Senior Platform Engineer

Sopra Steria; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a talented Platform Engineer to design and build a resilient cloud platform. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the infrastructure meets best-practice standards, enhance existing solutions, and embrace automation. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years of experience in cloud operations and strong skills in AWS. A collaborative environment will enable your continuous improvement and innovation.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Health Cash Plan

Dental Insurance

Eye Care Vouchers

Flu Vaccinations

Life Assurance

Pension Plan

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Operations or Platform Engineering.
• Deep technical expertise with AWS (or Azure).
• Proven troubleshooting skills across distributed systems.
• Strong Infrastructure as Code experience.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable AWS infrastructure.
• Ensure cloud environments meet security standards.
• Troubleshoot production issues across various layers.
• Modernize existing cloud environments.
• Deliver Infrastructure as Code.

Skills

Cloud Operations or Platform Engineering

AWS or Azure expertise

Troubleshooting skills

Infrastructure as Code experience

CI/CD tools knowledge

Kubernetes experience

Collaboration skills

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

AWS CDK

CloudFormation

Job description

At SBS, we’re more than just a technology company – we’re a global fintech partner helping banks and financial institutions transform, innovate, and grow. With over 5,000 employees worldwide and clients in more than 80 countries, our solutions power everything from digital banking and lending to payments and core banking systems.

As part of74Software, we’re backed by a group of leading software companies delivering mission‑critical solutions worldwide. Our focus is on delivering long‑term value, leveraging cutting‑edge technology, and fostering strong client partnerships. Join us and be part of a collaborative, forward‑thinking team shaping the future of finance.

Job Description

We’re looking for talented Platform Engineers to help design, build, and evolve our secure, scalable, and resilient cloud platform, the backbone that powers our products and development teams.

You’ll be part of a collaborative engineering community that values automation, observability, and continuous improvement, helping us deliver reliable, high‑performance services at scale.

What will the role involve?

• Designing and implementing highly available, scalable infrastructure in AWS.
• Ensuring our cloud environments, security, and governance meet best‑practice standards.
• Troubleshooting complex production issues across infrastructure, networking, and application layers, and deliver durable fixes.
• Modernising existing cloud environments and CI/CD pipelines to enhance resilience, security, cost‑efficiency, and developer experience.
• Delivering Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Pulumi, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
• Building automated testing frameworks that make deployments reliable, repeatable, and low‑risk.
• Partnering with SRE and software teams to define shared reliability goals and deliver on them.
• Championing reliability practices such as SLOs, error budgets, and blameless post‑incident reviews.
• Enhancing observability with robust metrics, logging, and tracing for better operational visibility and faster response times.
• Working closely with security and compliance teams to maintain safe, auditable environments aligned with regulatory standards.
• Taking part in on‑call rotations and incident response, always focused on learning and improving.

Qualifications

What are we looking for?

• Around 5+ years’ experience in Cloud Operations or Platform Engineering.
• Deep technical expertise with AWS (or Azure/equivalent), including compute, storage, networking, and identity services.
• Proven troubleshooting skills across distributed systems with the ability to diagnose and resolve performance, networking, and availability challenges.
• Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as AWS CodeCommit (or similar).
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, or equivalent) for container orchestration.
• Solid knowledge of observability stacks, monitoring, alerting, and self‑healing systems.
• Experience enforcing reliability and security standards in cloud environments.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• A mindset focused on simplification, standardisation, and continuous improvement.

Don't meet every single requirement? That's okay, and you aren't alone!Research shows that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for a role unless they meet all the criteria. At SBS, we’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive team where everyone feels they belong. So if this role excites you and you’re eager to grow, we’d love to hear from you - even if your experience doesn’t tick every box just yet, send in your application!

Additional Information

What’s in it for you?

We’re committed to supporting our employees in every aspect of their lives, from health and wellbeing to financial security and lifestyle perks. Here’s a snapshot of the benefits you’ll enjoy as part of our team:

🧘Health & Wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, Eye Care Vouchers, Flu Vaccinations

🛡️ Finance & Protection: Life Assurance, Critical Illness Cover, Pension Plan, Long Service Awards, Payroll Giving, Fleet car provider

As part of our hiring process, new employees will be required to pass a confidential consumer credit check and DBS check. This is a straightforward credit check for CCJ's, bankruptcy and a criminal record check; however, if you wish to know more about what is or is not acceptable, please ask our recruitment team.

At our organization, we are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination. We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.

All of our positions are open to people with disabilities.

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