London - Hybrid working - 3/4 days onsite
We are looking for a hands-on Lead Cloud Platform Engineer to join a major financial services firm within their enterprise cloud team in London.
The role will focus on improving and scaling an established AWS platform, with particular responsibility for reviewing and evolving the existing Landing Zone as AWS adoption grows across the organisation.
This is a technical leadership role rather than a people management position. You’ll remain fully hands-on while taking ownership of complex platform challenges, technical decisions and the longer-term development of the AWS environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Improve and scale an established enterprise AWS platform and Landing Zone.
- Review existing cloud foundations and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Build and automate cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Python.
- Improve self-service capabilities for engineering teams consuming AWS.
- Strengthen cloud governance, security and operational standards.
- Take ownership of complex technical problems and key platform engineering decisions.
- Work closely with engineering, security and architecture teams across the organisation.
Experience Required
- Strong experience designing, building or significantly improving AWS Landing Zones.
- Strong Terraform experience.
- Python scripting and automation experience.
- Strong understanding of enterprise multi-account AWS environments.
- Good understanding of cloud security and governance.
- Experience operating within large, complex enterprise environments.
- Ability to provide technical leadership while remaining hands-on.
- Experience working within another highly regulated enterprise environment.
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Lead Platform Engineer - AWS employer: DW Search
Join a leading tier-one financial services organisation that values innovation and collaboration, offering a dynamic work culture where your contributions directly impact the core trading platform. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have access to extensive training and development opportunities, alongside a competitive salary and benefits package. The hybrid working model in London allows for a balanced work-life integration while being part of a high-growth area within the business.
