Platform Engineer

Role Overview

• Design, build, and operate secure, scalable, multi-region cloud platforms across Azure and Google Cloud Platform to support product and engineering teams.
• Develop and maintain container platforms for microservices and lightweight workloads using managed container and orchestration services.
• Architect and manage core platform networking, routing, firewalls, load balancing, CDN/Edge global traffic management.
• Provide shared platform services such as API management, messaging, eventing, identity integration, and managed data services.
• Lead infrastructure automation and platform standardisation using Terraform, GitHub and Azure Devops CI/CD pipelines to enable repeatable, compliant deployments.
• Build self-service platform capabilities (templates, pipelines, guardrails) enabling teams to deploy independently while meeting security and governance standards.
• Implement and operate managed application and serverless platforms to support event-driven and integration workloads.
• Embed Well-Architected Framework principles into platform design to ensure reliability, performance, cost efficiency, security, and operability.
• Partner closely with Security and Engineering teams to define platform guardrails, improve developer experience, and continuously raise standards.
• Own and maintain platform documentation, reference architectures, and operational runbooks.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience building, and operating cloud platforms across Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), covering infrastructure, networking, security, and application hosting.
• Proven experience implementing cloud and network security controls, including next-generation firewalls and centralized policy management in public cloud environments.
• High proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation best practices to deliver scalable, repeatable, and governed platform foundations.
• Experience in Generative AI tools (including GitHub Copilot) to support code development, refactoring, and documentation, improving productivity and delivery efficiency.
• Extensive experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, applying effective branching strategies, version control, and automated delivery.
• Skilled in administering and supporting both Linux and Windows systems in cloud-based environments.
• Solid experience deploying/configuring multi-region architectures, including high availability, resiliency, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Hands-on experience with managed application platforms, container-based services, serverless workloads, and cloud-native integration and messaging services.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking and edge capabilities, including virtual networks, routing, firewalls, load balancing, CDN and edge services, API gateways, and traffic management.
• Knowledge of core networking engineering, including routing and switching, performance optimization, traffic management, and network security.
• Experience working with enterprise networking and security platforms, including firewalls, switches, and wireless infrastructure, with understanding of security protocols.
• Proven experience operating in regulated environments, with a strong focus on security, auditability, compliance, and operational resilience.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, with a collaborative platform-engineering mindset.

Tech Stack

• Azure
• Cloud
• Firewalls
• Google Cloud Platform
• Linux
• Microservices
• Switching
• Terraform

Benefits

• Full onboarding support and continued development opportunities
• Options for flexible working
• Regular social activities
• Pension contributions
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Private health cover
• Life assurance
• Family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave