Innovation Platform Engineer

djr; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

djr, a leading international professional services organisation, is seeking an Innovation Platform Engineer to help shape its next generation of cloud, AI and digital innovation capabilities. Join a developing innovation function, building platforms and engineering foundations from early prototypes to production-ready solutions.

Design cloud platforms on Azure/GCP, automate with Terraform IaC, and develop secure CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure and/or GCP.
• Practical Terraform experience — essential.
• Background in Cloud Engineering, DevOps or Platform Engineering.
• Experience with infrastructure automation, CI/CD and cloud deployment practices.
• Interest in AI, emerging technologies and solving complex technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building cloud platforms across Microsoft Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Automating infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Developing CI/CD pipelines and implementing secure DevOps practices.
• Building scalable, resilient cloud environments and reusable engineering components.
• Supporting innovation projects involving AI, large language models (LLMs) and automation.
• Collaborating with architecture, security, infrastructure and product teams to take solutions into production.

Skills

Azure

GCP

Cloud Engineering

DevOps

CI/CD

AI/LLM interest

Automation

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD Tools

Job description

Hybrid: 2 days in the office, 3 days working from home

The Opportunity

We’re working with a leading international professional services organisation looking to appoint an Innovation Platform Engineer to help shape its next generation of cloud, AI and digital innovation capabilities.

This is an opportunity to join a developing innovation function, building the platforms and engineering foundations that take ideas from early-stage prototypes through to secure, scalable, production-ready solutions.

Combining Cloud Engineering, DevOps, automation and emerging AI technologies, you’ll have the chance to influence technical direction, build reusable platforms and work on initiatives that make a tangible impact across a global organisation.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Designing and building cloud platforms across Microsoft Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).


• Automating infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).


• Developing CI/CD pipelines and implementing secure DevOps practices.


• Building scalable, resilient cloud environments and reusable engineering components.


• Supporting innovation projects involving AI, large language models (LLMs) and automation.


• Collaborating with architecture, security, infrastructure and product teams to take solutions into production.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure and/or GCP.


• Practical Terraform experience — essential.


• Background in Cloud Engineering, DevOps or Platform Engineering.


• Experience with infrastructure automation, CI/CD and cloud deployment practices.


• An interest in AI, emerging technologies and solving complex technical challenges.

Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, DevSecOps, AI platforms or LLMs would be advantageous. Experience across both Azure and GCP is beneficial but not essential.

Why Consider It?

• Help shape a newly created engineering role and developing innovation function.


• Work at the intersection of cloud technology, AI and automation.


• Influence engineering standards and platform architecture.


• Take solutions from experimentation through to production.


• Enjoy a hybrid working arrangement and a salary of up to £90,000.