Chief Platform Engineering & Cyber Resilience

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK Government Department is seeking a technical leader with deep expertise in platform engineering and cyber security. This senior role involves ensuring the resilience and performance of critical digital infrastructure while leading a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include driving cyber security strategy, managing complex digital projects, and engaging with senior stakeholders. Applicants should have experience in delivering large-scale systems, incident management, and a strong understanding of cloud-native technology, ensuring services are effective and secure.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of engineering practices and leadership in digital platforms.
• Expertise in cloud-native architecture and cyber security practices.
• Experience with mission-critical live services and stringent SLAs.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and delivery of shared platform components.
• Ensure platforms are highly available and fault-tolerant.
• Define and implement the cyber security strategy.

Skills

Deep expertise in platform engineering

Cyber security knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership in digital infrastructure

Incident management

Disaster recovery planning

Tools

Cloud-native architecture

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

A UK Government Department is seeking a technical leader with deep expertise in platform engineering and cyber security. This senior role involves ensuring the resilience and performance of critical digital infrastructure while leading a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include driving cyber security strategy, managing complex digital projects, and engaging with senior stakeholders. Applicants should have experience in delivering large-scale systems, incident management, and a strong understanding of cloud-native technology, ensuring services are effective and secure.