Lead Platform Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global organization is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer in Leeds. You will lead a team, focusing on resilience and performance of their new B2B and B2C platform. The role offers a competitive salary and opportunities for growth in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Private Medical

Discretionary bonus

Opportunity to lead a team

Learn GCP

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior/Lead Engineer in cloud platforms.
• Experience with SRE tools and responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team focusing on platform resilience and performance.
• Collaborate with product teams to ensure platform tools meet business needs.
• Drive improvements in performance, security, and reliability.

Skills

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

CI/CD

Job description

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Lead Platform Engineer, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Client:

G.Digital

Location:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views:

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Posted:

12.05.2025

Expiry Date:

26.06.2025

Job Description:

Lead Platform Engineer | Up to £80,000 | Leeds Weekly

About the business

G.Digital has partnered with a global organization building a new B2B and B2C platform for their worldwide services.

This organization is building out a new team and is looking for a seasoned Platform Engineer to lead a small team of engineers, focusing on platform resilience and performance.

Why work with them?

• G.Digital stamp of approval
• Global presence
• Growing to be one of the largest businesses in their field
• Be part of a fast-growing engineering team
• Lead development of robust systems to streamline software delivery and improve team efficiency
• Coach and support engineers to grow their technical skills and confidence
• Collaborate with product teams to ensure platform tools meet business needs
• Drive improvements like modernizing tools and optimizing services
• Promote high standards in performance, security, and reliability

What's in it for you?

• Salary up to £80,000
• Private Medical
• Discretionary bonus
• Opportunity to lead a team and define SRE principles
• Learn GCP

Skills needed

• Experience as a Senior/Lead Engineer in AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with SRE tools and responsibilities
• Terraform or other IAC tooling
• CI/CD experience with Jenkins or similar tools