Principal Platform Engineer

Design and own the architecture of our cloud platform, including account/subscription structure, networking, identity, compute, data and observability, balancing security, reliability, cost and operational efficiency

Build self-service capabilities (reusable IaC modules, templates, pipelines and tooling) that teams use independently

Build security into the platform through secure network design, least-privilege access, and using security monitoring tools

Work with engineering teams to understand their needs and turn them into the platform architecture

Identify opportunities to enable other teams by introducing new tools or improving existing systems

Mentor engineers and raise the platform and infrastructure skills of the wider team

Experience designing cloud platform architecture from scratch in AWS and/or Azure, including multi-account/subscription structure, networking and identity

Strong Infrastructure as Code skills (e.g. Terraform), including authoring reusable, versioned modules used by other teams

Proficiency in a programming language such as Python or TypeScript, used to build platform tooling, automation or services

Experience designing CI/CD systems and deployment patterns for diverse requirements

Experience designing hosting patterns for containerized and serverless workloads, and managed data services (e.g. PostgreSQL)

Experience in end-to-end of system development: Requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, documentation, & handover

Experience working in industry following industry expected standards such as: Git, project planning, agile workflows

Experience with both Azure & AWS

Kubernetes platform design

Designing observability platforms and FinOps

Automated testing of infrastructure code

Designing or building data platform infrastructure

Configuration management (e.g. Ansible)

Experience in the manufacturing and/or aerospace industry

Using AI tools to speed up your work while keeping quality high and your own understanding solid

Manufacturing, aerospace, or other hardware-focused industries

Start-ups or other fast-paced engineering environments

Competitive compensation and stock options

Private Medical & Dental

Cycle to work scheme

Lunchtime catering on site