Senior Platform Engineering Lead & Architect

Adecco; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RRA up to £10k

Competitive salary

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Professional development

Job summary

Adecco is recruiting for a Head of Platform Engineering (Senior Technical Architect) in the UK public sector. Hybrid role across multiple cities, with a clear focus on secure, scalable platform solutions for government services.

The role demands extensive experience in platform architecture, cloud services, and DevOps, plus leadership of government engineering teams. Competitive salary with RRA potential and strong professional development.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in platform architecture, cloud services, and DevOps practises.
• Leading engineering teams within Government and Public Sector.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, and CI/CD.
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Passion for technology and delivering impactful public solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement platform solutions for public services.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define a technology roadmap.
• Ensure performance, security, and scalability of platforms.
• Foster innovation and explore new technologies.
• Lead initiatives for continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Skills

Platform architecture

Cloud services

DevOps practises

Leadership experience (Gov/Public)

Agile methodologies

CI/CD pipelines

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Adecco is recruiting for a Head of Platform Engineering (Senior Technical Architect) in the UK public sector. Hybrid role across multiple cities, with a clear focus on secure, scalable platform solutions for government services.

The role demands extensive experience in platform architecture, cloud services, and DevOps, plus leadership of government engineering teams. Competitive salary with RRA potential and strong professional development.