Platform Engineer

Method Resourcing; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Method Resourcing is seeking a Platform Engineer to join its engineering team in the UK. The role focuses on building and securing a modern AWS-based platform, improving reliability, automation and governance across cloud infrastructure.

You will drive IaC, CI/CD, and security best practices while collaborating with cross-functional teams to evolve the platform and support scalable delivery of digital campaigns for leading brands.

Qualifications

• Experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps or Cloud Engineering.
• Strong AWS experience with EC2, IAM, S3, CloudFront and networking.
• Proficient with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or Serverless Framework).
• Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of cloud security, identity management and governance.

Responsibilities

• Building, maintaining and improving AWS-hosted platform infrastructure.
• Supporting Infrastructure-as-Code initiatives using Terraform and Serverless Framework.
• Driving automation and DevOps best practices across development and operations teams.
• Developing and improving CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Strengthening platform security, IAM controls and governance standards.
• Supporting cloud migration activity, infrastructure improvements and platform modernisation.
• Enhancing monitoring, logging, alerting and observability capabilities.
• Working closely with engineering, security and product teams to deliver platform improvements.
• Supporting API services, backend platform components and operational readiness activities.
• Contributing to platform reliability, scalability and long-term technical strategy.

Skills

Platform Engineering

AWS

CI/CD

Terraform

Serverless

Security & IAM

Monitoring

Collaboration

Tools

Terraform

Serverless Framework

Job description

Do you want to work for an innovative technology business that sits within the world's largest advertising and media group, helping deliver cutting-edge digital campaigns for some of the world's most recognised brands?

They're looking to appoint a Platform Engineer to join their Engineering team, helping drive platform reliability, cloud infrastructure, security and delivery across a modern AWS environment.

This is a hands-on engineering role suited to someone who enjoys building and improving cloud platforms, automating infrastructure and driving engineering best practices. You'll play a key role in shaping platform standards, improving operational resilience and enabling the continued growth of a business-critical technology platform.

Full Time Permanent Role

UK | Hybrid/Remote

£70,000 - £75,000 (with flex) + Benefits

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Building, maintaining and improving AWS-hosted platform infrastructure.
• Supporting Infrastructure-as-Code initiatives using tools such as Terraform and Serverless Framework.
• Driving automation and DevOps best practices across development and operations teams.
• Developing and improving CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Strengthening platform security, IAM controls and governance standards.
• Supporting cloud migration activity, infrastructure improvements and platform modernisation.
• Enhancing monitoring, logging, alerting and observability capabilities.
• Working closely with engineering, security and product teams to deliver platform improvements.
• Supporting API services, backend platform components and operational readiness activities.
• Contributing to platform reliability, scalability and long-term technical strategy.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Strong commercial experience within a Platform Engineering, DevOps or Cloud Engineering role.
• Strong AWS experience, ideally across EC2, IAM, S3, CloudFront, Load Balancers and networking services.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform or Serverless Framework.
• Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, identity management and governance controls.
• Experience with monitoring, logging and operational support tooling.
• Exposure to distributed systems, APIs and cloud-native architectures.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across engineering, infrastructure and security teams.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Akamai, WAF technologies or edge security platforms.
• Experience with TypeScript, Python, Go or backend services development.
• Experience supporting cloud migrations, platform transformation projects or DNS cutovers.
• SIEM, compliance or security engineering exposure.

WHY IT'S INTERESTING

• Opportunity to play a key role in a major platform transformation programme.
• Broad exposure across AWS, DevOps, platform engineering and security.
• High levels of ownership and technical influence.
• Opportunity to influence engineering standards, automation and platform strategy.
• Work alongside experienced engineering, infrastructure and security professionals.
• Strong long-term career growth opportunities within a scaling technology business.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Platform Engineer who wants to move beyond day-to-day infrastructure support and play a central role in building, securing and evolving a modern cloud platform.