Lead Platform Engineer - Remote AI Cloud & Quality

Ideagen

United Kingdom

Remote

GBP 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Ideagen is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer within the Platform Engineering organisation to lead a squad delivering cloud platforms, tooling and foundations for AI-native software delivery. This player-manager role blends hands-on leadership with people management to create reliable, scalable, and secure platform capabilities while embedding quality across the software lifecycle.

The role reports to Product R&D and offers remote working options, with hybrid possibilities near Nottingham for

Qualifications

Significant experience in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure or DevOps environments.
Strong technical expertise in Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD tooling, infrastructure automation and observability platforms.
Experience leading engineers within agile software delivery organisations.
Proven ability to balance hands-on technical contribution with leadership and people management responsibilities.
Strong understanding of engineering quality, automated testing and modern software delivery practices.
Experience implementing and supporting AI-assisted development or testing approaches.

Responsibilities

Lead a platform engineering squad responsible for cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, observability and engineering quality practices.
Act as the technical authority for the team, providing guidance on architecture, platform engineering standards, automation and operational excellence.
Remain actively involved in complex technical work, supporting platform reliability, performance and scalability initiatives.
Own squad delivery commitments, proactively managing risks, dependencies and blockers to ensure successful outcomes.
Manage and develop engineers through coaching, performance feedback, development planning and regular one-to-one discussions.
Champion AI‑assisted engineering and testing practices, ensuring quality ownership remains embedded within the squad.
Drive improvements in platform tooling, engineering productivity, automated testing and developer experience.
Contribute to broader engineering initiatives that improve standards, operational maturity and platform capability across Ideagen.