Lead Platform Engineer, AWS & DevOps Leader

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

Job summary

Kainos is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer (Consultant) to join our Birmingham team. In this role, you will lead teams to design, automate, and optimize modern digital service platforms while ensuring adherence to best practices. Ideal candidates must have strong communication skills, proven team leadership, and experience with AWS. Kainos values diversity and encourages applicants from all backgrounds. Join us and make a real impact.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of team leadership and supporting a DevOps culture.
• Strong ability to simplify technical designs for diverse audiences.
• Experience in designing, building, and improving digital service platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams in designing and managing modern digital service platforms.
• Ensure alignment with industry best practices for maximum user benefit.
• Provide direction and mentorship to team members and foster a collaborative culture.

Skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Team leadership experience

Technical design communication

Experience with AWS services

Education

Certification with a public cloud provider (AWS)

Certification in Kubernetes CKAD

Tools

Configuration management tools

Site Reliability Engineering tooling

Job description

Kainos is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer (Consultant) to join our Birmingham team. In this role, you will lead teams to design, automate, and optimize modern digital service platforms while ensuring adherence to best practices. Ideal candidates must have strong communication skills, proven team leadership, and experience with AWS. Kainos values diversity and encourages applicants from all backgrounds. Join us and make a real impact.