Cloud Platform Lead

Cloud Platform Lead – £100,000 + Benefits (Remote)

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We are seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Lead to drive the technical strategy and lead a small, high-performing platform engineering team within a rapidly growing SaaS scale-up. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact by shaping cloud infrastructure, mentoring engineers, and contributing directly to innovative products used globally.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and mentor a team of 2–5 platform engineers
• Drive the evolution of Infrastructure-as-Code using AWS CDK and TypeScript
• Oversee security, scalability, and cost optimisation of cloud environments
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to align platform priorities
• Define and execute observability strategies including monitoring, logging, and alerting
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines and containerised deployments

Key Requirements

• Proven experience designing, deploying, and managing AWS infrastructure for SaaS platforms
• Hands-on experience with AWS CDK and TypeScript for infrastructure-as-code
• Track record of leading a team of 2–5 engineers in a scale-up or SaaS environment
• Strong understanding of modern DevOps tooling and observability stacks
• Experience with CI/CD, containerisation, and performance tuning
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams

Security Clearance Requirement

Applicants must be eligible for UK Security Clearance. This typically means:

• Lived in the UK continuously for 5+ years
• Hold the right to work in the UK or come from a NATO-friendly country

Why Join Us?

• £100,000 salary + benefits
• London-based, remote-first role with hybrid options if desired
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and influence strategic decisions
• Join a collaborative, fast-growing SaaS business making a global impact