Senior Platform Engineer - Cloud & DevOps Lead

Mott MacDonald; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Flexible benefits

Employee ownership

Annual bonus scheme

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer in London to join our Digital Unit. You will design, build, and operate a scalable internal developer platform, enabling efficient software delivery and reliable operations.

The role emphasizes Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, and GitHub Actions, with collaboration across a global, distributed team. Hybrid work is supported, and the ideal candidate will lead platform automation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with at least one coding language (C#, Go, Python) and scripting (PowerShell, Bash).
• Experience building CI/CD automations and platform tooling.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure as code and Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain a scalable internal developer platform.
• Develop and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform.
• Implement and manage Kubernetes clusters for container orchestration.
• Automate CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery for platform services.
• Document platform architecture, processes, and procedures.
• Mentor junior team members in a global distributed team context.

Skills

C#

Go

Python

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

GitHub Actions

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

GitHub Actions

Job description

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer in London to join our Digital Unit. You will design, build, and operate a scalable internal developer platform, enabling efficient software delivery and reliable operations.

The role emphasizes Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, and GitHub Actions, with collaboration across a global, distributed team. Hybrid work is supported, and the ideal candidate will lead platform automation initiatives.