Senior Platform & Cloud DevOps Lead

The Openwork Partnership; Swindon; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme 10%

Pension scheme with 5% match + 5%

Critical illness cover

Income protection

Death in service

30 days holiday (25 days + bank) with

Private medical & dental insurance

Job summary

The Openwork Partnership is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to design, deliver and improve secure, scalable technology platforms that enable engineering squads to work efficiently and independently.

You will champion a DevOps culture, lead on major projects, and promote best practice across security, resilience and availability across both cloud and on‑prem environments. This is a senior role with responsibility to deputise for the Infrastructure Manager when needed.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on infrastructure experience with technical leadership.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, Active Directory, Azure AD/Entra ID, ADFS and the wider Microsoft technology stack.
• Azure DevOps, Terraform, ARM templates, Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD.
• Cloud migration and the implementation of cloud and DevOps ways of working.
• Networking and security across both traditional and cloud environments, including Zero Trust principles.
• Automation and scripting, monitoring, diagnostics and performance optimisation.
• SQL database support and modern service-based/API-driven architectures.
• ITIL disciplines including incident, problem and change management.
• Working across complex technology environments and managing third-party suppliers.
• Providing technical leadership during implementations, major incidents and other high-pressure situations.
• Agile/Scrum delivery alongside operational infrastructure support.
• Relevant Microsoft, Azure, VMware, Cisco, ITIL, security or architecture certifications would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, deployment and ongoing support of cloud and on-premise infrastructure, primarily across the Microsoft technology stack.
• Manage incidents, problems and changes within the squad, providing technical leadership during major incidents and complex technical issues.
• Develop and enhance automation and Infrastructure as Code, using tools such as Terraform, ARM and Azure DevOps to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Maintain and optimise monitoring, infrastructure performance, capacity and availability, identifying root causes and implementing permanent solutions.
• Ensure infrastructure remains secure, supported, patched and compliant, including effective backup, disaster recovery and business continuity arrangements.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, knowledge bases and asset information, while identifying and escalating technology risks.
• Collaborate across Engineering and Technology teams to prioritise workloads, remove blockers and support successful delivery.
• Participate in the out-of-hours support rota where required.
• Tomorrow’s Success
• Contribute to technology strategy and technical direction, supporting the organisation’s cloud-first approach.
• Identify and introduce new technologies, automation and working practices that improve capability, efficiency and resilience while reducing risk.
• Lead technical exploration and implementation of new solutions, providing clear options and recommendations to stakeholders.

Skills

Microsoft Azure

DevOps leadership

Incident management

Automation

Tools

Terraform

ARM templates

Azure DevOps

CI/CD

Job description

The Openwork Partnership is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to design, deliver and improve secure, scalable technology platforms that enable engineering squads to work efficiently and independently.

You will champion a DevOps culture, lead on major projects, and promote best practice across security, resilience and availability across both cloud and on‑prem environments. This is a senior role with responsibility to deputise for the Infrastructure Manager when needed.