Platform engineer in health data

Company: Our Future Health UK
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Location: London
Job Description:

Описание:

We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join the small team designing and building the platforms and systems to support a number of vital functions across Our Future Health. These systems will include but not limited to the participant-facing websites, import and processing of high-volume health, NHS and genetic datasets to the de-identification/sharing of data into accredited Trusted Research Environments (TREs). If you have prior experience building a public cloud-based platform from the ground up, we’d be keen to see your application. We’re looking for candidates who are passionate who can recommend modern technologies and practices that have a track record of being used successfully in the platform we are looking to build.

Задачи:

  • Be part of our growing technology team to help create the cloud platforms to support Our Future Health as we scale
  • Work with the engineering and operations teams to define platform requirements
  • Use an iterative approach to building the platform, starting simple and increasing complexity as we go
  • Support defining development processes as part of a new, growing team
  • Own solutions from conception to deployment and beyond, taking part in on-call rotas where necessary
  • Integrate and deploy third-party tools required by other teams
  • Devise innovative ideas for solving hard technical problems involving distributed systems, scale and security and translate these ideas into designs and implementation
  • Implement best practices when it comes to availability, scalability, operational excellence, and efficiency

Требования:

  • High proficiency in cloud DevOps/platform engineering and large-scale live services
  • Azure, AWS or GCP
  • Hands‑on experience developing infrastructure‑as‑code with tools such as Terraform, OpenTofu, Terragrunt, Pulumi following GitOps practices
  • Strong experience coding and automating tasks in a high‑level language, preferably Python
  • Hands‑on experience working directly with software engineering best practices: unit testing, code reviews, design documentation, excellent debugging, troubleshooting skills
  • Experience in building/deploying tools related to data pipelines, ETL processes
  • Confident with cloud‑native technologies like Kubernetes, Docker
  • Experience deploying open‑source technologies such as Python, Node.JS, Ruby, Postgres and related CI/CD pipelines
  • Good understanding of cloud security best practices and security compliance
  • Experience designing, supporting and troubleshooting production systems at scale
  • Good understanding of technology stacks from networks up to applications
  • Experience of working in an agile methodology; used to code reviews and pairing
  • Будет плюсом: In addition, experience in a commercial regulated domain would be a bonus (could be clinical, wearables, consumer apps, genomics, pharma etc)

Условия:

  • Generous Pension Scheme – We invest in your future with employer contributions of up to 12%
  • 30 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays – Enjoy a generous holiday allowance with the flexibility to take bank holidays when it suits you
  • Enhanced Parental Leave – Supporting you during life’s biggest moments
  • Career Growth & Development – £500 per year to spend on Learnerbly, our learning platform, plus regular appraisals and development opportunities
  • Cycle to Work Scheme – Save 25-39% on a new bike and accessories through salary sacrifice
  • Home & Tech Savings – Get up to 8% off on IKEA and Currys products, spreading the cost over 12 months through salary sacrifice
  • £1,000 Employee Referral Bonus – Know someone amazing? Get rewarded for bringing them on board!
  • Wellbeing Support – Access to Mental Health First Aiders, plus 24/7 online GP services and an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
  • A Great Place to Work – We have a lovely Central London office in Holborn, and offer flexible and remote working arrangements

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Posted: October 18th, 2026