Platform Engineer Technical Analyst (IT Obsolescence) | S3 | Technology & Operations | Milton Keynes

Banco Santander; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Milton Keynes is seeking a highly skilled Platform Engineer / Technical Analyst to join their IT Obsolescence programme. In this role, you will modernize the technology landscape by managing OS upgrades and migrations, ensuring production readiness for changes. Ideal candidates will have a broad understanding of operating systems, databases, and middleware, as well as strong data analytical skills. This full-time position offers an opportunity to make a real difference within the organization.

Benefits

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

£6,000 car allowance per year

Company-funded individual private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Broad understanding of operating systems, databases, middleware and networking.
• Strong data analytical skills to determine alignment of orphan assets to business areas.
• Experience in production readiness and operational transition for infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Managing and coordinating OS upgrade, migration and decommissioning activities.
• Supporting application teams with middleware for upgrades and migrations.
• Providing asset discovery and application mapping to support obsolescence planning.

Skills

Operating systems (RHEL, Windows)

Databases (Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL)

Middleware (MQ, WebSphere, BizTalk)

Asset discovery and application mapping

Solution architecture principles

Data analytical skills

Delivery management

Compliance frameworks (GDPR, SOX)

Production readiness

Education

Degree in IT engineering or equivalent experience

ITIL Foundation certification

Job description

Platform Engineer / Technical Analyst (IT Obsolescence) – S3 Technology & Operations (Milton Keynes)

Country: United Kingdom

IT STARTS HERE

Santander is evolving from a global high‑impact brand into a technology‑driven organisation and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together we are driving a customer‑centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation and the courage to challenge what’s possible. This is more than a strategic shift. It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn and make a real difference. Our mission is to help more people and businesses prosper. We embrace a strong risk culture and expect all professionals at all levels to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

Santander Digital Services is the technology and operations team at Santander. We are convinced of the importance of technology that is aligned with the requirements of the business and that our work not only brings value to users, people and communities but also fosters individual creativity. Our team of over 7,000 people in 8 countries (Spain, Portugal, Poland, UK, USA, Mexico, Chile and Brazil) develops and/or implements financial solutions across a broad spectrum of technologies (including Blockchain, Big Data and Angular among others) on all kinds of on‑premise and cloud‑based platforms.

THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE

Santander UK is looking for a Platform Engineer / Technical Analyst based out of Milton Keynes. We are seeking highly skilled S3 Platform Engineer Technical Analyst to join Santander’s IT Obsolescence programme helping us modernise our technology estate by replacing, upgrading or decommissioning end‑of‑life systems. You’ll ensure changes are delivered securely, efficiently and ready for BAU support with full production readiness and operational transition in place.

Role Responsibilities

• Managing and coordinating OS upgrade, migration and decommissioning activities.
• Supporting application teams with middleware (MQ, WebSphere, BizTalk) for upgrades and migrations.
• Providing asset discovery and application mapping to support obsolescence planning.
• Ensuring infrastructure changes meet production readiness and operational transition requirements.
• Supporting problem management, root‑cause analysis and incident investigations.

What You’ll Bring

Our people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us stronger as a team and as an organisation. We’re enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring.

Professional Experience & Qualifications

• Broad understanding of operating systems, databases, middleware and networking (RHEL, Windows, Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL).
• Understanding of solution architecture principles to drive end‑to‑end remediation capability.
• Strong data analytical skills to determine alignment of orphan assets to business areas.
• Hands‑on experience in asset discovery and application mapping.
• Delivery management and oversight of internal and external teams and their associated portfolios.
• Awareness of compliance frameworks such as GDPR and SOX.
• Degree in IT engineering or equivalent experience.
• ITIL Foundation certification.
• Experience in production readiness and operational transition for infrastructure projects.

Hard Skills

• Operating systems (RHEL, Windows)
• Databases (Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL)
• Middleware (MQ, WebSphere, BizTalk)
• Asset discovery and application mapping
• Solution architecture principles (end‑to‑end remediation)
• Data analytical skills (aligning orphan assets to business areas)
• Delivery management and oversight of technical teams
• Compliance frameworks (GDPR, SOX)
• Production readiness and operational transition for infrastructure projects

Soft Skills

• Strong collaboration and teamwork abilities (working with internal and external teams)
• Effective communication skills (supporting application teams, coordinating activities)
• Analytical thinking and problem‑solving (root cause analysis, incident investigations)
• Proactive and responsible approach to risk management
• Adaptability and willingness to embrace innovation and change
• Attention to detail (ensuring production readiness and operational transition)
• Organisational and delivery management skills

Key Skills

• Business Process
• Active Directory
• Customer Service
• Information Technology
• HIPAA
• Information Security
• Infrastructure
• Linux
• Project Management
• NIST
• Risk Assessments
• Procedures
• Hardware
• Data Analysis
• Technical Support

Benefits

30 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 31 days after 5 years of service. Option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.

£6,000 car allowance per year.

Company‑funded individual private medical insurance.

Death‑in‑service benefit and income protection insurance; optional discounted life assurance and critical illness cover.

Share in Santander’s success via share plans.

Employee rewards, wellbeing programmes, family leave and childcare options, volunteering opportunities, and global growth prospects.

Local Compliance

At Santander we are proud to be an inclusive organisation that provides equal opportunities for everyone regardless of age, gender, disability, civil status, race, religion or sexual orientation. We are committed to creating an accessible, fair and welcoming recruitment experience for all candidates.

The role is site‑based with a hybrid working pattern; colleagues are expected to attend the office at least 12 days per month (pro‑rata for part‑time roles).

Right to Work in the UK

Every individual must have the right to work in the UK to commence employment with Santander either by way of nationality, visa or work permit. If you do require a working visa / permit this will not influence our decision on whether to progress your application. However if you do not have a right to work or your application for a working visa / permit is unsuccessful, Santander will not proceed with your application and will withdraw any conditional offer previously made. We welcome applications on the understanding that there may be no relocation package available. Santander will pay the employer mandatory government fees that are required to pay in connection with visa but you may be liable for your own personal employee immigration and relocation costs.

Apply

If this sounds like a role you are interested in then please apply. If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance available through email, you can contact us at [contact details omitted].

Employment Type

Full‑Time

Experience

Years

Vacancy

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