Lead Platform Engineer

Lead Platform Engineer | Azure, .Net , Kubernetes/Docker | Build the Future of PropTech

Our client, the UK's largest property services group, is on a transformative mission to modernise their platforms, drive innovation through automation, and become a tech-first leader in the real estate space. Backed by a major financial institution and with a brand-new, tech-committed CEO at the helm, this is a rare opportunity to lead platform reliability across a business that touches millions.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Platform Engineer to step into a leadership role at the heart of a major cloud transformation. As Lead Platform Engineer, you'll be instrumental in building and evolving a robust Microsoft Azure-based platform that supports critical digital journeys across a large-scale, enterprise environment.

Your core mission? Empower engineering teams to build, deploy, and run their services efficiently and securely, by delivering an automated, resilient, and scalable platform. You'll lead by doing: hands-on coding, driving infrastructure-as-code best practices (especially with Terraform), and embedding DevSecOps principles throughout the delivery lifecycle.

The role spans orchestration, observability, security, cloud governance, CI/CD, and cost optimisation. You’ll also play a vital part in scaling the platform team intelligently, mentoring, upskilling, and guiding cross-functional engineers in a lean, high-impact setup.

Tech You’ll Use:

• C# / .NET Core – Absolutely essential you have strong skills here, either coming from a development background or having gained strong C# .NET skills and experience
• Azure cloud environment (end-to-end responsibility)
• Terraform, BICEP, or ARM templates
• Docker & Kubernetes for container orchestration
• Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins

What You’ll Do:

• Design, build, and enhance a shared Azure platform that underpins enterprise-wide digital services
• Lead the implementation of infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, integrated with modern CI/CD pipelines
• Embed automation into everything—from deployment to monitoring—enabling self-service and reducing manual overhead
• Act as a subject matter expert in platform engineering, contributing to hiring, coaching, and technical direction
• Work closely with SREs, architects, security, and delivery teams to ensure platform reliability and scalability
• Balance day-to-day hands-on engineering with broader strategic initiatives focused on cost optimisation and platform maturity

The Offer:

• £80,000–85,000 base salary
• 1 day per week in a stunning lakeside office
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Private medical care, Aviva GP access for family, subsidised lunch & free gym
• Free parking and shuttle bus from Milton Keynes train station if required

Lead Platform Engineer | Azure, .Net , Kubernetes/Docker | Build the Future of PropTech