Lead Platform Engineer

Overview

In this Lead Platform Engineer role, you own and evolve the cloud platform to support a growing data business. You’ll shape and automate Azure-based infrastructure while guiding reliability, security, and cost efficiency. You will drive a cloud separation and migration programme across Azure and GCP and set engineering standards for DevOps, IaC, and observability. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to improve platform reliability and developer experience, delivering a scalable, secure, and automated platform. This is a hands-on, ownership-focused opportunity with meaningful impact on the company’s data capabilities and API platform.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• private healthcare after probation
• charity donation scheme
• work-from-anywhere week
• regular team events and social activities

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the Azure cloud estate with security, reliability, and cost focus
• Lead adoption of Terraform and Infrastructure as Code, including bringing existing infra under management
• Operate Kubernetes workloads (deployments, ingress, scaling, upgrades, troubleshooting)
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
• Support cloud migration and separation projects across Azure and GCP
• Design, automate and test disaster recovery and business continuity solutions
• Improve monitoring, alerting and observability across the platform
• Manage cloud security, identity, secrets and certificates
• Provide technical guidance on Azure architecture and platform engineering
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and act as senior escalation point
• Collaborate with development/technology teams to improve platform reliability and developer experience

Key requirements

• collaboration with cross-functional teams
• leadership and mentoring
• strong problem-solving and communication
• Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Azure cloud platform
• Kubernetes

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