Cloud and Platform Services Senior Engineer

VisitScotland; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Professional development

Flexible benefits

Job summary

VisitScotland, Scotland's National Tourism Organisation, invites applications for a Senior Engineer in Cloud and Platform Services. The role leads technical initiatives, ensures platform reliability and security, and supports digital transformation across the organisation.

The position is permanent with hybrid working across Scotland, offering professional development and a range of benefits. You will collaborate with Cyber Security, DevOps, and IT teams to uphold high standards and drive

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to the evolution and transformation of cloud and platform services.
• Provide subject matter expertise to enable governance, security, resilience and service delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (DevOps, Site Reliability, Cyber Security) to maintain high standards and operational readiness.

Job description

VisitScotland is Scotland's National Tourism Organisation, and we're proud to promote the wealth of incredible features our country has to offer. Our aim is to benefit Scotland by growing its tourism industry and giving it a renowned presence in the global marketplace.

The Technology Services Department is responsible for the security, delivery, maintenance, support and continuous improvement of technology services and systems across the organisation. This includes supporting business operations, enabling digital transformation, and enhancing our digital presence through innovative, data-driven, and user-centric solutions.

The team brings together expertise across cyber security, cloud and platform services, identity and access management, end-user computing, and user and technology support. The Cloud and Platform Services Senior Engineer is a technical leader within the team, reporting to the Cloud and Platform Services Senior Manager and providing subject matter expertise to enable the ongoing evolution and transformation of cloud and platform services, ensuring strong and consistent technical standards and practices.

The Cloud and Platform Services function provides a critical enabling capability, delivering and operating the platforms, environments and infrastructure that underpin enterprise and digital services across the organisation. Working closely with the DevOps, Site Reliability & Cloud Engineering Team, Technology Support, Cyber Security and the wider Technology Directorate, the function enables a consistent, standards-driven approach to platform engineering, operational excellence and service delivery.

The team is responsible for the reliability, resilience, security and lifecycle management of core technology platforms, supporting both live services and ongoing technology transformation. A key aspect of the role is supporting the transition of digital platform ownership into Technology Services, ensuring platforms are supportable, observable, resilient, and operationally ready. The role provides technical expertise in relevant governance forums as needed including security, risk, resilience and service assurance, with platform and infrastructure decisions governed by agreed standards and policies.

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary Grade: Grade H, (£50,694 - £57,746)

Last Date for Submissions: 24 November 2026

This role can be based out of any VisitScotland office location across Scotland. VisitScotland operates a hybrid working culture, partially office and partially home based.

With family-friendly and flexible working policies, we offer an impressive range of benefits and professional development.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and value diversity in all its forms.