Senior Platform Engineer: Infra Leadership & Incident Focus

Banco Santander SA; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

Car allowance

Private medical insurance

Pension

Job summary

Santander is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to lead the design, deployment, and operation of large-scale IT infrastructure across Milton Keynes and Glasgow. You will own platform reliability, incident response, and capacity planning, partnering with stakeholders to align technology with business goals.

You will mentor engineers, manage vendor relationships, and drive continuous improvements within a regulated, risk-aware environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in designing, implementing, and supporting large-scale IT infrastructure and platform environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT infrastructure work and resource planning to meet project demands.

Skills

Infrastructure design

Incident management

Platform engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor management

Agile methodologies

Communication with senior stakeholders

Resource prioritisation

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Angular

Blockchain

Big Data

Cloud platforms

Job description

Santander is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to lead the design, deployment, and operation of large-scale IT infrastructure across Milton Keynes and Glasgow. You will own platform reliability, incident response, and capacity planning, partnering with stakeholders to align technology with business goals.

You will mentor engineers, manage vendor relationships, and drive continuous improvements within a regulated, risk-aware environment.