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Senior Platform Engineer

United Kingdom, Manchester Employment contract 47389.00 - 58225.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted July 04, 2026
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We are seeking a motivated and collaborative individual to join our team as a Senior Platform Engineer. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the management of the Cloud estate (Azure, GCP, AWS) and maturing of DevOps to enable development teams to deliver cloud services at pace, within a dynamic and inclusive environment.

Job Responsibility

  • Applying Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to maintain consistency and reproducibility in cloud infrastructure
  • Developing a reliable and scalable cloud-based infrastructure service to support continuous and secure delivery of software solutions that meet the evolving needs of key stakeholders
  • Supervising undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations
  • Contributing to the identification, evaluation and adoption of tools, technique and processes to create a robust and cost-effective cloud-based platform

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience with one or more major cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP
  • Familiarity with automating the delivery of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
  • Comfort with code repository management tools like GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket
  • A strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and their role in modern development practices

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with collaboration tools like Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence)
  • Experience in building automation or integrations with platforms like ServiceNOW
  • A knack for engaging stakeholders and fostering collaboration across teams

What we offer

  • Generous employer contribution pension
  • 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure
  • Ride to work and EV car scheme available
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