As Lead Platform Engineer, you own and evolve the cloud platform to support a growing data business. You will secure, scale and cost-optimize the Azure-based estate while driving automation and IaC to modernize infrastructure. You’ll lead a cloud separation and migration program spanning Azure and GCP, shaping platform standards and developer experience. This is a hands-on, influential role with cross-functional collaboration and opportunities to define architecture and tooling. You’ll work in a collaborative, hybrid setup with visible impact on reliability and data platform capabilities.
Pay / Benefits
Private healthcare after probation
Charity donation scheme
Work-from-anywhere week
Hybrid working
Regular team events
Flexible and impactful role
Responsibilities
Own and manage the Azure cloud estate with a focus on security, reliability and cost efficiency
Lead adoption of Terraform and Infrastructure as Code, bringing existing infrastructure under management
Own and operate Kubernetes workloads including deployments, ingress, scaling, upgrades, troubleshooting and day-to-day platform operations
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 technical escalation point
Collaborate with development and technology teams to improve platform reliability and developer experience
Key requirements
Azure cloud engineering experience with focus on security, reliability and cost efficiency
Proven experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
Hands-on Kubernetes operations and management
CI/CD with Azure DevOps
Experience with cloud migrations, especially Azure and GCP
Disaster recovery and business continuity design and testing
Monitoring and observability improvements
Cloud security, identity, secrets and certificates management
Strong troubleshooting and senior escalation capabilities
Collaboration with cross-functional teams to improve platform reliability
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