Lead Platform Engineer
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Platform and infrastructure
Design, build and run scalable, secure infrastructure on GCP, defined in Terraform.
Own networking and IAM design, including VPCs, ingress through Traefik, and encryption of data at rest and in transit.
Make and record architecture decisions for the platform, and keep them visible to the wider team.
Work with the software engineering team to ensure we’re delivering the right infrastructure at the right time.
Work with our data engineers on the infrastructure behind BigQuery and our data pipelines.
Delivery and developer experience
Own our CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions and make deployments quick and repeatable.
Build self-service tooling so product engineers can ship and run their own services with confidence.
Reliability and security
Set up monitoring, logging and alerting using Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Prometheus and Grafana.
Lead root cause analysis after incidents and see the fixes through.
Build security into the delivery process early, and track and address vulnerabilities across the estate.
Keep the platform in line with our regulatory obligations and internal policies.
Leadership
Line manage and develop our infrastructure engineer, with regular one-to-ones and a clear growth plan.
Set platform standards and help the iGaming and Rewards tech leads adopt them.
Shape the platform roadmap with the Director of Engineering and plan how the team grows.
Hire into the platform team as it expands.
About you
Significant experience as a platform, cloud or infrastructure engineer, including time as the senior or lead engineer on a team.
Deep, hands-on experience with GCP, including GKE, Compute Engine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage and BigQuery.
Strong Terraform skills and experience running infrastructure as code in production.
Experience building and running CI/CD pipelines, ideally in GitHub Actions.
Solid Docker and Kubernetes experience, including cluster networking and ingress.
Scripting and programming ability in Python, Go or Bash.
Experience with observability tooling and with leading incident response.
Experience mentoring engineers, and a real interest in line management.
Clear written and spoken English, and comfort explaining technical trade-offs to people outside engineering.
Nice to have
- TypeScript or JavaScript experience.
- ArgoCD or other GitOps tooling.
- Experience in a regulated industry such as iGaming, fintech or health.
- Experience consolidating infrastructure after an acquisition or major migration.
- Experience building or growing a platform team.
- What You’ll Get
- Private Health Care (Bupa)
- Hybrid Working (3 days in office)
- Travel Insurance
- Competitive Base Salary
- Company Bonus Scheme
- Paid for AI Subscription (Claude / ChatGPT / Gemini)
- Market-Leading Training Programme
- Recognition & Reward Scheme
- Annual Company Conference
- Regular Happy Hours & Team Lunches
- Free Coffee, Drinks & Snacks
- What’s the next step? Our hiring process ensures we're recruiting the right people for the role. We ensure that people are as suitable for us as we are for them. If you like the sound of what we're all about at Quantum and want to join a team where you can make an impact, please apply or contact us at [email protected].
- What’s the next step?
- Our hiring process ensures we're recruiting the right people for the role. We ensure that people are as suitable for us as we are for them.
- If you like the sound of what we're all about at Quantum and want to join a team where you can make an impact, please apply or contact us at [email protected].
Qualifications
- Significant experience as a platform, cloud or infrastructure engineer, including time as the senior or lead engineer on a team.
- Deep, hands-on experience with GCP, including GKE, Compute Engine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage and BigQuery.
- Strong Terraform skills and experience running infrastructure as code in production.
- Experience building and running CI/CD pipelines, ideally in GitHub Actions.
- Solid Docker and Kubernetes experience, including cluster networking and ingress.
- Scripting and programming ability in Python, Go or Bash.
- Experience with observability tooling and with leading incident response.
- Experience mentoring engineers, and a real interest in line management.
- Clear written and spoken English, and comfort explaining technical trade-offs to people outside engineering.
About Quantum
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