Lead Platform Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Croydon; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing SaaS company is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer with a strong focus on Azure infrastructure to drive scalability and reliability. This strategic role offers the chance to lead initiatives and influence architectural decisions within a high-performing team. Experience in cloud environments and a collaborative mindset are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Deep experience with Azure and infrastructure automation.
• Strong understanding of security principles and cost optimisation.
• Mentorship skills and desire to uplift practices across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure.
• Influence architectural decisions and cloud infrastructure strategy.
• Work alongside engineers valuing clean code and continuous delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Azure

Infrastructure Automation

Security Principles

Cost Optimisation

Performance Tuning

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Job description

Job Description

Lead Platform Engineer – Azure | SaaS

We’re working with a profitable, fast-growing SaaS company that’s looking for a Lead Platform Engineer to take ownership of its Azure infrastructure and play a central role in scaling a platform used by thousands of customers.

This is a strategic technical position for someone who enjoys working in complex, cloud- environments and wants to help shape the long-term direction of platform engineering within a collaborative, high-performing product team.

Why this role?

• You’ll be joining a company with a mature Azure ecosystem and strong engineering standards
• You’ll have real influence over architectural decisions, and cloud infrastructure strategy
• You’ll work alongside experienced engineers who value autonomy, clean code, and continuous delivery

The technical landscape:

• Azure (AKS, Functions, App Services, Event Grid, etc.)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• CI/CD using Azure DevOps
• Monitoring and Observability (Application Insights, Azure Monitor, Prometheus/Grafana)
• GitHub for version control, and a modern SDLC with automated testing and security baked in

What we’re looking for:

• Someone who can lead the design and delivery of reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure
• Deep experience with Azure and infrastructure automation
• Strong understanding of security principles, cost optimisation, and performance tuning in cloud environments
• Collaborative approach and ability to work cross-functionally with development, architecture, and product teams
• Mentorship skills and a desire to uplift platform engineering practices across the organisation

This is a fantastic opportunity for a lead-level engineer who wants to do more than just maintain systems, you’ll help evolve a platform that's already proven but still growing fast.

Please apply or send your CV to Pierrick Rodriguez via [e-mail]