Lead Platform Engineer
Ronald James
Overview
In this role you will lead a platform engineering team to shape a secure, cloud-first platform strategy. You’ll drive automation, DevSecOps practices, and scalable CI/CD pipelines while maintaining cloud-agnostic capabilities alongside Azure focus. You’ll work closely with stakeholders to balance security, efficiency, and supplier relationships, delivering enterprise-grade authentication and secure infrastructure. This is a hands-on leadership role that blends architecture, security, and delivery at scale, with a clear impact on the company’s cloud maturity and risk posture.
Pay / Benefits- Hybrid & flexible working
- Private healthcare
- generous holiday allowance
- Dedicated personal development time every two weeks
- Monthly team incentives
- collaborative culture
- Lead and mentor a platform engineering team
- Define and implement a secure cloud platform strategy
- Manage supplier relationships and budget forecasts
- Drive DevSecOps practices and cloud security initiatives
- Design CI/CD pipelines and automation-first infrastructure
- Evaluate and integrate new technologies to enhance efficiency and security
- Provide enterprise-level authentication security expertise
- Support out-of-hours deployments when needed
- 5+ years in DevOps & Cloud Native Infrastructure (Azure-focused)
- 3+ years in Cloud Security / DevSecOps
- Expertise in Kubernetes (Azure), Azure DevOps, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep)
- Strong coding skills in C# and experience with .NET Core/.NET 8
- Experience with Azure CAF, ELZ, and well-architected frameworks
- Proficiency in scripting & automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python, YAML)
- Strong problem-solving and leadership skills
- AWS experience is a plus for business continuity planning
- Strong problem-solving abilities
- Leadership and team mentorship
- Strategic thinking and collaboration
- Kubernetes (Azure)
- Azure DevOps
- Terraform
Reference: WJ-747_30135631