Lead Platform Engineer - Manchester Hybrid - £80-£90k

Job Title: Lead Platform Engineer
Location: Manchester (Hybrid - 1 day per week in office)
Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 + Benefits
Eligibility: Must be UK-based (no sponsorship available)

We're looking for a Lead Platform Engineer to take ownership of the design, delivery, and optimisation of our enterprise cloud hosting platforms. This role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, ensuring systems remain secure, scalable, and resilient.
You'll drive platform transformation projects, champion automation, mentor engineers, and engage with stakeholders to deliver high-impact solutions that underpin business-critical services.

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  Design and implement cloud platforms across Azure & GCP
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  Build and optimise internal platforms to support development teams
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  Automate provisioning, scaling, and configuration management
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  Lead migration and modernisation projects from inception to delivery
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  Drive best practices in cloud architecture, DevOps, and automation
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  Collaborate with cross-functional teams on greenfield solutions
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  Lead incident response and root-cause analysis with preventative action
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  Mentor engineers and act as a trusted technical authority
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  Ensure cost efficiency, security, and performance across platforms

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  5+ years' experience as a Senior/Lead Cloud or Platform Engineer
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  Hands-on expertise with Azure and Google Cloud Platform
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  Strong background with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM Templates, etc.)
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  Proven track record with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD)
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  Scripting and automation (Python, Shell, Perl, or similar)
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  Knowledge of data centre ops, networking, IT security, and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog)
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  Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
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  Agile delivery experience

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  Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
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  Oracle application/database experience
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  Familiarity with Unix/Solaris environments
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  Service mesh & API gateway knowledge (Istio, Linkerd)
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  Multi-cloud or hybrid infrastructure exposure
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  Understanding of DevSecOps practices and compliance