Lead Platform Engineer - Tunbridge Wells

GMA Consulting; New Forest; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to evolve and build a new Digital Platform. This role involves managing cloud infrastructure, automating processes, and collaborating with product teams to enhance operational efficiency. Candidates must have expertise in Salesforce and cloud PaaS, particularly Azure, along with strong programming skills.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Salesforce environments and cloud PaaS, preferably Azure.
• Strong programming skills in C#, PowerShell, JavaScript, and Python.
• Experience with infrastructure platforms and containerization systems.

Responsibilities

• Document and automate existing processes using developed software or third-party tools.
• Build, operate, and maintain Cloud Infrastructure, including PaaS in Azure.
• Collaborate with product engineering teams on development recommendations.

Skills

Salesforce environments

Cloud PaaS

Linux

C#

PowerShell

JavaScript

Python

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Tools

Azure

Nginx

HAProxy

Consul/etcd

Splunk

Azure DevOps

Job description

Hybrid working model - 2-3 days per week in the office

The Company

The company is a leader in its field and is an Insurance business with an excellent reputation both in the UK and abroad.

The Role

As a Lead Platform Engineer, you will take ownership of the mission to evolve and build a new Digital Platform that is performant at scale, secure, compliant with both internal and industry regulations, and meets availability requirements. You will also work on managing change through technology systems to ensure optimal release frequency, lead time for change, change failure rates, and mean time to resolve.

What You Will Be Doing

• Document existing processes and automate them using software you develop or third-party tools
• Build, operate, and maintain Cloud Infrastructure, including PaaS in Azure and SaaS components like Salesforce
• Collaborate with product engineering teams on development recommendations
• Liaise with internal service providers and product teams to improve speed and reliability of solutions and CICD processes
• Work with security teams to implement security policies efficiently and flexibly
• Design, build, operate, monitor, and alert on technology for large, complex multi-site applications
• Create comprehensive documentation and software for repeatability
• Automate operational processes such as deployments and upgrades
• Trace issues across systems, working with developers to diagnose root causes
• Ensure lifecycle management for monitoring, alerting, and software used by internal customers
• Operate within agile teams, following Scrum or Kanban principles

What you'll bring

• Expertise in Salesforce environments; experience with Copado for CI/CD is a plus
• Proven experience with cloud PaaS, preferably Azure
• Familiarity with Linux and shell scripting
• Strong programming skills in C#, PowerShell, scripting languages, JavaScript, Python
• Experience with infrastructure platforms and services like Azure, Nginx, HAProxy, Consul/etcd, Splunk
• Knowledge of containerization systems such as Kubernetes and Docker
• Experience with Azure DevOps and multi-stage pipelines for managing large-scale software estates
• Solid understanding of networking protocols and cloud network design
• Strong database knowledge across relational, graph, and document databases
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and successful business.

Note: YOU MUST HAVE A VALID UK WORK VISA TO APPLY