Cloud Platform Technical Lead

• Acting as the technical lead for a team of Cloud Platform Engineers
• Providing technical direction, standards, and architectural guidance
• Designing, delivering, and operating global Cloud platform services
• Leading complex platform changes and Cloud initiatives aligned to business priorities
• Remaining hands-on with Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, and automation
• Acting as a key escalation point for complex issues and major incidents
• Supporting and mentoring engineers, reviewing designs, code, and IaC
• Driving continuous improvement across reliability, security, and developer experience
• Working closely with senior stakeholders, architects, and delivery teams

Technologies:

• CI/CD
• Cloud
• GCP
• Git
• GitLab
• GitOps
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Security
• Terraform
• DevOps, We are seeking a Lead Cloud Platform Engineer for our hybrid position in Stoke, where you can earn a competitive salary of up to £85,000 plus a solid bonus scheme. This is a senior, hands-on technical leadership role within our global Cloud platform team, allowing you to shape standards, tooling, and operating models. Youll work closely with a people-focused manager and have ongoing exposure to modern Cloud technologies. We support a well-established organization that operates critical business services globally, highlighting our commitment to a robust Cloud platform function.

• Extensive experience working with public Cloud platforms at scale (GCP preferred but not essential)
• Strong Kubernetes experience, including design, deployment, and troubleshooting
• Infrastructure as Code expertise (Terraform) and Git-based workflows
• CI/CD pipelines and automation (GitLab CI/CD or similar)
• GitOps principles and tooling
• Experience operating production Cloud platforms, including on-call and incident response
• Proven ability to lead technically, influence others, and set engineering standards
• Software engineering experience (Go preferred but not essential)