Lead Platform Engineer

About the Role

A global financial services and market infrastructure organisation is seeking an experienced

Lead Platform Engineer

to join its Platform Engineering team.

The role will lead the design, development and operation of a highly resilient hybrid technology platform spanning

Linux, Kubernetes,on-premises infrastructure and public cloud environments .

You will work closely with engineering, SRE, network,security and application teams to deliver scalable, secure and high-performanceinfrastructure supporting critical business systems.

Key Responsibilities

Act as a technical lead and senior escalation point for the hybrid platform across Linux, Kubernetes, on-premises and public cloud environments.

Lead the design and delivery of complex infrastructure projects and contribute to the long-term platform technology roadmap.

Architect and evolve Kubernetes and container platforms across on-premises, bare-metal and cloud environments.

Design and implement cloud infrastructure, primarily on

AWS , with exposure to other major cloud platforms.

Establish and improve Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration management standards using tools such as

Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible or SaltStack .

Design and enhance

CI/CD and GitOps

processes for infrastructure and application deployments.

Drive automation initiatives to improve operational efficiency, reliability and consistency.

Develop and improve monitoring, logging and observability capabilities across the platform.

Lead technical discussions and architectural decisions across cross-functional infrastructure programmes.

Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering standards, design reviews and technical best practices.

Evaluate emerging technologies and make recommendations for platform improvements.

Work with development, SRE, network and security teams on performance optimisation, capacity planning, system hardening and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience

in Linux systems, infrastructure or platform engineering within a large-scale enterprise environment.

Strong knowledge of

Linux systems, internals, performance tuning and troubleshooting , preferably with RHEL or similar distributions.

Hands-on experience designing, deploying and operating

Kubernetes at scale , across on-premises/bare-metal and/or cloud environments.

Strong experience with

AWS

and a good understanding of hybrid cloud architecture.

Strong experience with

Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration management , including Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible, SaltStack or similar technologies.

Strong understanding of software engineering practices, including version control, testing and software design.

Proficiency in at least

two

of the following:

Python, Go, C, C++ or Bash .

Experience with

CI/CD and GitOps

technologies such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Argo CD or similar.

Good understanding of networking concepts including

TCP/IP, DNS and load balancing .

Good knowledge of security principles including

RBAC, TLS, secrets management and system hardening .

Experience with observability technologies such as

Prometheus, Grafana, Loki or OpenTelemetry .

Demonstrated experience leading complex technical projects and working across multiple technology teams.

Experience in performance tuning and capacity planning within business-critical or latency-sensitive environments.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured approach to evaluating technology solutions.

Strong attention to quality, reliability and technical detail.

What You Can Expect

Opportunity to work on large-scale, business-critical technology platforms.

Exposure to modern cloud, Kubernetes and infrastructure technologies.

A technically challenging environment with opportunities to influence architecture and engineering practices.

Collaboration with experienced technology and engineering professionals.

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