Senior Platform Engineer

Senior Platform Engineer

Full-Time 60000 - 75000 Β£ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Hargreaves Lansdown

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Design and build scalable, secure cloud solutions while improving developer experience.
  • Company: Join a forward-thinking tech company shaping the future of cloud platforms.
  • Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on innovation and career advancement.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact on cloud technology and mentor the next generation of engineers.
  • Qualifications: Extensive experience with cloud services, Infrastructure as Code, and automation tools.

The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 Β£ per year.

We're looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join our Cloud Platform team and help shape the future of our cloud platform.

In this role, you'll design, build, and evolve platform capabilities that power scalable, secure, and highly reliable cloud solutions.

You'll apply strong platform engineering principles to create automated, reusable, and self-service solutions that improve developer experience and enable teams to deliver faster and more consistently.

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you'll bring deep technical expertise and a strategic mindset to: Drive high-quality platform design and engineering standards Enable automation, reliability, and cost optimisation at scale Embed best practices that simplify and standardise how we build and run services In addition, this role will play a key part in mentoring and supporting engineers, influencing technical direction, and collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality, cloud-native solutions aligned with HL goals.

About you Extensive experience with public cloud services and cloud-native architectures, including networking, security, and governance.

Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (e. g., Terraform, Cloud Formation) and scripting languages (e. g., Python, Bash) for complex automation workflows.

Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerisation (Docker), and orchestrati...

Hargreaves Lansdown

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Hargreaves Lansdown Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Senior Platform Engineer

Cloud Platform Design
Public Cloud Services
Cloud-Native Architectures
Networking
Security
Governance
Infrastructure as Code