Lead Platform Engineer (AWS)

Kainos; Budock Water; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Kainos is looking for a Lead Platform Engineer (Consultant) in Budock Water, England. In this role, you will lead teams in designing, automating, and optimizing modern digital service platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and proven experience in team leadership, supporting a DevOps culture. Responsibilities include providing technical leadership, mentoring, and employing the latest technologies. The position requires SC Clearance and specialist experience with AWS and Kubernetes among other requirements.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communications skills to communicate technical design clearly.
• Proven experience of team leadership and supporting a DevOps culture.
• Experience in building and/or supporting complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams to design and automate digital service platforms.
• Ensure the latest technologies are employed for maximum user benefit.
• Provide technical leadership and direction for projects.

Skills

Verbal and written communications skills

Team leadership experience

DevOps culture support

Technical design communication

Education

SC Clearance

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

Join Kainos and Shape the Future. At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together. We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration. Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger.

Main purpose of the role & responsibilities in the business:

As a Lead Platform Engineer (Consultant) in Kainos, you’ll be responsible for leading teams to design, automate, build, manage and optimise modern digital service platforms. It’s a fast-paced environment and you’ll be trusted to make sound, reasoned decisions. You’ll do this whilst learning about new technologies and approaches, with colleagues that will help you to learn, develop and grow. As the technical leader in the team, you will also interact with customers, share knowledge and mentor those around you.

Responsibilities

• Working as part of a team - You’ll work alongside colleagues in engineering, testing, consulting, product management and security capabilities to build, test and deploy software of the highest quality; including the operation and continuous improvement of underlying platform services.
• Using technology for positive impact – You’ll ensure the latest technologies are employed appropriately and aligned with industry best practices for maximum user and business benefit.
• Share your knowledge – As a respected technologist within Kainos, you’ll begin broadcasting your opinions. You’ll be supported to actively share knowledge both internally through communities of practice and more widely in industry.
• Becoming a Role Model – You’ll support your colleagues and foster a DevOps culture in all that you do by embodying the Kainos values. You’ll be a person your colleagues look up to – people trust your decisions because they are transparent and justified. You’ll be passionate and committed to ensuring Kainos projects are successful.
• Pushing the boundaries – Through exposure to technology you may develop specialisms and choose to pivot your career in a certain direction.
• Providing Technical Leadership – You’ll provide direction and leadership for your team as you solve challenging problems together on delivery and support projects.
• Putting people first & developing others – You’ll manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance and assisting in their career development.

Minimum (essential) Requirements

• Strong verbal and written communications skills, with the ability to simply and clearly communicate technical design (or significant portions thereof) in conversation, documentation and presentation to a technical and non-technical audience.
• We all work in teams here in Kainos – You’ll need a proven experience of team leadership and supporting a DevOps culture in delivering and/or supporting complex projects.
• The role requires SC Clearance.

Significant Expertise In

• Designing, building, testing, automating, monitoring and/or operating, enhancing and improving reliability of modern digital service platform in production environments.
• Using the latest Continuous Delivery and automation techniques for releasing operationally ready software to production, including platform orchestration through the use of multiple configuration management tools

Demonstrable Experience In

• Building and/or supporting modern digital service platforms to include architecture, design, estimation, planning and iteration on MVP using a modern agile approach.
• Championing best practice use of Site Reliability Engineering tooling, techniques and processes to manage and improve existing platform services. E.g. monitoring, platform modernisation and cost optimisation.
• Use of AWS including SaaS or PaaS offerings to solve business problems.

Desirable

• Obtained certification with a public cloud provider (AWS).
• Obtained certification relating to a particular area of specialisation e.g. Kubernetes CKAD.

Embracing our differences

At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field.

Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out.

We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.