Job Description
Job Title: Lead Platform Engineer
Location: Manchester (Hybrid - 1 day per week in office)
Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 + Benefits
Eligibility: Must be UK-based (no sponsorship available)
About the Role
We're looking for a Lead Platform Engineer to take ownership of the design, delivery, and optimisation of our enterprise cloud hosting platforms. This role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, ensuring systems remain secure, scalable, and resilient.
You'll drive platform transformation projects, champion automation, mentor engineers, and engage with stakeholders to deliver high-impact solutions that underpin business-critical services.
Key Responsibilities
* Design and implement cloud platforms across Azure & GCP
* Build and optimise internal platforms to support development teams
* Automate provisioning, scaling, and configuration management
* Lead migration and modernisation projects from inception to delivery
* Drive best practices in cloud architecture, DevOps, and automation
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams on greenfield solutions
* Lead incident response and root-cause analysis with preventative action
* Mentor engineers and act as a trusted technical authority
* Ensure cost efficiency, security, and performance across platforms
Essential Skills & Experience
* 5+ years' experience as a Senior/Lead Cloud or Platform Engineer
* Hands-on expertise with Azure and Google Cloud Platform
* Strong background with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM Templates, etc.)
* Proven track record with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD)
* Scripting and automation (Python, Shell, Perl, or similar)
* Knowledge of data centre ops, networking, IT security, and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog)
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
* Agile delivery experience
Desirable Skills
* Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
* Oracle application/database experience
* Familiarity with Unix/Solaris environments
* Service mesh & API gateway knowledge (Istio, Linkerd)
* Multi-cloud or hybrid infrastructure exposure
* Understanding of DevSecOps practices and compliance
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