IT & Software

Infrastructure & Developer Platform Lead

Vodafone

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

In this role, you lead cloud infrastructure and the internal developer platform to enable scalable, AI-native software delivery. You will translate architecture into practical platform capabilities, emphasizing reliability, security and self-service for multiple engineering teams. The position blends hands-on engineering with platform ownership to reduce friction and accelerate product delivery. You’ll work with cloud architects, security specialists and cross-functional teams to drive automation and continuous platform evolution.

Responsibilities
  • Lead cloud infrastructure and internal developer platform engineering within a platform capability or engineering domain
  • Design, build and operate cloud infrastructure and internal developer platform capabilities
  • Deliver self-service platform capabilities that enhance developer productivity and reduce engineering friction
  • Own infrastructure-as-code, automated provisioning, platform automation and engineering environments
  • Translate cloud architecture strategies into implementation plans and engineering roadmaps
  • Build and maintain reliable, secure and self-service engineering environments
  • Drive automation across provisioning, deployment, testing, observability and operational processes
  • Ensure infrastructure meets security, operability, compliance and resilience requirements
  • Improve developer productivity through reusable platform services, tooling and automation
  • Support AI-native software delivery through platform capabilities, governance, automation and operational controls
  • Drive reliability, security, observability and operational readiness across platform services
  • Manage technical risks, incidents, dependencies and blockers
  • Provide technical leadership and mentoring while guiding platform engineering decisions
  • Build platform capability, operational knowledge and engineering practices for long-term ownership
Key requirements
  • 7+ years of experience in cloud, infrastructure or platform engineering
  • Experience leading cloud or platform engineering delivery within a technical team
  • Strong hands-on expertise in infrastructure-as-code, automation and cloud-native architectures
  • Experience building or operating Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs)
  • Deep understanding of cloud-native infrastructure, networking, identity management and platform engineering
  • Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, observability, cloud security and operational readiness
  • Proven experience in delivering self-service platform capabilities that improve developer productivity
  • Understanding of how platform services, governance and tooling enable AI-native software delivery
  • Knowledge of reliability engineering, operational resilience and secure platform design principles
  • Experience treating platform capabilities as products, balancing usability, adoption, reliability and productivity
  • Ability to influence, mentor and collaborate across engineering communities without formal authority
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills across architecture, engineering and security teams
  • influence and collaboration
  • mentoring and leadership
  • stakeholder engagement
  • infrastructure-as-code
  • automation
  • cloud-native architectures

Reference: WJ-747_30138743

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