Senior Platform Engineer
Senior Platform Engineer
Location: Oxford (hybrid: 3 office / 2 WFH)
Join a world-leading research and technology organisation using science and data to solve humanity’s biggest challenges, from health and food security, to climate and clean energy.
They’re now hiring a Senior Platform Engineer to help design, build, and run the infrastructure powering this mission-critical platform. You’ll work across cloud, data, and automation enabling scientists, bioinformaticians, and engineers to turn cutting-edge research into scalable real-world solutions.
What you’ll do
- Design and manage cloud infrastructure.
- Automate provisioning, deployment, and scaling with Terraform.
- Build and maintain secure, efficient compute environments for data analytics and pipelines.
- Implement DR, monitoring, and cost optimisation across environments.
- Collaborate with DevSecOps, AI, and R&D teams to automate workflows and standardise deployments.
- Ensure the platform meets the highest security and compliance standards.
- Lead operations and incident response, driving continuous improvement.
What you’ll bring
- Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure in regulated environments.
- Strong automation skills with Terraform and CI/CD toolchains.
- Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud networking/security.
- Experience managing large-scale, high-availability environments.
- Familiarity with monitoring tools and Git-based workflows.
- Bonus: Cloud certifications, knowledge of compliance (GDPR, ISO 27001, HIPAA).
Why join
You’ll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking environment that values curiosity, innovation, and impact. Work alongside leading scientists and engineers to build the systems that power global health breakthroughs.