Platform Engineer - AWS

Harrington Starr; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Associate Vice President in DevOps, Cloud, and Automation. In this role, you'll engage with development and operations teams to streamline software delivery and advocate for a DevOps culture. You'll tackle infrastructure challenges using modern tools and practices, contributing to the development of scalable, cloud-native infrastructure. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about automation and innovation, with access to ongoing training and excellent benefits in a flexible hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Up to 6% matched pension

Private family healthcare

Life insurance

Long-term sick cover

Excellent Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Access to paid training and certifications

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on Platform Engineering or DevOps experience.
• Proven ability to manage and secure applications in AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support cloud and on-premise infrastructure (primarily AWS).
• Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Git and Python.

Skills

Platform Engineering

DevOps

AWS

Python

CI/CD

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

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Associate Vice President - DevOps, Cloud and Automation at Harrington Starr

Location: Liverpool Street, London (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)

Company: Global Brokerage

The Opportunity

Sitting within a high-impact Platform Engineering function, you’ll work across development and operations teams to remove bottlenecks in software delivery, advocate for DevOps culture, and build tools that enable engineering teams to ship software rapidly and reliably.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in automation-heavy environments and enjoys solving infrastructure challenges with clean code, modern DevOps tooling, and a collaborative mindset.

Why Join?

• Global Financial Organisation: Work at a well-established, forward-thinking brokerage.
• Flexible Hybrid Working: 3 days a week in the London office.
• Ongoing Development: Access to paid training and certifications.
• Great Benefits: Up to 6% matched pension, private family healthcare, life insurance, long-term sick cover.
• Excellent Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Challenging Projects: Be part of building scalable, cloud-native infrastructure used across the business.

Your Role

• Design, build, and support cloud and on-premise infrastructure (primarily AWS).
• Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Git and Python.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code practices using Terraform.
• Manage containerised environments with Docker or Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with dev teams to improve observability, deployment processes, and platform reliability.
• Build observability and monitoring solutions using Grafana, integrating key metrics to support proactive platform operations.
• Create and enforce internal standards for infrastructure, CI/CD, and security.
• Automate operational tasks to streamline development workflows.

What We're Looking For

• 4+ years of hands-on Platform Engineering or DevOps experience.
• Proven ability to manage and secure applications in AWS.
• Strong scripting skills with Python.
• Solid understanding of containerisation concepts and how they support scalability, isolation, and portability in modern application deployment.
• Familiarity with monitoring stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, etc.)
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.
• Exposure to Terraform and Infrastructure as Code principles.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

For a confidential conversation, contact George Harris at Harrington Starr, or click "Apply" to start your application. Shape the future of platform engineering at a firm that values innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

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