Job Description
Lead AWS Platform Engineer - Must be comfortable with mentoring/management responsibilities
Hybrid - Leeds city centre (free parking)
Role Summary
The Lead Platform Engineer will provide strategic technical leadership for the cloud-native initiatives. You will establish architectural standards and operational practices to enable scalable SaaS delivery, driving developer experience through self-service platforms, GitOps workflows, and robust observability.
You will lead and mentor a team of engineers, balancing strategic planning with hands-on execution to ensure high reliability and security in data-sensitive environments.
Main Responsibilities
Leadership & Strategy
* Define and drive the vision, strategy, and roadmap for platform engineering.
* Mentor technical talent and foster a culture of innovation and collaboration.
* Manage team capacity, balancing new features with technical debt and operational excellence.
* Collaborate with stakeholders to drive organizational adoption of platform initiatives.
Technical Execution
1. Architect self-service capabilities (e.g., Backstage) and GitOps workflows (e.g., ArgoCD).
2. Own production SaaS reliability, managing multi-clust...