UK Lead Platform Engineer – Azure, Kubernetes & DevOps

Mott MacDonald; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Enhanced family leave

Employee ownership

Annual bonus schemes

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a highly motivated Lead Platform Engineer to join our Digital Unit in London. You will lead the UK platform engineering capability, shaping strategy for Azure and Kubernetes, and driving scalable, secure developer platforms.

You will work across product teams, mentor engineers, and partner with senior stakeholders to deliver high‑quality digital delivery in a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or cloud engineering roles.
• Deep knowledge of Microsoft Azure and cloud platform architecture.
• Proven expertise in Kubernetes, containerisation, and cloud-native patterns.

Responsibilities

• Lead Platform Engineering in the UK: Stand up and own the UK platform engineering capability, acting as the central point for technical leadership and alignment across product teams.
• Define Platform Strategy & Architecture: Set and drive the technical vision for the platform (Azure, Kubernetes, cloud-native), ensuring alignment with business goals and global practices.
• Act as Technical Authority: Provide deep technical leadership, solving complex platform challenges and guiding architectural decisions across teams.
• Build & Evolve Platform Services: Design and continuously improve internal platform services (CI/CD, infrastructure, observability), treating the platform as a product with clear outcomes.
• Drive Engineering Standards & Best Practices: Establish consistent patterns for security, scalability, and delivery, including Infrastructure as Code, DevOps, and SRE principles.
• Enable & Influence Delivery Teams: Work closely with product, engineering, and architecture stakeholders to improve developer experience and accelerate delivery.
• Lead, Mentor & Grow Teams: Develop a high‑performing engineering culture through coaching, mentoring, and technical leadership.
• Stakeholder Management & Technical Leadership: Engage senior stakeholders, challenge constructively, and influence decisions through strong communication and credibility.

Skills

Platform engineering

DevOps

Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

.NET/C#

Security Observability

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Mott MacDonald is seeking a highly motivated Lead Platform Engineer to join our Digital Unit in London. You will lead the UK platform engineering capability, shaping strategy for Azure and Kubernetes, and driving scalable, secure developer platforms.

You will work across product teams, mentor engineers, and partner with senior stakeholders to deliver high‑quality digital delivery in a hybrid working model.