Job Title: Infrastructure Platform Engineer
BCA UK
Location: Hybrid, Home & UK travel, as and when, required (monthly)
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 40 hours
Job Status: Permanent
Main Purpose of The Role
The TechOps division manages and supports our mission‑critical IT network, security, infrastructure and cloud services, consistently delivering high‑quality operational outcomes to a growing digital business.
As part of the Infrastructure Platform Engineering team within TechOps, you will enable our multi‑cloud strategy, delivering secure, scalable, and automated infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and on‑prem environments. This role is pivotal in driving Infrastructure as Code (IaC) at scale, creating repeatable deployment patterns, and embedding a DevOps culture that champions collaboration, continuous improvement, and authentic communication.
You will build strong relationships with our product engineering teams, evolving through the key interaction modes of Facilitate, Collaborate, and Service Provider, enabling teams to adopt best practices and delivering reliable platform services.
Aligned with Operations Engineering, Delivery, and Network teams, you ensure product platforms are secure, resilient, cost‑efficient, monitored, and well‑operated. You must be proactive, solution‑oriented, and skilled at diagnosing and resolving complex cloud infrastructure challenges.
You should be confident in managing diverse cloud ecosystems and operational processes, experienced in agile/product ways of working, and familiar with automation, orchestration, and Infrastructure as Code.
This role requires an experienced cloud professional who demonstrates initiative, leadership, and delivery excellence. You will be passionate about driving innovation and collaboration across teams and partners—automating, simplifying, and challenging the status quo to deliver value at scale.
Previous experience in high‑impact, digital, mission‑critical environments where service matters and exceeding expectations is the norm is required, and you must be committed to continuously strengthening our security posture.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, implement, and maintain multi‑cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and on‑prem environments, ensuring security, scalability, and resilience.
* Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) at scale, using tools such as Terraform and AWS CDK to deliver repeatable, automated deployment patterns.
* Define and evolve the centralised CI/CD toolchain, including pipeline policy, governance, and strategy for enterprise‑scale deployments.
* Implement and advocate for Policy as Code to enforce compliance and operational standards across all environments.
* Collaborate with product engineering teams through Facilitate, Collaborate, and Service Provider interaction modes, enabling best practices and accelerating delivery.
* Ensure platforms meet the five key pillars of cloud governance: Security, Cost Optimisation, Operational Excellence, Reliability, and Performance Efficiency.
* Partner with InfoSec and SOC teams to strengthen security posture, embedding Zero Trust principles and RBAC.
* Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure issues, minimising business impact and improving system reliability.
* Identify opportunities to innovate and simplify processes, leveraging emerging cloud technologies and services.
* Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of Cloud Enablement and Governance frameworks.
* Mentor and support less experienced team members, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration.
Knowledge and Experience Required
* Deep expertise in AWS and Azure services, including VPC, EC2, S3, RDS, EKS, CDK, IAM, Secrets Manager, AKS, APIM, Key Vault.
* Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and AWS CDK.
* Proven ability to design and deliver CI/CD pipelines for enterprise‑scale deployments using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and YAML pipelines.
* Familiarity with Policy as Code frameworks (e.g., OPA, Sentinel).
* Hands‑on experience with containerisation and orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
* Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, and Bash.
* Understanding of GitOps principles and modern DevSecOps practices.
* Experience in high‑impact, mission‑critical environments with strong security and compliance requirements (ISO 27001 or similar).
Benefits
* Onsite parking
* Company Pension Scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders
* Access to BCA Rewards, providing online and store discounts with a range of retailers
We are proud to be Level 1 Disability Confident and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
Our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or disability.
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