Senior Platform Engineer

As a Senior Platform Engineer in Civica's Core Infrastructure team, you will focus on building and evolving the tools that power the software development lifecycle across the organisation. From CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks to devbox provisioning and developer experience tooling, you'll be at the heart of how Civica engineers build, test, and deliver software. You'll work closely with both platform and application teams to design scalable, reliable, and user-friendly systems that streamline day-to-day development workflows. In this role, you'll also act as a mentor and technical leader, helping to shape engineering standards and ensure our SDLC tooling remains modern, efficient, and secure.

What you will be doing:

• Working on our developer platform, which enables developers to rapidly develop and iterate on our software and services

• Collaborate with Civica's platform engineering engineers, providing them with developers' feedback, to help rapidly develop and iterate on our software and services.

• Helping teams to improve older tech stacks & platforms utilising modern approaches

• Acting as a subject matter expert for other colleagues

• Actively influencing company-wide architecture

• Proactively developing best practices within the platform community

• Mentoring other platform engineers

You will be an experienced and Platform Engineer who possess the following skills:

• Knowledgeable and experienced yet flexible; we value strong opinions, loosely held

• Are comfortable with ambiguity

• Enjoys mentoring colleagues

• Are able to both collaborate closely, and work independently

• Can communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues

• Experienced with: Microsoft Azure / Amazon Web Services, Kubernetes, K8s Operators , Docker, CI/CD, Scripting & Automation, Linux Administration, Monitoring, Networking, Security,DevOps Concepts & Practices

It would also be great if you have experience with:

• Migrating VM-based architectures to cloud-native

• At least one DevOps-friendly programming language such as Python or Go

• Large scale Platform as a Service

Some technologies that we use:

• AWS & Azure

• ArgoCD

• Terraform / Crossplane

• Datadog

• Github (Actions)

• Azure DevOps

Time Off & Work-Life Balance

25 Days Annual Leave + bank holidays - plus the option to buy up to 10 extra days! Days of Difference - Up to 3 extra days off for volunteering.

Financial Well-being & Security

Pension Contributions - 5% employer match to support your future. Income Protection - Up to 75% salary cover for long-term illness. Life Assurance - 4x salary tax-free lump sum. Critical Illness Cover - £25,000 lump sum (extendable to dependents).

Health & Perks

Private Medical Insurance - Fast access to private healthcare. Health Cash Plan - Claim back physio, therapies & more. Dental Insurance - Cover for routine & emergency care. Affinity Groups - Join employee-led communities. Bounty Bonus - Refer a friend & get rewarded.

At Civica, we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a variety of perspectives drives innovation and excellence, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristic. Our recruitment process is designed to ensure fairness and transparency, so every candidate has an equal chance to contribute to our mission.

If you need any adjustments or accommodations to participate in our recruitment process, please let us know. We are here to support you.

We're Civica and we make software that helps deliver critical services for citizens all around the world. From local to state government, to education, to health and care, over 5,000 public bodies across the globe use our software to help provide critical services to over 100 million citizens. Our aspiration is to be a GovTech champion everywhere we work around the globe, supporting the needs of citizens and those that serve them every day. Building on 21 years of continuous growth and success, we're at a pivotal point on our journey to realise that aspiration. As a company, we're passionate about what we do and the citizens we help to serve. If you too would like to help champion the use of technology in public services, to improve outcomes for citizens and public sector organisations, then Civica is the right place for you. We will help you unlock the best version of yourself, achieve growth in your career whilst making a real difference to people and communities., As a company, we're passionate about what we do and the citizens we serve. If you, too, want to champion the use of technology in public services to improve outcomes for citizens and public sector organizations, then Civica is the right place for you. We will help you unlock the best version of yourself, achieve career growth, and make a real difference to people and communities. We know that when our people are happy, they work better and have greater job satisfaction. Here's what you can expect