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# Lead AWS Platform Engineer

- **Company:** HSBC Group
- **Location:** Sheffield, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Software Design Patterns, DevOps, Scrum Methodology, Software Deployment, Istio, System Availability, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Atlassian Tools, Terraform, Docker
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/9E0ED81F998A4DC2AAA826E2BEC5AB43/job/

## About the Role

* Bring deep experience building and operating cloud platforms at scale including migration considerations and how to address them
 * Demonstrate advanced Kubernetes expertise and strong AWS knowledge
 * Show hands-on experience running large-scale platforms across build, test, deploy, monitoring and alerting
 * Apply Infrastructure as Code approaches with tools such as Terraform or equivalent
 * Use container and platform tooling such as Docker, Helm and service meshes such as Istio or equivalent
 * Build and support CI/CD pipelines and platform automation using modern tooling
 * Operate effectively in a highly regulated environment with a clear focus on security standards and approved design patterns
 * Work confidently in Agile Scrum and DevOps environments using tools such as Jira and Confluence
 * Communicate complex technical topics clearly to varied audiences and build strong working relationships across teams

## Description

* Oversee engineering initiatives across a global team within DevOps pods
 * Partner with stakeholders to meet governance, project delivery and architecture requirements
 * Shape the Kubernetes platform roadmap to support growing business demand
 * Build and manage AWS cloud environments that enable application deployments
 * Engineer solutions using Infrastructure as Code practices
 * Ensure operational and compliance activities are completed and remediation plans are owned through to closure
 * Provide quality assurance across delivery and embed best practice through development and operations
 * Strengthen automation, continuous improvement and engineering standards across the platform
 * Maintain high availability across the platform and its core services


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