Platform Engineering Jobs in the South East

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Head of Platform Engineering

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Allica Bank
local communities - representing over a third of our economy - yet have been largely neglected both by traditional high street banks and modern fintech providers. Platform Engineering is the backbone of Allica Bank's rapidly growing business, designing and managing the modern infrastructure, tools, and automation processes that fuel … innovation and accelerate growth. Our Platform Engineers leverage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) techniques to build secure, scalable, and resilient cloud-native solutions, empowering our technology teams to deliver exceptional experiences to customers. This dynamic, forward-thinking team sits at the heart of Allica Bank, driving reliability and agility across … our entire technology landscape, positioning us at the forefront of fintech innovation in the UK. What you'll do As Head of Platform Engineering, you will be responsible for architecting, building, and scaling the core technical platform that powers our products. In close partnership with product, security More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Platform Engineering Lead

Slough, England, United Kingdom
Mars
Platform Engineering Lead - Slough. Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL®, and … Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 130,000 Diverse Associates to act daily towards creating the world we want tomorrow. Job Description: Lead Platform Engineering is responsible for architecting, building, and managing the organization's data platform foundations. This role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable … Services, ML, Unity Catalog, and data catalog technologies such as Purview. Strong proficiency in Azure or Snowflake or AWS or GCP is required. Data Engineering: Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python, and at least one additional programming language (Java, C#, C++) is desired. Proven experience with data warehousing and data More ❯
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Head of Engineering

london, south east england, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Forward Role Recruitment
Head of Backend Engineering | Platform | DevOps | Startup | Scaleup | Social Media | B2C| Go | Python | AWS Are you a Technology leader looking to join a business on its way to Unicorn status? 🦄 Do you come from a strong Backend or Platform Engineering background but now prefer to work … world🌍 With over 5 million users and counting, the business is continuing to expand into new markets globally and is looking for a talented Engineering leader to oversee the Backend and DevOps teams and help drive business growth🚀 While this is a predominantly hands-off role, you will be … expected to provide technical leadership and direction, so a strong software engineering background is essential for this position! Technical requirements: Extensive experience with AWS services Strong background in backend and/or platform engineering Expertise in Golang (preferred) Commercial background Extensive experience in startups and/or More ❯
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Platform Engineering Lead

london, south east england, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Inspire People
Join a global IT services and consulting leader as a Platform Engineering Lead to play a pivotal role in delivering transformative technology within one of the UK's most respected banking groups. This is your opportunity to shape the future of modern banking technology through leadership, innovation, and … cutting-edge engineering practices. Salary up to £100k plus bonus with offices in London, Leeds and Edinburgh and potential for hybrid working. In this role you will be at the heart of technology strategy, mentoring high-performing engineering teams focused on delivering modern, cloud-native applications across digital … culture and contribute to delivery of governance aligning to the bank's QBR. Responsibilities: Champion knowledge share across and within labs. Drive technical leadership, engineering excellence, required interventions strategy and capability relevant to platform priorities and focus Contribute towards delivery governance aligning to the banks QBR, big room More ❯
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Platform Engineer - AWS

london (city of london), south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Harrington Starr
Platform Engineer Key techstack: AWS/Terraform/Python/Grafana Location: Liverpool Street, London (Hybrid – 3 days onsite) Salary: Competitive + strong benefits + training budget Company : Global Brokerage The Opportunity Sitting within a high-impact Platform Engineering function, you’ll work across development and operations … teams to remove bottlenecks in software delivery, advocate for DevOps culture, and build tools that enable engineering teams to ship software rapidly and reliably. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in automation-heavy environments and enjoys solving infrastructure challenges with clean code, modern DevOps tooling, and … Implement Infrastructure as Code practices using Terraform. Manage containerised environments with Docker or Kubernetes. Collaborate with dev teams to improve observability, deployment processes, and platform reliability. Build observability and monitoring solutions using Grafana, integrating key metrics to support proactive platform operations. Create and enforce internal standards for infrastructure More ❯
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Team Lead, DBA - Andover, Hampshire, UK - Hybrid

Andover, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
CloudPay
We seek a highly skilled and motivated Senior DBA to grow with us as a Team Lead, Platform DBA. You will play a critical role in ensuring our database systems' optimal performance, security, and availability. As a key leader in our Platform Engineering team, you will be … planning, execution, and delivery of database-related projects. • Resource Allocation: Allocate and manage resources effectively to ensure optimal team productivity. • Collaboration: Collaborate with other platform engineering teams, application developers, and stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and data access. Attributes and Experience Required: • Proven track record of success in … database administration, ideally in a platform engineering environment. • Strong expertise in various database technologies (e.g.,PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra). • Experience with cloud-based database services (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure Cosmos DB). • Experience leading and mentoring a team of technical professionals. • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Mid-Level Platform Engineer

london, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Harrington Starr
Mid-Level Platform Engineer Key Tech: AWS/Terraform/Python/Grafana Location: Liverpool Street, London (Hybrid – 3 days onsite) Package: Competitive base + strong benefits + bonus + training budget Company: Global Financial Brokerage Join a leading global brokerage and help build the next generation of scalable … cloud-native infrastructure. This role sits in a high-impact platform engineering team focused on automation, observability, and empowering development teams to ship faster and more securely. Why You Should Apply: Work with a forward-thinking, global financial firm Hybrid setup – 3 days a week in the London … office Excellent benefits: 6% matched pension, family healthcare, life insurance Dedicated training budget + strong discretionary bonus Tackle meaningful, complex engineering challenges What You’ll Be Doing: Building and maintaining AWS-based infrastructure using Terraform Improving CI/CD pipelines with Python and Git workflows Supporting containerised environments (Docker More ❯
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Security Engineer

london, south east england, united kingdom
TRM-International
are looking to hire Security Engineers, SOC Analysts & Development Operations specialists. The roles will encompass automation and compliance, incident response, web security, infrastructure security, platform engineering and technical support including maintenance and support. The ideal person will be educated to degree level with a Computer Science or Engineering degree. Have experience of doing dev ops engineering in the past Security platform engineering experience Understand ISO27001 or SOC2 Strong infrastructure support gained ideally in financial trading environment or similar Automate cloud security Excellent opportunity to work on cutting edge financial and trading technologies along side More ❯
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Data Platform Engineer (SQL Server)

london, south east england, united kingdom
InterQuest Group
Our client is a household name in the UK, leading in media production and digital streaming. They are seeking a Data Platform Engineer to join their Enterprise Platform team. This role is ideal for someone with strong SQL Server expertise , solid infrastructure knowledge , and a passion for automation … operations. Clustering Awareness: Understand the principles of Microsoft Failover Clustering; exposure to SQL Server clustering is beneficial but not essential. Project Delivery: Contribute to platform engineering projects including system upgrades, infrastructure improvements, and automation initiatives. Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, translating business needs into reliable, scalable … of a highly respected UK brand at the forefront of media and digital innovation. Work on high-impact projects with a strong emphasis on engineering best practices and automation. Collaborate in a supportive, technically diverse team environment. Access to hands-on training and mentoring to help you grow into More ❯
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Data Engineering Manager

london, south east england, united kingdom
Burns Sheehan
Data Engineering Manager - FinTech - £150,000 Base Role: Data Engineering Manager Salary: £140,000 - £150,000 base Location: London - 4 days per week in office Tech Stack: GCP/AWS - Kafka/Terraform Line Management Responsibilities - Circa 12 w/some Staff Engineers to support Reports into: VP … Data One of our most established Data clients are on the lookout for a Data Engineering Manager to join their ranks and lead their Data Platform and Data Engineering team. It is an established team with some exceptional data engineers in their team including some really impressive … leadership responsibilities Hands on to a point, this will predominantly be a hands off role but you will need to have held a Data Engineering/Data Platform Engineering position GCP or AWS Kafka Terraform A background working within fast paced organizations Demonstrable examples of being strategic More ❯
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Junior Platform Engineer

Slough, England, United Kingdom
Mars
Junior Platform Engineer Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL®, and COCOAVIA®. … Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 130,000 Diverse Associates to act daily towards creating the world we want tomorrow. Job Description: The Platform Engineering team manages the platform layer in our global cloud environments that serve data and analytics use cases and application development across … Mars. The Platform Engineer role will be responsible for the delivery of new technologies and automation of services. They will play a crucial role in the research and roll out of new solutions to meet the multi-dimensional needs of our customers, enabling our businesses to pursue aggressive digital More ❯
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Head of Platform Engineering and IT Ops | Up to 180k!

london, south east england, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Bluebird
of the world’s top investment banks. As part of an internal transformation, they’re hiring a strategic technical leader to bring together their Platform Engineering and IT Operations functions across the UK and APAC. TL;DR 📍 Location: London (hybrid — Tuesdays on-site) 💼 Env: enterprise SaaS/financial … Terraform, Linux, Microsoft stack 🗣 Lingua franca: English Role This is a high-impact leadership role where you’ll define and execute the company’s platform and IT ops strategy. You’ll own both cloud and on-prem infrastructure, lead a team across London and Manila, and communicate technical strategy More ❯
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VP, Consumer Platform Engineering - B2C (Based in Dubai)

london, south east england, United Kingdom
Property Finder
largest technology start-ups in the region and a recent Unicorn. Position Summary: We are seeking a visionary and execution-focused VP of Consumer Platform Engineering (B2C) to lead our end-to-end consumer technology organization. This individual will be responsible for engineering leadership across all consumer … across Search Experience , Property Listings , Consumer Engagement & Retention , New Homes Developer Experience , Mortgage Finder , and Native Apps . You will lead a high-caliber engineering team building delightful, performant, and scalable real estate experiences for millions of users. Key Responsibilities: 1) Strategic Leadership : Own the overall technology strategy and … execution across all consumer-facing platforms—web, iOS, and Android. 2) Team Management : Lead multiple engineering teams and managers across frontend, mobile, and backend disciplines. Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and rapid delivery. 3) Product Collaboration : Work closely with Product, Design, and Data leaders to ensure alignment on More ❯
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Platform Engineer

london, south east england, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Meritus
Infrastructure/Platform Engineering Opportunities | Defence/National Security Industry | Salaries up to £100,000 | Security Clearance Required | Cheltenham | Hybrid Working MERITUS are working with a number of Defence/National Security clients in the Cheltenham area looking to grow their Platform/Infrastructure engineering functions. … difference. We're looking for people with experience in the following areas: Windows or Linux Server administration (On-prem, VMware & Cloud hosted). Network Engineering (Cisco, Firewalls, Routing/Switching). Cloud Engineering/deployment (AWS, Azure or GCP). Infrastructure Automation (Ansible, Python, Terraform etc). CI More ❯
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Platform Technical Lead – London, UK

london, south east england, United Kingdom
Marionete
We are seeking a Platform Technical Lead to spearhead the architecture, implementation, and evolution of a modern data platform for a leading specialty insurance firm in London. This role requires a strong technical background in integration and data architectures , as well as leadership experience managing both technical teams … and client relationships. You will be responsible for the design, governance, automation, and operation of the enterprise data platform , ensuring its capabilities align with business needs. The platform is built on Azure, Snowflake, Data Lakes, and Kafka , requiring expertise across security, data governance, integrations, observability, DevOps, and automation … by Marionete , a leader in delivering cutting-edge data and technology solutions. Key Responsibilities Architect and lead the design of an enterprise-grade data platform, ensuring scalability, security, and performance . Provide technical leadership across data integration, data modeling, security, governance, and automation , covering all layers of a data More ❯
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Platform Engineer with Managing Devops SCM Tools

london, south east england, united kingdom
Xoriant
Job Title: Platform Engineer- Managing Devops/SCM Tools Location: Central London, UK (Canary Wharf) Employment Type: Contract (6+ Months) Hybrid (2 days a week) Job Overview: A Platform Engineer is responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing the tools and systems that support the software development lifecycle. This … maintain documentation for tools and processes to ensure clear communication and knowledge sharing. • Innovation: Stay updated with the latest technologies and best practices in platform engineering and tool development. • Security: Implement security measures to protect tools and systems from potential threats. • Training and Support: Provide training and support … to Detail: Precision in managing configurations and deployments to avoid errors. • Continuous Learning: Commitment to staying updated with the latest trends and tools in platform engineering. More ❯
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Platform Architect - Digital Design Intelligence

Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom
Laing O'Rourke
DDI Platform Architect Platforms: Digital Engineering Our deliver 2025 mission is to become the recognised leader for innovation and excellence in the construction industry, to achieve this will require exceptional Information, technology, and data capabilities to enable all parts of the Laing O'Rourke business. Are you a … platform engineering professional who understands how to build a roadmap for digital applications? Then our Digital Engineering team has the role for you. Working closely with the Platforms integration team to support the Digital Design Intelligence platform for a scalable Azure-based cloud platform. This design … rails, templates, and reusable frameworks. Use infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools for automated provisioning. Automation & Development Implement and automate pre-configured environments. Integrate DDI platform automation with CI/CD pipelines with tools like GitHub. Create onboarding documents, workflows, and user guides. Security & Compliance Promote security best practices within More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Platform Engineer (OpenShift, Kubernetes)

Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Synergize Consulting Ltd
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Platform Engineer to support the relocation of a critical on-premise application platform to a new physical site. This role is hands-on and pivotal to ensuring platform continuity, operational resilience, and compliance post-migration. You will work closely with … local engineering teams to re-establish infrastructure and container orchestration environments, as well as produce robust documentation for long-term supportability. Key Responsibilities Lead the migration and reconfiguration of a business-critical application platform to a new site. Collaborate with on-site teams to document operational procedures, dependencies … and configurations. Validate and re-establish the full platform stack , including infrastructure, OS, networking, and Middleware. Rebuild and verify container environments (OpenShift, Kubernetes) to ensure full functionality. Develop automated pipelines for configuration management and application deployment. Ensure compliance with licensing and vendor agreements during and post-migration. Deliver detailed More ❯
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: GBP 35 Annual
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Senior Engineering Team Leader

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Kinetic Software
Senior Engineering Team Leader Department: Platform Engineering Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Milton Keynes Compensation: £65,000 - £75,000/year Description In this role, the Senior Engineering Team Lead will immerse themselves directly in the software development process, not just managing from afar, but More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Platform Engineer - Automation (Terraform / Ansible / Python) - Elite FinTech - £100,000-£200,000 + Bonus

london, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Hunter Bond
Job title: Platform Engineer – Automation (Terraform/Ansible/Python) Client: Elite FinTech Salary: £100,000-£200,000 Location: London/Hybrid Skills: Linux, Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Python The role: My client are seeking a knowledgeable Platform Engineer to work on … their low latency Linux estate. The organisation are keen to find an Engineer with strong experience around Platform automation, particularly around Terraform/Ansible. The role sits between Platform Engineering, DevOps, Linux Systems Administration and SRE, and incorporates elements of all of these positions. You will build More ❯
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Senior DevOps Engineer | AI Defence Startup

london, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Oakland Search
engineers consisting of people who thrive on high-impact, technically and intellectually challenging problems. About you 2+ years experience within a DevOps, Cloud or Platform Engineering position Programming proficiency in Python, Bash, PowerShell Experience with at least two cloud services (ideally Azure AND AWS) Experience with containerisation (Kubernetes More ❯
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Senior Software Engineer, ML Ops

london, south east england, United Kingdom
Ki
legs. Ki’s mission is simple. Digitally disrupt and revolutionise a 335-year-old market. Working with Google and UCL, Ki has created a platform that uses algorithms, machine learning and large language models to give insurance brokers quotes in seconds, rather than days. Ki is proudly the biggest … big ambitions but needs more excellent minds to challenge the status-quo and help it reach new horizons. What’s the role? Our broker platform is the core technology to Ki's success – allowing us to evolve underwriting intelligently and unlock massive scale. We're a multi-disciplined team … bringing together expertise in software and data engineering, full stack development, platform operations, algorithm research, and data science. Our squads focus on delivering high-impact features – we favour a highly iterative, analytical approach. Initially, you would be working as part of the core technology group in the model More ❯
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Platform Engineer - Fully Remote

Leigh, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Realtime Recruitment
My client is a powerhouse in Fintech international design, & is seeking a Platform Engineer to build and maintain highly available cloud data applications. You'll collaborate with DevOps and Engineering to integrate these applications within Payroc's ecosystem. This role involves defining platform standards for smooth deployments … ensuring platform stability and scalability through upgrades, and managing the data analytics platform. Responsibilities: Utilize modern data platform tools (dbt Core, Airflow, Airbyte, Snowflake, etc.). Collaborate with DevOps, Data Engineering, Infrastructure, and InfoSec for seamless application integration. Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud data platform … . Implement IaC best practices and use Azure CI/CD for automated deployments. Partner with the data management team and stakeholders to align platform capabilities with requirements. Establish controls and monitoring for system uptime and proactive operational maintenance. Plan and manage platform upgrades for stability and security. More ❯
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Platform Engineer - Fully Remote

london, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Realtime Recruitment
My client is a powerhouse in Fintech international design, & is seeking a Platform Engineer to build and maintain highly available cloud data applications. You'll collaborate with DevOps and Engineering to integrate these applications within Payroc's ecosystem. This role involves defining platform standards for smooth deployments … ensuring platform stability and scalability through upgrades, and managing the data analytics platform. Responsibilities: Utilize modern data platform tools (dbt Core, Airflow, Airbyte, Snowflake, etc.). Collaborate with DevOps, Data Engineering, Infrastructure, and InfoSec for seamless application integration. Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud data platform … . Implement IaC best practices and use Azure CI/CD for automated deployments. Partner with the data management team and stakeholders to align platform capabilities with requirements. Establish controls and monitoring for system uptime and proactive operational maintenance. Plan and manage platform upgrades for stability and security. More ❯
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Platform Engineer - Fully Remote

london (city of london), south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Realtime Recruitment
My client is a powerhouse in Fintech international design, & is seeking a Platform Engineer to build and maintain highly available cloud data applications. You'll collaborate with DevOps and Engineering to integrate these applications within Payroc's ecosystem. This role involves defining platform standards for smooth deployments … ensuring platform stability and scalability through upgrades, and managing the data analytics platform. Responsibilities: Utilize modern data platform tools (dbt Core, Airflow, Airbyte, Snowflake, etc.). Collaborate with DevOps, Data Engineering, Infrastructure, and InfoSec for seamless application integration. Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud data platform … . Implement IaC best practices and use Azure CI/CD for automated deployments. Partner with the data management team and stakeholders to align platform capabilities with requirements. Establish controls and monitoring for system uptime and proactive operational maintenance. Plan and manage platform upgrades for stability and security. More ❯
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Platform Engineering
the South East
25th Percentile
£40,748
Median
£53,750
75th Percentile
£77,500
90th Percentile
£86,250