Head of Platform Engineering
£120,000-£140,000 + Bonus
London hybrid, with Cambridge Travel
No Sponsorship Option
We’re hiring a hands-on Head of Platform Engineering to lead the evolution of a cloud-native platform powering highly secure, production-grade environments in a scaling technology business operating within regulated markets.
This is a senior leadership role with direct ownership of platform delivery, reliability, automation, security, operational readiness and engineering standards across a modern AWS and Kubernetes estate, reporting directly into the CTO.
You’ll lead a small team of platform and infrastructure engineers while remaining technically close to architecture, delivery and operational decision-making.
Key responsibilities
- Leading platform engineering strategy, roadmap and delivery
- Evolving AWS / Kubernetes-based infrastructure and GitOps operating models
- Driving production readiness, reliability, resilience and observability
- Building scalable and repeatable customer deployment environments
- Establishing secure CI/CD, release governance and operational controls
- Improving platform automation, developer experience and operational efficiency
- Supporting regulated production environments with strong security and auditability standards
Tech environment
AWS | Kubernetes / EKS | Terraform | GitOps | Argo CD | GitHub Actions | CI/CD | Observability | Cloud Security
We’re looking for someone with
- Proven experience leading platform engineering, SRE or cloud infrastructure teams
- Strong hands‑on AWS and Kubernetes (EKS) expertise
- Experience operating production‑grade cloud platforms at scale
- Strong understanding of GitOps, automation and release governance
- Background in fintech, SaaS or regulated environments preferred
- Ability to balance pace, pragmatism, resilience and engineering quality in a growing business
Ideal for someone who enjoys building mature engineering capability within a fast-moving, commercially scaling environment.
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Head of Platform Engineering in London employer: SoCode Recruitment
Join a dynamic and expanding consultancy that prioritises employee development and collaboration, making it an excellent employer for aspiring OneStream Consultants. With structured training programmes and opportunities to work on enterprise-scale transformation projects, you will be supported in your journey to becoming a specialist in a market-leading platform. The company fosters a positive work culture that values innovation and teamwork, ensuring that every team member can thrive and grow in their career.
