Lead Platform Engineer

Oscar Technology; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private healthcare

Charity donation scheme

Work-from-anywhere week

Team events

Job summary

Oscar Technology is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer in Nottingham to own and evolve a cloud-centric platform. You will shape Azure infrastructure, drive IaC adoption with Terraform, and manage Kubernetes workloads while guiding DevOps practices and platform reliability.

The role offers hybrid working, with at least one day in the Nottingham office, and a clear path to influence archtecture and engineering standards across the data platform.

Qualifications

• Senior Platform Engineer with cloud, infrastructure as code and DevOps expertise.
• Experience owning Azure cloud estates, security, reliability and cost control.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD and automation practices.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the Azure cloud estate, ensuring security, reliability and cost efficiency.
• Lead the adoption of Terraform and Infrastructure as Code across existing infra.
• Own and operate Kubernetes workloads, including deployments and scaling.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Support cloud migration and separation projects across Azure and GCP.
• Design, automate and test disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.
• Improve monitoring, alerting and observability across the platform.
• Manage cloud security, identity, secrets and certificates.
• Provide technical guidance on Azure architecture and platform engineering.
• Troubleshoot complex infra issues and act as senior escalation point.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve platform reliability and developer experience.

Job description

Lead Platform Engineer Nottingham Hybrid £65,000-£75,000

We're partnering with an established and growing data business based in Nottingham to find a talented Senior Platform Engineer to take ownership of their cloud infrastructure and help shape the next stage of their platform.

This is a hybrid position, with a minimum of 1 day per week required in the Nottingham office.

The Opportunity:

This is a hands‑on role offering genuine ownership and influence. You'll be responsible for the reliability, security, scalability and cost-effectiveness of the company's Azure and DevOps estate, while helping transition infrastructure from manually managed environments into a modern, automated and repeatable platform.

You'll play a key role in a significant cloud separation and migration programme, working across Azure, GCP and modern data platforms. You'll also have the opportunity to establish and improve DevOps standards, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, monitoring and disaster recovery practices as the business continues to grow its B2B API and data platform capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and manage the company's Azure cloud estate, ensuring security, reliability and cost efficiency.
• Lead the adoption of Terraform and Infrastructure as Code, including bringing existing infrastructure under management.
• Owning and operating Kubernetes workloads, including deployments, ingress, scaling, upgrades, troubleshooting and day‑to‑day platform operations.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Support cloud migration and separation projects across Azure and GCP.
• Design, automate and test disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.
• Improve monitoring, alerting and observability across the platform.
• Manage cloud security, identity, secrets and certificates.
• Provide technical guidance on Azure architecture and platform engineering.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and act as a senior technical escalation point.
• Work closely with development and technology teams to improve platform reliability and developer experience.

What's on Offer:

• £65,000-£75,000
• Genuine ownership of a growing cloud platform.
• Opportunity to influence architecture, tooling and engineering standards.
• Hybrid working with flexibility.
• Private healthcare following completion of probation.
• Charity donation scheme.
• Work‑from‑anywhere week.
• Regular team events and social activities.