Senior Platform Engineer (Azure)

Legal & General; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Legal & General is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join the Retail Platform Operations team in the UK. You will help design, build and operate central platform services using GitHub, Kubernetes, ArgoCD and CI/CD tooling, while driving infrastructure automation with Terraform in Azure.

You’ll mentor engineers, promote automation-first and self-service approaches, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver scalable, secure cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated hands-on expertise in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code and Kubernetes (AKS preferred) within Azure cloud environments.
• Strong experience with GitHub, including GitHub Actions and workflow automation to support CI/CD practices.
• Solid understanding of containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and modern DevOps and GitOps practices, including tools such as ArgoCD.
• Proficiency in Linux systems and scripting (Bash/Shell), with working knowledge of Python considered advantageous.
• Good understanding of networking fundamentals, including routing, load balancing and cloud security principles.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana) and exposure to API-driven automation or configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible).
• Proven track record (5+ years) in DevOps, Platform or Cloud Engineering roles, contributing to shared platforms and working across cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to mentor engineers, promote automation-first and self-service approaches, and drive continuous improvement in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building and operating central platform services including GitHub, Kubernetes, ArgoCD and CI/CD tooling.
• Driving infrastructure automation using Terraform to deliver scalable, secure and consistent cloud environments.
• Supporting application teams with onboarding to shared platform services through guidance, enablement and hands-on collaboration.
• Developing reusable GitHub Actions, automation frameworks and CI/CD workflows to improve engineering efficiency.
• Managing and enhancing Kubernetes-based platforms to maintain performance, resilience and scalability.
• Promoting GitOps practices and automated deployment strategies to improve software delivery.
• Troubleshooting complex platform, infrastructure and networking issues using logs, monitoring tools and system diagnostics.
• Mentoring engineers, sharing best practice and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.

Skills

Terraform

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Linux scripting

Networking fundamentals

Observability

GitOps practices

Cloud security

Python

Collaboration

Tools

Azure

AKS

Docker

Terraform Enterprise

Job description

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Who we are

Our Retail business supports customers throughout their lives, to help them save, plan, protect and enjoy retirement.

We’re a leading provider of retirement and protection solutions. We aim to support our c.12.8 million policyholders and workplace members throughout their lifelong financial journeys.

We focus on helping the customers of today and tomorrow achieve better long-term outcomes. We either talk with them directly or work with intermediaries and employers to meet their needs. We use the latest technology to connect with them quickly, efficiently and wherever possible in highly personalized ways.

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Who we are

Our Retail business supports customers throughout their lives, to help them save, plan, protect and enjoy retirement.

We’re a leading provider of retirement and protection solutions. We aim to support our c.12.8 million policyholders and workplace members throughout their lifelong financial journeys.

We focus on helping the customers of today and tomorrow achieve better long-term outcomes. We either talk with them directly or work with intermediaries and employers to meet their needs. We use the latest technology to connect with them quickly, efficiently and wherever possible in highly personalized ways.

Job Description

Are you passionate about building reliable, scalable platforms that empower development teams to deliver great technology outcomes? We're looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join our Retail Platform Operations team, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping and enhancing the core platforms that support our engineering community.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, automation and developer enablement in a highly collaborative environment. You'll work with modern technologies including Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub and ArgoCD, helping to create secure, self-service platforms that enable teams to innovate at pace. Alongside your technical expertise, you'll have the opportunity to mentor others, influence engineering best practice and drive continuous improvement across our technology landscape.

We welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences. If you meet most of the criteria and are excited by the role, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing:

• Designing, building and operating central platform services including GitHub, Kubernetes, ArgoCD and CI/CD tooling
• Driving infrastructure automation using Terraform to deliver scalable, secure and consistent cloud environments
• Supporting application teams with onboarding to shared platform services through guidance, enablement and hands‑on collaboration
• Developing reusable GitHub Actions, automation frameworks and CI/CD workflows to improve engineering efficiency
• Managing and enhancing Kubernetes-based platforms to maintain performance, resilience and scalability
• Promoting GitOps practices and automated deployment strategies to improve software delivery
• Troubleshooting complex platform, infrastructure and networking issues using logs, monitoring tools and system diagnostics
• Mentoring engineers, sharing best practice and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence

Who we're looking for:

• Demonstrated hands‑on expertise in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code and Kubernetes (AKS preferred) within Azure cloud environments
• Strong experience with GitHub, including GitHub Actions and workflow automation to support CI/CD practices
• Solid understanding of containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and modern DevOps and GitOps practices, including tools such as ArgoCD
• Proficiency in Linux systems and scripting (Bash/Shell), with working knowledge of Python considered advantageous
• Good understanding of networking fundamentals, including routing, load balancing and cloud security principles
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana) and exposure to API‑driven automation or configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible)
• Proven track record (5+ years) in DevOps, Platform or Cloud Engineering roles, contributing to shared platforms and working across cross‑functional teams
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to mentor engineers, promote automation‑first and self‑service approaches, and drive continuous improvement in Agile environments

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• Strong hands‑on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices
• Proven experience managing Kubernetes environments, ideally within Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Solid experience working with Azure cloud technologies and cloud‑native architecture principles
• Strong knowledge of GitHub, GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipeline automation
• Experience with scripting technologies such as Bash or Shell, with Python experience advantageous
• Good understanding of containerisation, GitOps methodologies, networking fundamentals and cloud security best practice
• Ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders while supporting and guiding other engineers
• Experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps or Cloud Engineering environments, with a passion for automation, developer experience and continuous improvement

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part‑time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.