Lead Platform Engineer

How often do you get to work on one of the largest Kubernetes footprints in Europe?

We are partnering with a global tech heavyweight to spearhead a multi-year DevOps transformation for a major UK Government department. This isn't just "cloud migration"—it’s a complete revolution of the UK’s digital infrastructure. Your work will directly result in faster public services, vastly improved user experiences, and millions of pounds in taxpayer savings.

We are looking for Senior and Lead Platform Engineers who want to build, scale, and optimise a platform that handles 140,000 nodes at any given time.

💼 Senior/Lead Platform Engineer

👔 Consultancy/Govt

📍 Briston/Birmingham/Telford

💵 £70-110k

⚠️SC Eligibility Required

The Technical Stack:

• Kubernetes: Helm, Kops, ServiceMesh, Istio
• Cloud: Multi-cloud environment (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• IaC: Terraform, Ansible
• CI/CD: GitOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins
• Observability: OTel, Dynatrace, Grafana
• OS: Linux (RedHat, Ubuntu, Debian)

Why Join This Team?

• Certification on Company Time: Get AWS, CKA, or Hashicorp certified while actually applying those skills to production environments day-to-day.
• Transparent Progression: A "no-gatekeeping" promotion structure. Hit the clearly defined criteria, and you move up. Period.
• Complex Problem Solving: You’ll be tackling scaling challenges that simply don’t exist in smaller environments.

The Benefits:

• 10% combined pension
• Private Medical & Dental
• Flexible Benefits (Life Assurance, GIP, etc.)
• Travel expenses covered for client site visits
• Hybrid working model

If you’re passionate about K8s at a massive scale and want your name on one of the country’s most high-profile digital transformations, let’s have a conversation.