mission-driven environment focused on sustainability, innovation, and resilience. Career growth in platform strategy, cloud enablement, and digital transformation. Genuine flexibility in how and where you work, balanced with regular in-person time to lead your team and build relationships.

Looking out for you

While the work we do is important, we know it’s not the only thing that matters. That’s why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance.

This role will occasionally require you to work outside of normal working hours. But you’ll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays) - you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time and a truly flexible approach to work/life balance. You can also take time off to volunteer in your community.

When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working.

For your future, there’s our defined benefit pension (the ‘know-what-you’ll-get-when-you-retire’ kind), and generous life assurance.

As for some nice extras? You can expect an annual company bonus. There is also access to SW Splash – handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping.

The post is full time based on 35 hours per week with flexible working hours. Applications from those wishing to apply for any working patterns, or flexible working arrangements are welcome.

The Not-So-Small Print

This is an M1 role in a salary range starting at £66,826 with potential flexibility depending on the candidate. There is also scope for salary progression based on performance. You'll be eligible for an annual bonus, a generous monthly car allowance, 38 days annual leave, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which includes life assurance and a career-average pension plan.   

If you’re interested in this role – or know someone else who might be - we’ll be accepting applications until midnight on Sunday, 12 October 2025.

Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional, and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening, e.g. referencing, criminal record checks, license checks, etc. Screening is conducted on our behalf by a third party, and must be completed before your start date. Don’t worry - we’ll only start these checks once you’ve accepted an offer. 

A few final things worth knowing…

Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If you’re interested in this job, but don’t tick all the boxes, apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So don’t rule yourself out!

Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!). We're also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events, like menopause. We’re very used to making adjustments, so please don’t be afraid to ask.

As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it’s important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you don’t already live here, you'll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.

Finally (finally!), candidates who haven’t submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You won’t need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted. 

We’re here to help. Ask us anything at SWRecruitment@ScottishWater.co.uk