Senior Platform Engineer

Metro Bank; London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank is seeking a Software Development Lead to oversee and improve software solutions while mentoring engineers and managing risks. The role requires expertise in cloud platforms, automation tools, and strong communication skills. Metro Bank offers a competitive salary, flexible working options, and ample opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Attractive pension scheme

Health care benefits

Life insurance

Colleague discounts

Qualifications

• Experience working with cloud platforms like AWS and Azure.
• Strong knowledge in automation tools and infrastructure management.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholder levels.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design, development, and deployment of software solutions.
• Mentor engineers and drive software development improvements.
• Manage technical risks and ensure adherence to coding standards.

Skills

Cloud platform experience

Automation tools proficiency

Strong communication skills

Tools

AWS

Azure

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

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• Oversee the design, development, and deployment of software solutions, ensuring they meet quality standards and project objectives

• Review and approve changes, ensuring adherence to architectural principles and coding standards. You will rationalise and simplify solutions before and during their build

• Mentor and guide engineers as required, working with the Chapter Lead to ensure appropriate guidelines, standards and processes are in place and applied consistently

• Drive continuous improvement in software development processes, tools, and methodologies

• Minimise the creation of any new technical debt by managing delivery priorities with long term stability

• Present technical concepts to stakeholders, both technical and non-technical

• Encourage and participate in experimentation & innovation within the chapter and across teams to solve complex technical challenges

And... we are a bank so risk is a part of everything we do. We love people who take responsibility, do the right thing for customers, colleagues and Metro Bank and have the courage to call out any concerns.

What you will need:

• Understand the risks associated with your job and what that means for you, Metro Bank and all our stakeholders

• Experience working with cloud platforms including AWS services such as EKS, VPC, RDS, and S3, as well as Azure, Azure DevOps, and VMware.

• Proficiency with automation and infrastructure tools including Ansible, Terraform, and Packer, along with scripting languages like Python and Bash.

• Experience working with onshore and offshore teams and working in an environment that includes 3rd party vendors and suppliers

• A solid understanding of Linux administration, networking, container orchestration (, Kubernetes), and associated technologies like Istio, Karpenter, and Kong.

• Demonstrated experience in managing the full route to live, encompassing the automation of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), with a focus on observability, security, code quality, infrastructure as code (IaC), and environment provisioning.

• Strong communication and presentation skills, with experience communicating with stakeholders at all levels

Our promise to you…

• We will make sure that you are well-rewarded by providing you with a competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, and a wide range of benefits, including generous holiday allowance, attractive pension scheme, healthcare, life assurance, and a number of colleague discounts!

• We will give you the training to ensure you succeed in your role and plenty of internal opportunities to progress your career (around 40% of our recruitment comes from internal promotions!).

• We are also all about balance so most of our jobs offer the opportunity for hybrid working built around your role and home life, wherever possible.