Platform Engineer

The Lead Engineer / Technical Lead will own the end-to-end technical delivery of a data migration and platform modernisation programme in AWS.

This role acts as the single technical point of accountability, setting architecture, defining standards, and coordinating delivery across workstreams. While the programme includes data engineering, the focus is heavily on DevOps, infrastructure, and platform engineering, enabling scalable, secure, and automated migration and ingestion of enterprise data.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the AWS/CDP architecture for data migration, ingestion, and downstream consumption
• Define and enforce engineering standards (Terraform, CI/CD, pipeline design, naming conventions)
• Lead platform engineering and infrastructure delivery (IaC, networking, security, environment setup)
• Oversee migration of ~8–10 enterprise databases into AWS using DMS and CDC patterns
• Ensure migration pipelines are scalable, automated, and resilient
• Enable event-driven and batch data pipelines (S3, Lambda, orchestration)
• Ensure data lineage, cataloguing, and documentation are captured
• Coordinate backlog prioritisation, sprint planning, and delivery sequencing
• Validate deliverables for quality, performance, security, and operational readiness
• Act as senior technical interface with stakeholders and delivery partners
• Lead knowledge transfer and upskilling of engineers

Required Experience & Skills

• 5+ years in data/platform engineering, including leadership experience
• Strong AWS experience: S3, Lambda, IAM, VPC/networking, DMS
• Proven experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience delivering large-scale data migrations, including CDC approaches
• Strong Python and SQL skills
• Understanding of data platforms (e.g. Snowflake/CDP) and ingestion pipelines
• Exposure to AI/ML enablement frameworks (.e.g AWS SageMaker) and supporting infrastructure for model training, deployment
• Familiarity with modern development and deployment frameworks
• Experience with dbt / ELT patterns (beneficial, not core focus)
• Strong stakeholder communication and technical leadership skills