Senior Platform Engineer
<p><b>Salary: £70,000 - 70,000 per year</b></p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>Strong experience as a Platform, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineer</li><li>Hands-on AWS experience in production environments</li><li>Solid understanding of Kubernetes and modern deployment patterns</li><li>Experience building CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows</li><li>Practical experience with cloud and container security</li><li>Infrastructure-as-code mindset and strong automation skills</li><li>Comfortable working cross-functionally and owning shared platforms</li><li>Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or similar</li><li>Experience with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.) is a plus</li><li>Familiarity with SRE principles and reliability engineering is a plus</li><li>Security certifications or a deep interest in cloud security is a plus</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform</li><li>Develop and operate CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions</li><li>Manage Kubernetes deployments and application delivery with Argo CD (GitOps)</li><li>Build and maintain platform tooling that improves developer experience, reliability, and security</li><li>Implement and operate monitoring, logging, and alerting using the Elastic stack</li><li>Embed security into the platform and delivery pipelines (shift-left security)</li><li>Collaborate closely with application, security, and SRE teams</li><li>Troubleshoot platform issues and drive continuous improvements</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>AWS</li><li>Bash</li><li>CI/CD</li><li>Cloud</li><li>DevOps</li><li>GitHub</li><li>GitOps</li><li>Kubernetes</li><li>Python</li><li>Security</li><li>Terraform</li><li>Docker</li><li>EC2</li><li>ELK</li><li>IAM</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are a rapidly growing technology-driven organisation seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to strengthen security across our cloud platforms and delivery pipelines. This hands-on role is part of a high-performing Platform Engineering function that blends security, DevOps, and cloud engineering to embed security by design across modern, cloud-first environments. We offer a competitive salary of up to £70,000, a hybrid working model requiring 3 days in our Leeds office, an enticing benefits package including performance bonuses, generous annual leave, professional development opportunities, and a collaborative environment where you can influence security strategy and mentor others.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>Strong experience as a Platform, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineer</li><li>Hands-on AWS experience in production environments</li><li>Solid understanding of Kubernetes and modern deployment patterns</li><li>Experience building CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows</li><li>Practical experience with cloud and container security</li><li>Infrastructure-as-code mindset and strong automation skills</li><li>Comfortable working cross-functionally and owning shared platforms</li><li>Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or similar</li><li>Experience with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.) is a plus</li><li>Familiarity with SRE principles and reliability engineering is a plus</li><li>Security certifications or a deep interest in cloud security is a plus</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform</li><li>Develop and operate CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions</li><li>Manage Kubernetes deployments and application delivery with Argo CD (GitOps)</li><li>Build and maintain platform tooling that improves developer experience, reliability, and security</li><li>Implement and operate monitoring, logging, and alerting using the Elastic stack</li><li>Embed security into the platform and delivery pipelines (shift-left security)</li><li>Collaborate closely with application, security, and SRE teams</li><li>Troubleshoot platform issues and drive continuous improvements</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>AWS</li><li>Bash</li><li>CI/CD</li><li>Cloud</li><li>DevOps</li><li>GitHub</li><li>GitOps</li><li>Kubernetes</li><li>Python</li><li>Security</li><li>Terraform</li><li>Docker</li><li>EC2</li><li>ELK</li><li>IAM</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are a rapidly growing technology-driven organisation seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to strengthen security across our cloud platforms and delivery pipelines. This hands-on role is part of a high-performing Platform Engineering function that blends security, DevOps, and cloud engineering to embed security by design across modern, cloud-first environments. We offer a competitive salary of up to £70,000, a hybrid working model requiring 3 days in our Leeds office, an enticing benefits package including performance bonuses, generous annual leave, professional development opportunities, and a collaborative environment where you can influence security strategy and mentor others.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>