Platform Engineer (Senior/Lead)
Scott Logic3 months ago
Newcastle, United KingdomSenior / Staff+
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and manage cloud infrastructure and delivery platforms.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD processes, deployment pipelines, and platform infrastructure.
- Support migrations of complex systems from on-premises infrastructure to cloud providers.
- Help ensure security, reliability, observability, cost efficiency, performance, and governance.
- Lead teams, set technical direction, advise clients, and support colleagues’ career development where applicable.
- Work collaboratively with clients and colleagues on business-critical software delivery challenges.
Requirements
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep.
- Familiarity with one or more major cloud platforms, particularly AWS or Azure.
- Experience with CI/CD and deployment automation.
- Comfort using Python or other scripting languages for DevOps tasks.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Interest in security, reliability, observability, cost efficiency, performance, and governance practices.
- Lead-role candidates should have technical leadership experience and understand how to support team success and colleagues’ career development.
- Experience with containerisation, Kubernetes, or data platforms is preferred.
Benefits
- 25 days’ annual leave, rising incrementally to 30 days after six years of service.
- Generous family leave policies.
- Employer pension scheme and Group Life Assurance.
- Optional benefits including discounted gym membership and a cycle-to-work scheme.
- Performance evaluation and feedback focused on employee progress.
- Flexible remote working alongside time with colleagues and clients.
- Office-based employee-led clubs and events, free games, books, and refreshments.
About Scott Logic
Scott Logic is a UK software consultancy that designs and builds bespoke applications, data platforms, and UX for enterprise clients in capital markets, commodities, and the public sector. The privately held firm, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, delivers services spanning architecture, testing, data engineering, and AI. Its business model is project-based consulting and managed delivery for complex, large-scale systems across regulated industries.