Lead Platform Engineer

LinuxRecruit; City Of London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology recruitment firm is seeking an experienced Technical Lead for AWS cloud projects. You will drive the strategic vision and execution of scalable cloud environments, mentor the engineering team, and lead containerization initiatives. This role prioritizes your professional growth with an unlimited training budget and regular performance reviews, all while operating under a remote-first model.

Benefits

Unlimited training budget

Dedicated career coach

Regular performance reviews

Qualifications

• Experience in leading projects and teams in a cloud environment.
• Expertise in building secure and scalable infrastructures.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD principles.

Responsibilities

• Shape strategic vision and execution for AWS cloud projects.
• Drive technical direction for containerization initiatives.
• Mentor the engineering team and ensure best practices.

Skills

AWS cloud environments

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

GitLab

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Job description

You’re now an established engineer, stepping up and leading projects. Your vision and strategy allows the delivery of large scale cloud platforms, following the principles of high availability, scalability and security. You’re embedded within your solution, hands on, setting the standard and the team loves working with you. You support and empower them, allowing them to grow in their careers.

As the technical lead on projects, you will shape the strategic vision and execution of building and scaling AWS cloud environments. Leveraging your expertise in Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, you’ll build secure, scalable solutions and streamlined CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and Jenkins. You’ll drive technical direction for large-scale containerization projects, leading the adoption of Kubernetes and solving complex challenges. Your role will include making key architectural and engineering decisions aligned with business goals, optimising performance, and mentoring the engineering team to ensure best practices. Through your leadership, you’ll drive technical excellence and shape the success of transformative initiatives, delivering projects.

An environment that is dedicated to your growth, with an unlimited training budget and access to sought-after certifications, your professional development is a top priority. You'll also have a dedicated career coach to support you, regular performance reviews, and opportunities for salary increases and advancement throughout the year. Operating on a remote first model, the teams get together to collaborate or for training once a week.

No CV needed for an initial conversation!