Lead Platform Engineer

Overview

In this role you will lead a platform engineering team to shape a secure, cloud-first platform strategy. You’ll drive automation, DevSecOps practices, and scalable CI/CD pipelines while maintaining cloud-agnostic capabilities alongside Azure focus. You’ll work closely with stakeholders to balance security, efficiency, and supplier relationships, delivering enterprise-grade authentication and secure infrastructure. This is a hands-on leadership role that blends architecture, security, and delivery at scale, with a clear impact on the company’s cloud maturity and risk posture.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid & flexible working
• Private healthcare
• generous holiday allowance
• Dedicated personal development time every two weeks
• Monthly team incentives
• collaborative culture

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a platform engineering team
• Define and implement a secure cloud platform strategy
• Manage supplier relationships and budget forecasts
• Drive DevSecOps practices and cloud security initiatives
• Design CI/CD pipelines and automation-first infrastructure
• Evaluate and integrate new technologies to enhance efficiency and security
• Provide enterprise-level authentication security expertise
• Support out-of-hours deployments when needed

Key requirements

• 5+ years in DevOps & Cloud Native Infrastructure (Azure-focused)
• 3+ years in Cloud Security / DevSecOps
• Expertise in Kubernetes (Azure), Azure DevOps, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep)
• Strong coding skills in C# and experience with .NET Core/.NET 8
• Experience with Azure CAF, ELZ, and well-architected frameworks
• Proficiency in scripting & automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python, YAML)
• Strong problem-solving and leadership skills
• AWS experience is a plus for business continuity planning

• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Leadership and team mentorship
• Strategic thinking and collaboration
• Kubernetes (Azure)
• Azure DevOps
• Terraform

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