Enterprise Platforms Principal Engineer

Itv Plc; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Broadcast Media Production is seeking an Enterprise Platforms Principal Engineer to drive the evolution of their platform. This senior role involves managing product development, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring alignment with business needs. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in platform engineering and a strong understanding of cloud technologies.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience delivering infrastructure and platform products.
• Experience managing multiple products end-to-end.
• Proficiency with AWS, PowerShell, Puppet, Azure, and GCP.

Responsibilities

• Drive the evolution of the Enterprise Platform.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to team members.
• Collaborate with managers to build a high-performing service.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Agile methodologies

Platform engineering

Automation

Configuration management

Tools

AWS

PowerShell

Puppet

Terraform

Azure

GCP

Job description

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Workplace: White City, London. We would also consider Leeds or Manchester as a workplace - expectation is 1 to 2 days in the office.

Closing Date: 29th April 2025.

The role

The Enterprise Platforms Principal Engineer will drive the evolution of the Enterprise Platform, ensuring the platform continues to evolve in line with changing business requirements for corporate application hosting. This senior role has responsibility for the development of the Enterprise Platforms product set, within Central Technology, whilst also guiding and mentoring more junior engineers.

The technology stack includes but is not limited to the following corporate hosting environments and platforms:

• AWS Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) for Enterprise
• Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) for Enterprise
• GCP Infrastructure as a Service (IaC)
• Windows
• Citrix
• Jira
• LogicMonitor
• Puppet
• PowerShell

Main responsibilities

• Provide line management to the Consultative Engineering Squad within Enterprise platforms; ensure a collaborative culture, with no blame, where every individual can be themselves and their skills are recognized and valued.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to team members to upskill the team.
• Act as an escalation point for the senior engineer within the Core Engineering Squad.
• Maintain and develop low-level architectural standards for Enterprise Platforms.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering managers to develop new ways of working that promote collaboration, autonomy, and high standards.
• Develop the Enterprise Platforms product set, including automation with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools, especially for AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Work with managers to build a high-performing, operational service for Enterprise Platforms.
• Align with strategy and roadmap development for Enterprise Platforms, supporting delivery within budget and timelines.
• Advance IaC approaches for GCP estates, including automation and release pipelines.
• Identify and implement orchestration, configuration management, and automation tools that meet business needs.
• Engage with customers to understand their needs and gather requirements for platform products.
• Introduce modern engineering practices to improve platform efficiency, stability, and security.
• Design hosting solutions in collaboration with architecture and cybersecurity teams.
• Manage costs effectively, working with relevant teams to identify savings opportunities.

Skills required (minimum criteria)

• Hands-on experience delivering infrastructure and platform products across various business settings.
• Experience managing multiple products end-to-end, with a focus on continuous improvement based on feedback.
• Stakeholder engagement experience, including with senior management.
• Experience with Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Experience deploying and managing Windows and Linux servers.
• Good practice knowledge of platform engineering, including orchestration, automation, and configuration management tools.
• Proficiency with AWS, PowerShell, Puppet, CloudFormation, ARM, Terraform, Azure, and GCP (desirable).

Other desirable qualities

• Leadership skills: providing clear, empathetic leadership to senior engineers.
• Product focus: understanding customer feedback and continuous development.
• People skills: ability to guide and empower teams.
• Delivery experience: proven ability to execute projects and releases.
• Attention to detail and adaptability to fast-paced environments.
• Strong communication skills and commercial awareness.
• Passion for technology and industry trends.
• Flexibility in working hours to meet project deadlines.

Additional information

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level.
• Employment type: Full-time.
• Job function: Information Technology.
• Industry: Broadcast Media Production and Distribution.