Senior Platform Engineer

Computacenter2024; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent technology provider in Greater London is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to design and maintain scalable infrastructure. This role involves working in a collaborative environment to drive innovation and ensure cloud infrastructure meets security compliance. Ideal candidates will be proficient in IaC and DevOps tools, with experience in CI/CD and cloud architectures. Join us to impact technology infrastructure transformation across businesses.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Ansible or Puppet.
• Experience with CI / CD pipelines.
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain secure scalable infrastructure.
• Automate the DevOps lifecycle.
• Develop internal tools to improve engineering efficiency.

Skills

Proficiency with IaC and DevOps tools

Strong experience building and maintaining CI / CD pipelines

Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure and architecture

Background in Agile product ownership

Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Experience designing secure, compliant platforms

Ability to coach and mentor developers

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Location: UK - Hatfield UK - London Job-ID: 216106 Contract type: Standard Business Unit: Information Technology

Senior Platform Engineer

Life on the team

Join a passionate and forward-thinking team at the heart of our digital transformation journey. As a Platform Engineer you'll work in a highly collaborative environment where innovation, automation and scalability are the driving forces behind everything we do. We empower our teams to continuously learn, grow and make an impact by designing and delivering platforms that accelerate software development across the business. With a strong emphasis on collaboration, mentorship and modern engineering practices this is your chance to shape the future of our engineering capabilities and drive value across the organisation.

What you'll do

• Design build and maintain secure scalable infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Ansible or Puppet
• Automate the DevOps lifecycle with CI / CD pipelines that streamline software delivery and enable developer autonomy
• Develop bespoke internal tools and centralized developer platforms (IDPs) to improve engineering efficiency
• Provision and monitor cloud infrastructure across platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP
• Champion platform adoption support teams using the platform and lead improvements based on real user feedback
• Evaluate and integrate new tools and technologies including AI-enhanced monitoring and automation-first solutions
• Promote a culture of collaboration, mentoring and continuous improvement through active engagement with cross-functional teams
• Ensure platform services align with security compliance and regulatory requirements

What you'll need

• Proficiency with IaC and DevOps tools (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, Puppet)
• Strong experience building and maintaining CI / CD pipelines
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure and architecture (Azure, AWS or GCP)
• Background in Agile product ownership and methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban or SAFe
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Experience designing secure, compliant and high-performing platforms
• Ability to coach and mentor developers and junior engineers

Desirable

• Certifications in ITIL, SAFe or DevOps
• Experience working in multi‑region enterprise‑scale environments
• Exposure to AI‑driven monitoring and automation technologies
• A passion for innovation and exploring emerging trends in platform engineering

Ready to help shape the future of our digital platforms

Apply now and become part of a dynamic team where your ideas, skills and leadership will make a tangible impact every day.

About us

We are a leading independent technology and services provider trusted by large corporate and public sector organisations. We are a responsible business that believes in winning together for our people and our planet. We help our customers to source, transform and manage their technology infrastructure to deliver digital transformation enabling people and their business.

Our business may be about technology but first of all its about people

With over 20 000 people across 22 countries we are proud of our inclusive culture — where everyone can thrive, feel valued and truly belong.

As an equal opportunities employer we're committed to ensuring fair and equal access to opportunities for all. Your application will be considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or any other characteristics protected by law. What matters most to us is that you share our vision and values and bring the experience and skills we're looking for.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats. We also guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.

If you share our values and want to make a meaningful impact in a supportive forward‑thinking environment - we'd love to hear from you!

Required Experience

Senior IC

Key Skills

• APIs
• C / C++
• Computer Graphics
• Go
• React
• Redux
• Node.js
• AWS
• Library Services
• Assembly
• GraphQL
• High Voltage

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1