Lead Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

TL;DR

Lead Platform Engineer (Kubernetes/Cloud): Building and scaling a dedicated platform function to support secure and reliable delivery across the organization with an accent on automation and developer experience. Focus on designing scalable cloud infrastructure, improving CI/CD pipelines, and operationalizing RBAC and compliance requirements.

Location: Remote-first (must be UK-based)

Salary: £70,000 - £120,000 per annum

Company

A growth-stage technology company investing in the expansion of its engineering and platform capabilities to support organizational scaling.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure and platform tooling
• Improve reliability, observability, deployment automation, and CI/CD pipelines
• Develop reusable platform capabilities including event streaming, storage patterns, and secrets management
• Enhance developer experience through self-service tooling and the creation of golden paths
• Collaborate with security and engineering leadership to operationalize RBAC, access governance, and compliance
• Support incident response, monitoring, and the maintenance of operational SLAs
• Mentor engineers and contribute to the long-term platform strategy and standards

Requirements

• Strong professional background in platform engineering, DevOps, or SRE
• Deep experience with a major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Linux, and containerization
• Experience with distributed systems, event-driven architecture, or streaming platforms
• Working knowledge of IAM, RBAC, and operational security, preferably within regulated environments
• Must be based in the UK

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first working environment
• Opportunity to lay the foundations for a future platform engineering capability in a scaling company
• Ownership-driven and automation-first engineering culture
• Inclusive workplace as an equal opportunities employer