5 of 5 Platform Engineering Jobs in Birmingham

summary We are seeking a skilled and strategic Lead Infrastructure Engineer - FinOps to drive cost efficiency and financial accountability across UKHSA's cloud platforms. This role sits within the Platform Engineering team and focuses on embedding FinOps principles within the design, delivery, and operation of cloud services. You will work closely with finance, engineering, and cloud governance … is a senior hands-on role requiring a strong blend of infrastructure experience, financial insight, and cross-team collaboration. The successful candidate will report to the Head of Cloud Platform and contribute to UKHSA's cloud leadership group as part of its Extended Leadership Team. This role attracts a Market Pay Supplement of £5000 to £10,000. Main duties … of the job Lead financial governance across Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure environments in collaboration with the Cloud Centre of Excellence. Provide technical and financial oversight of platform costs, forecasting, and optimisation activities. Guide stakeholders on cloud financial performance, usage trends, and operational spend planning. Drive and facilitate implementation of chargeback/showback strategies across services. Partner with More ❯

reliability, and consistency. Manage and optimise Azure infrastructure for scalability, security, performance, and cost control. Champion modern monitoring, observability, and incident management practices to maintain high availability. Partner with engineering, architecture, and product leadership to accelerate delivery and reduce operational friction. Drive adoption of FinOps principles to balance technical ambition with commercial responsibility. Stay ahead of industry trends to … ensure our DevOps capabilities remain best-in-class. Key experience required: Significant leadership experience managing DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering functions. Deep expertise in Azure Cloud, containerisation, infrastructure as code, and automation. Proven track record in designing and managing large-scale CI/CD systems (Azure DevOps preferred). Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing at C More ❯

reliability, and consistency. Manage and optimise Azure infrastructure for scalability, security, performance, and cost control. Champion modern monitoring, observability, and incident management practices to maintain high availability. Partner with engineering, architecture, and product leadership to accelerate delivery and reduce operational friction. Drive adoption of FinOps principles to balance technical ambition with commercial responsibility. Stay ahead of industry trends to … ensure our DevOps capabilities remain best-in-class. Key experience required: Significant leadership experience managing DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering functions. Deep expertise in Azure Cloud, containerisation, infrastructure as code, and automation. Proven track record in designing and managing large-scale CI/CD systems (Azure DevOps preferred). Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing at C More ❯

reliability, and consistency. Manage and optimise Azure infrastructure for scalability, security, performance, and cost control. Champion modern monitoring, observability, and incident management practices to maintain high availability. Partner with engineering, architecture, and product leadership to accelerate delivery and reduce operational friction. Drive adoption of FinOps principles to balance technical ambition with commercial responsibility. Stay ahead of industry trends to … ensure our DevOps capabilities remain best-in-class. Key experience required: Significant leadership experience managing DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering functions. Deep expertise in Azure Cloud, containerisation, infrastructure as code, and automation. Proven track record in designing and managing large-scale CI/CD systems (Azure DevOps preferred). Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing at C More ❯

and continuous improvement. Manage and optimise Azure infrastructure for scalability, security, performance, and cost control. Champion modern monitoring, observability, and incident management practices to maintain high availability. Partner with engineering, architecture, and product leadership to accelerate delivery and reduce operational friction. Drive adoption of FinOps principles to balance technical ambition with commercial responsibility. Stay ahead of industry trends to … ensure our DevOps capabilities remain best-in-class. Significant leadership experience managing DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering functions. Proven track record in designing and managing large-scale CI/CD systems (Azure DevOps preferred). Demonstrated success in improving system resilience, performance, and cost efficiency. Relevant certifications (Azure, DevOps, or cloud architecture) are highly desirable. Hybrid working model More ❯