Permanent Platform Engineering Jobs in the North of England

1 to 25 of 166 Permanent Platform Engineering Jobs in the North of England

Platform Engineering Manager

Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Travel Counsellors
Overview This is a strategic, technical, and people leadership role responsible for overseeing the development, governance, security, and operational excellence of Travel Counsellors' global platform infrastructure. Key Accountabilities This role will keep you challenged and engaged; no two days are the same as a Platform Engineering Manager … with us. Responsibilities include: Platform Strategy & Governance Define and implement a self-service infrastructure approach for software development teams. Oversee CI/CD governance, ensuring reliable, automated software deployments while reducing operational overhead. Set standards for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) governance, ensuring consistency and compliance. Cloud & Infrastructure Leadership Lead … the transformation from traditional infrastructure to cloud-native, platform-driven operations. Provide strategic direction for hybrid, multi-cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, on-premises). Security, Compliance & Risk Management Ensure platform security aligns with ISO 27001, NIST, and GDPR compliance. Embed security-first principles into platform governance and More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Head of Platform Engineering

Manchester Area, United Kingdom
MaxContact
Our Ideal Candidate As Head of Platform Engineering at MaxContact, you’ll be a key member of our engineering leadership team, responsible for developing and empowering a cross-functional group of DevOps, SRE, DBA's. We’re looking for a strong leader who thrives on building high … proactively drives strategic initiatives that align with our ambitious growth goals. With deep experience in Azure and cloud-native architectures, you’ll shape our platform roadmap, improve reliability and scalability, and foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement. If you’re passionate about leading through influence, enabling … both technology and culture, MaxContact could be your next big move. Key Responsibilities Operational Excellence • Ensure high availability, performance, and resilience of the CCaaS platform through robust monitoring, alerting, and incident response practices across all Cloud-hosted services. • Maintain a secure, compliant, and well-governed cloud environment by enforcing More ❯
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Head of Platform Engineering (Manchester Area)

Manchester, UK
MaxContact
Our Ideal Candidate As Head of Platform Engineering at MaxContact, you’ll be a key member of our engineering leadership team, responsible for developing and empowering a cross-functional group of DevOps, SRE, DBA's. We’re looking for a strong leader who thrives on building high … proactively drives strategic initiatives that align with our ambitious growth goals. With deep experience in Azure and cloud-native architectures, you’ll shape our platform roadmap, improve reliability and scalability, and foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement. If you’re passionate about leading through influence, enabling … both technology and culture, MaxContact could be your next big move. Key Responsibilities Operational Excellence • Ensure high availability, performance, and resilience of the CCaaS platform through robust monitoring, alerting, and incident response practices across all Cloud-hosted services. • Maintain a secure, compliant, and well-governed cloud environment by enforcing More ❯
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DevOps Consultant

Waterside, Lancashire, UK
Hybrid / WFH Options
Hays
Monday to Friday (37.5 hours a week) Rate: £700-780 per day through UMBRELLA (Inside IR35) Job purpose: Join our innovative airline client Software Engineering team as a Software Engineering Lead where you’ll play a key role in guiding teams to deliver high-quality, scalable, and secure … software solutions. With a focus on platform engineering, this role is ideal for those who thrive in a dynamic and collaborative environment, bringing expertise in IaaC, PaaS, and DevOps. What You’ll Do: As an extension of our Software Engineering’s Centre of Excellence, lead the adoption … and evolution of platform engineering capabilities to enhance developer experience. Work closely with Architecture, Cyber, as well as QA, Delivery, and FinOps to optimise platform efficiency and spending. Champion best practices in security, scalability, and reliability across cloud-based solutions. Implement and enhance an Internal Developer Platform More ❯
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Platform Engineering Lead

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Inspire People
Join a global IT services and consulting leader as a Platform Engineering Lead to play a pivotal role in delivering transformative technology within one of the UK's most respected banking groups. This is your opportunity to shape the future of modern banking technology through leadership, innovation, and … cutting-edge engineering practices. Salary up to £100k plus bonus with offices in London, Leeds and Edinburgh and potential for hybrid working. In this role you will be at the heart of technology strategy, mentoring high-performing engineering teams focused on delivering modern, cloud-native applications across digital … culture and contribute to delivery of governance aligning to the bank's QBR. Responsibilities: Champion knowledge share across and within labs. Drive technical leadership, engineering excellence, required interventions strategy and capability relevant to platform priorities and focus Contribute towards delivery governance aligning to the banks QBR, big room More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent, Work From Home
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Platform Engineering Lead

bradford, yorkshire and the humber, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Inspire People
Join a global IT services and consulting leader as a Platform Engineering Lead to play a pivotal role in delivering transformative technology within one of the UK's most respected banking groups. This is your opportunity to shape the future of modern banking technology through leadership, innovation, and … cutting-edge engineering practices. Salary up to £100k plus bonus with offices in London, Leeds and Edinburgh and potential for hybrid working. In this role you will be at the heart of technology strategy, mentoring high-performing engineering teams focused on delivering modern, cloud-native applications across digital … culture and contribute to delivery of governance aligning to the bank's QBR. Responsibilities: Champion knowledge share across and within labs. Drive technical leadership, engineering excellence, required interventions strategy and capability relevant to platform priorities and focus Contribute towards delivery governance aligning to the banks QBR, big room More ❯
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Head of DevOps (Greater Manchester)

Greater Manchester, UK
Hybrid / WFH Options
SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™
Manchester | Full-time | Hybrid | £100,000 Our client is seeking a seasoned and visionary Head of DevOps to play a pivotal role within their engineering leadership team. This individual will be responsible for leading and developing a cross-functional group of specialists spanning DevOps, SRE, DBA, Platform and … Network Engineering disciplines. The ideal candidate will be a strategic leader with a track record of building high-performing teams, executing complex technical projects, and aligning infrastructure capabilities with broader business growth objectives. Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure and cloud-native architectures is essential, along with a passion for … a meaningful impact on both technology and organizational culture. Key Responsibilities Operational Excellence Oversee the reliability, performance, and availability of the client's CCaaS platform through advanced monitoring, alerting, and incident response mechanisms. Ensure security, compliance, and infrastructure governance by enforcing best practices in configuration management and risk mitigation More ❯
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Head of DevOps

Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™
Manchester | Full-time | Hybrid | £100,000 Our client is seeking a seasoned and visionary Head of DevOps to play a pivotal role within their engineering leadership team. This individual will be responsible for leading and developing a cross-functional group of specialists spanning DevOps, SRE, DBA, Platform and … Network Engineering disciplines. The ideal candidate will be a strategic leader with a track record of building high-performing teams, executing complex technical projects, and aligning infrastructure capabilities with broader business growth objectives. Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure and cloud-native architectures is essential, along with a passion for … a meaningful impact on both technology and organizational culture. Key Responsibilities Operational Excellence Oversee the reliability, performance, and availability of the client's CCaaS platform through advanced monitoring, alerting, and incident response mechanisms. Ensure security, compliance, and infrastructure governance by enforcing best practices in configuration management and risk mitigation More ❯
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Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Embarcaderomediagroup
Senior Site Reliability & Platform Engineer Manchester Hybrid/Flexible Working Full-Time Drive better infrastructure and developer experience at scale At Sorted, we're building robust, scalable systems to support modern digital services - and we're looking for a Site Reliability & Platform Engineer to help lead the way. … You'll sit at the heart of our engineering operations, bringing together SRE principles and modern platform engineering practices. This includes combining principles of SRE - such as service-level reliability, observability, incident response - with platform engineering practices like GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, DevSecOps automation, and … principles like SLOs, observability, and incident management to drive service reliability Building Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (v1.7+) and GitOps workflows Enabling teams through platform tools, reusable Terraform modules, and self-service infrastructure Enhancing CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, YAML-based) with security scanning and progressive delivery Supporting More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Technology Strategy & Advisory- Technology Operating Model Manager

Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Accenture
and agility through the right operating model blueprint. Co-creating a client's Technology Operating Model vision, strategy, and design - from initial product and platform structures to organization, governance, and process designs. Shaping value cases to articulate the case for change. Shaping implementation approaches and roadmaps, ensuring alignment to … of trends on an organization, to identify and formulate the need for new capabilities and operating model changes. Advising on, designing, and implementing modern engineering capabilities including Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, Automation, Data & AI, and Cloud. Conducting Agile and modern engineering maturity assessments to identify opportunities … on common pitfalls during operating model transformation and devising appropriate risk mitigation strategies. Leading and coaching client teams in adopting new operating models and engineering practices. Job Qualifications We are looking for individuals with the following skills and experience: Technology Experience: Experience designing modern technology operating models or an More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Technology Strategy & Advisory- Technology Operating Model Manager

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom
Accenture
and agility through the right operating model blueprint. Co-creating a client's Technology Operating Model vision, strategy, and design - from initial product and platform structures to organization, governance, and process designs. Shaping value cases to articulate the case for change. Shaping implementation approaches and roadmaps, ensuring alignment to … of trends on an organization, to identify and formulate the need for new capabilities and operating model changes. Advising on, designing, and implementing modern engineering capabilities including Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, Automation, Data & AI, and Cloud. Conducting Agile and modern engineering maturity assessments to identify opportunities … on common pitfalls during operating model transformation and devising appropriate risk mitigation strategies. Leading and coaching client teams in adopting new operating models and engineering practices. Job Qualifications We are looking for individuals with the following skills and experience: Technology Experience: Experience designing modern technology operating models or an More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Platform Engineer

Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Ascendion
Job Description: We are seeking a Platform Engineering Manager with a strong hands-on background in Java development and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). The ideal candidate will have a broad technical skillset across Java, Spring, MuleSoft, Kafka, and Oracle DB, and must be capable of leading … platform stability efforts while contributing directly to development. Experience in building scalable, resilient systems is critical. Knowledge of payment systems is a plus. Key Responsibilities: Lead a team of platform engineers in building and maintaining robust, high-performance systems. Take ownership of platform stability, reliability, scalability, and … performance. Collaborate closely with product teams, infrastructure, and DevOps to address platform issues and implement improvements. Architect and develop resilient backend systems primarily using Java, Spring, Kafka, and Oracle. Implement best practices for observability, incident response, and operational excellence in line with SRE principles. Drive automation and self-healing More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Lead Platform Engineer

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom
Ronald James Ltd
A fast-growing tech-driven utilities company is looking for a Lead Platform Engineer to drive their cloud strategy and platform engineering team. This role blends leadership, security, and automation, supporting a cloud-first approach with a focus on Azure while maintaining cloud-agnostic capabilities. What You … ll Do: Lead and mentor a small platform engineering team. Define and implement a secure cloud platform strategy. Manage supplier relationships and budget forecasts. Drive DevSecOps best practices and cloud security initiatives. Design CI/CD pipelines and automation-first infrastructure. Evaluate and integrate new technologies to More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Platform Engineer - Leeds

Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Accenture
Platform Engineer Location: Leeds Salary: Competitive salary & Package (Depending on level of experience) Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history at the point of application. Accenture is a leading global professional services company … Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. Accenture Next Gen Engineering: Next Gen Engineering is the home of our dedicated technology people who are focused on engineering memorable yet differentiated and captivating customer … experiences. We are looking for talented Platform Engineers and Technical Leaders with a passion to positively impact the lives of many through technology. As a member of our Next Gen Engineering team, you will have the opportunity to: Create Innovative Platform Solutions: Take part in architecting and More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Head of Platform Engineering

Manchester, England, United Kingdom
MaxContact
Job Description Our Ideal Candidate As Head of Platform Engineering at MaxContact, you’ll be a key member of our engineering leadership team, responsible for developing and empowering a cross-functional group of DevOps, SRE, DBA's. We’re looking for a strong leader who thrives on … proactively drives strategic initiatives that align with our ambitious growth goals. With deep experience in Azure and cloud-native architectures, you’ll shape our platform roadmap, improve reliability and scalability, and foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement. If you’re passionate about leading through influence, enabling … both technology and culture, MaxContact could be your next big move. Key Responsibilities Operational Excellence • Ensure high availability, performance, and resilience of the CCaaS platform through robust monitoring, alerting, and incident response practices across all Cloud-hosted services. • Maintain a secure, compliant, and well-governed cloud environment by enforcing More ❯
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RA/PDRA for Platform Engineering (JustN0W) - Durham

Durham, County Durham, UK
Durham University
RA/PDRA for Platform Engineering (JustN0W) - Durham The Role and Department As part of the Computer Science Department, you will work closely with colleagues from the Law School, as well as potentially colleagues from Economics and Biosciences. Your role will contribute to the strategically important research objectives More ❯
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Software Engineer

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom
Bede Gaming
Software Engineer Department: Product Engineering Employment Type: Permanent Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne Reporting To: Software Engineering Manager Description Join our Product Engineering team as a Software Engineer, where you'll collaborate with Platform Engineering and Implementation Engineering to build and support a world-class … platform. As a Software Engineer, you will have: The chance to work on a sophisticated core platform built with MS .NET C# and hosted on MS Azure, keeping you at the forefront of technology. Opportunities to dive into modern API development with Node.js and TypeScript, and build dynamic web … for Infrastructure as Code, GitHub Actions for CI/CD, and Kubernetes for scaling and managing application lifecycles. The challenge of working on a platform handling 200,000 transactions per minute, serving over a million active players each month. A commitment to the highest security standards, with ISO More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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National Security Leeds Careers

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
Hybrid / WFH Options
BAE Systems
depth expertise and creativity of our people which make NS a success. We have opportunities to expand our team in several areas, including: • Software Engineering • DevOps/Platform Engineering • Cloud Engineering Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you'll be able to make a … cyber defence industry, and Capabilities is the engine that keeps the business moving forward. It is the largest area of Digital Intelligence, containing our Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement the defence solutions and digital transformation projects that make us a globally recognised brand in More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Senior Platform Engineer

Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Experis - ManpowerGroup
Role Title: Senior Platform Engineer Location: Manchester Duration: Until 31December 2025 Rate: £400 per day - Umbrella Only Role Description: Over 8 years of progressive experience in platform engineering and DevOps practices, with a strong focus on building scalable, resilient infrastructure and automation. Proven leadership in designing and … maintaining Kubernetes-based platform solutions, with deep hands-on expertise in cluster orchestration, performance tuning, and team guidance. Extensive knowledge of Docker, Terraform, and modern CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins), enabling seamless application delivery and infrastructure as code (IaC) best practices. Proficient in architecting and supporting solutions on … improving operational efficiency and reducing manual overhead. Exposure to mobile CI/CD pipelines for both Android and iOS, contributing to a unified delivery platform across frontend and backend systems. Hands-on experience in WebSphere Application Server administration, covering installation, configuration, performance tuning, and lifecycle management. Demonstrated problem-solving More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Lead Platform Engineer

Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Fruition Group
Lead Platform Engineer - Leeds (Hybrid 1-2 Days a Week) -Circa £80,000 An exciting opportunity has opened up for a Lead Platform Engineer to join one of the UK's largest and most innovative technology companies. This is a key leadership role where you'll head up … collaborative development plans, and continuous performance feedback. You'll work across a modern tech stack, playing a critical role in building and supporting scalable platform infrastructure with tools like Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP background is welcome), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.), Prometheus, and Grafana … Flexible hybrid working (1-2 days onsite per week) A suite of other flexible benefits This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Lead Platform or DevOps Engineer to shape the future of platform engineering in a high-impact, high-visibility role at a major UK tech More ❯
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Head of Platform

Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Burns Sheehan
Head of Platform | SaaS | Azure Role: Head of Platform Location: Manchester/Hybrid Salary: Up to £100,000 Looking to take full ownership of platform engineering at a growing SaaS business? This is a chance to lead a team across DevOps, SRE, and more, shaping the … platform as they scale. Having shown a consistent upward trajectory over the past five years and bolstered by recent investments, the organisation is thriving and there couldn't be a better time to join the team. They need someone who can drive reliability, security, and scalability across their Azure … based infrastructure. 🛠️ What You’ll Be Doing: Leading a cross-functional platform team Owning cloud infrastructure strategy and delivery Driving operational excellence, automation, and performance Scaling systems to support a fast-growing product 🎯 What You’ll Bring: Solid Azure experience and cloud-native mindset Hands-on leadership across platform More ❯
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Head of Platform

warrington, cheshire, north west england, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Burns Sheehan
Head of Platform | SaaS | Azure Role: Head of Platform Location: Manchester/Hybrid Salary: Up to £100,000 Looking to take full ownership of platform engineering at a growing SaaS business? This is a chance to lead a team across DevOps, SRE, and more, shaping the … platform as they scale. Having shown a consistent upward trajectory over the past five years and bolstered by recent investments, the organisation is thriving and there couldn't be a better time to join the team. They need someone who can drive reliability, security, and scalability across their Azure … based infrastructure. 🛠️ What You’ll Be Doing: Leading a cross-functional platform team Owning cloud infrastructure strategy and delivery Driving operational excellence, automation, and performance Scaling systems to support a fast-growing product 🎯 What You’ll Bring: Solid Azure experience and cloud-native mindset Hands-on leadership across platform More ❯
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Head of Platform

bolton, greater manchester, north west england, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Burns Sheehan
Head of Platform | SaaS | Azure Role: Head of Platform Location: Manchester/Hybrid Salary: Up to £100,000 Looking to take full ownership of platform engineering at a growing SaaS business? This is a chance to lead a team across DevOps, SRE, and more, shaping the … platform as they scale. Having shown a consistent upward trajectory over the past five years and bolstered by recent investments, the organisation is thriving and there couldn't be a better time to join the team. They need someone who can drive reliability, security, and scalability across their Azure … based infrastructure. 🛠️ What You’ll Be Doing: Leading a cross-functional platform team Owning cloud infrastructure strategy and delivery Driving operational excellence, automation, and performance Scaling systems to support a fast-growing product 🎯 What You’ll Bring: Solid Azure experience and cloud-native mindset Hands-on leadership across platform More ❯
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Lead Platform Engineer (Leeds)

Leeds, UK
Hybrid / WFH Options
Fruition Group
Lead Platform Engineer - Leeds (Hybrid 1-2 Days a Week) -Circa £80,000 An exciting opportunity has opened up for a Lead Platform Engineer to join one of the UK's largest and most innovative technology companies. This is a key leadership role where you'll head up … collaborative development plans, and continuous performance feedback. You'll work across a modern tech stack, playing a critical role in building and supporting scalable platform infrastructure with tools like Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP background is welcome), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.), Prometheus, and Grafana … Flexible hybrid working (1-2 days onsite per week) A suite of other flexible benefits This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Lead Platform or DevOps Engineer to shape the future of platform engineering in a high-impact, high-visibility role at a major UK tech More ❯
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Head of Platform (Manchester Area)

Manchester, UK
Hybrid / WFH Options
Burns Sheehan
Head of Platform | SaaS | Azure Role: Head of Platform Location: Manchester/Hybrid Salary: Up to £100,000 Looking to take full ownership of platform engineering at a growing SaaS business? This is a chance to lead a team across DevOps, SRE, and more, shaping the … platform as they scale. Having shown a consistent upward trajectory over the past five years and bolstered by recent investments, the organisation is thriving and there couldn't be a better time to join the team. They need someone who can drive reliability, security, and scalability across their Azure … based infrastructure. 🛠️ What You’ll Be Doing: Leading a cross-functional platform team Owning cloud infrastructure strategy and delivery Driving operational excellence, automation, and performance Scaling systems to support a fast-growing product 🎯 What You’ll Bring: Solid Azure experience and cloud-native mindset Hands-on leadership across platform More ❯
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Platform Engineering
the North of England
10th Percentile
£55,706
25th Percentile
£56,176
Median
£57,560
75th Percentile
£73,750
90th Percentile
£79,250