Salary: £85,000 - 85,000 per year Requirements: Extensive experience working with public Cloud platforms at scale (GCP preferred but not essential) Strong Kubernetes experience, including design, deployment, and troubleshooting Infrastructure as Code expertise (Terraform) and Git-based workflows CI/CD pipelines and automation (GitLab CI/CD or similar) GitOps principles and tooling Experience operating production Cloud platforms, including on-call and incident response Proven ability to lead technically, influence others, and set engineering standards Software engineering experience (Go preferred but not essential) Responsibilities: Acting as the technical lead for a team of Cloud Platform Engineers Providing technical direction, standards, and architectural guidance Designing, delivering, and operating global Cloud platform services Leading complex platform changes and Cloud initiatives aligned to business priorities Remaining hands-on with Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, and automation Acting as a key escalation point for complex issues and major incidents Supporting and mentoring engineers, reviewing designs, code, and IaC Driving continuous improvement across reliability, security, and developer experience Working closely with senior stakeholders, architects, and delivery teams Technologies: CI/CD Cloud GCP Git GitLab GitOps Kubernetes Security Terraform DevOps More: We are a large, well-established organization dedicated to providing global, business-critical services through our Cloud platform. With a robust investment strategy in our Cloud and platform capability, we empower teams across the business to utilize public Cloud and managed services securely and reliably. We offer a competitive salary of up to £85,000, a solid bonus scheme, a car or travel allowance, and a minimum of one day per week of hybrid working in Stoke. Our team encourages ongoing learning and exposure to modern Cloud technologies, allowing you to influence platform direction and shape engineering standards. last updated 8 week of 2026