Principal Platform Engineer – AWS, Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes

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. Work with Architecture, Product Owners, and development teams to define practical needs for products being migrated to cloud .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Site Reliability Engineering and Platform Engineering, with a strong focus on designing and implementing scalable infrastructure solutions. Proficient in cloud technologies, configuration management, and mentoring team members to foster best practices.

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Site Reliability EngineeringTerraformCloud-Based KubernetesConfiguration ManagementCloud Experience (Azure and AWS)

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Hard Skills

Infrastructure DesignScalable Infrastructure ManagementProgramming and Scripting SkillsOOP PrinciplesIncident Management

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsOutstanding Communication SkillsMentoring SkillsAbility to Manage Multiple Priorities

Tools & Technologies

DockerAWS ECS FargateChefAnsiblePuppet

Industry Keywords

Cloud MigrationMonitoring ToolsAlerting ToolsAutomationAgileKanban

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureChefCloudDockerKubernetesPuppetTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with Architecture, Product Owners, and development teams to define practical needs for products being migrated to cloud
Design and implement scalable, highly available, and resilient infrastructure solutions
Innovate and enhance tooling for monitoring, alerting, incident management, and automation
Develop and maintain infrastructure and process documentation
Ensure compliance with industry standards
Participate in incident management, drive rapid recovery and root cause analysis, and support continuous improvement
Identify and implement strategies to future-proof infrastructure for growth and increased demand
Use AI tools as a force multiplier and encourage appropriate adoption
Assist in colleagues’ career development and encourage best practices
Work effectively with worldwide development teams and the SRE community

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrable experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, or a similar role
Experience mentoring others
Proven track record designing, implementing, and managing large-scale, highly available, and scalable infrastructure
Recent experience with Terraform
Experience with configuration management; Chef ideally, or Ansible or Puppet
Experience with cloud-based Kubernetes
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or AWS ECS Fargate
Extensive cloud experience, ideally Azure and AWS
Programming and scripting skills
Understanding of OOP principles
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Outstanding communication skills, including conveying complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities
Experience working in Agile or Kanban
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 basic holidays, with the option to grow up to 30 with service
Birthday off
Bank holidays
Flexible working hours
Hybrid working environment
Wellness activities
Gym subscription discounts
Laptop and equipment
Healthcare expense claim tools
Certifications and professional growth opportunities
Annual meet-ups
Enhanced parenting scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Pension options
Life insurance options
On-demand pay tools