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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Platform Engineer - **Company:** Octopus - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Application Release Automation, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Text Processing, Github, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, MySQL, Windows PowerShell, Software Deployment, SQLite, Scripting, Git, Git Flow, Deployment Automation, Non-relational Database, Cosmos DB, Terraform, Software Version Control, Docker, Jenkins - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Octopus1/744000146017129-senior-platform-engineer ## About the Role Strong commercial experience in a DevOps, platform engineering, cloud engineering, or similar role. Experience building, running, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with minimal supervision. Strong experience working with Azure cloud services. Experience using Git-based source control, branching strategies, and version control practices. Experience writing and troubleshooting Bash and/or PowerShell scripts. Good understanding of observability concepts including metrics, logs, alerting, and operational visibility. Good understanding of Linux fundamentals, including scripting, file handling, text processing, system administration, and process management. Knowledge of relational and non-relational databases such as MSSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB, and Cosmos DB. Experience of Terraform and the ability to create and maintain reusable modules. Preferred Qualifications Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent tooling. Experience with Docker or container-based delivery models. Experience supporting AI or data-focused teams with deployment and infrastructure. ## Description The DevOps team sits within Engineering and will consist of two DevOps Engineers in total and is responsible for supporting secure, reliable, and scalable engineering delivery across the business. The team supports four development teams as well as the AI team for deployment and infrastructure needs. It also works closely with the Infrastructure and SecOps teams to maintain services, improve operational resilience, and ensure engineering environments remain secure, stable, and effective., The Senior Platform Engineer plays an important role within the Engineering team and the wider business by enabling safe, reliable, and efficient software delivery in a regulated environment. This role is central to the ongoing operation and improvement of CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, deployment automation, observability, and engineering platform support. The role works closely with peers in Engineering, technical leads, solution architects, test managers, the AI team, Infrastructure, and SecOps. It is important to both day-to-day delivery and longer-term improvement of engineering practices, helping teams release software more effectively while maintaining strong standards for security, quality, operational control, and cloud architecture. Responsibilities * Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines across products and teams. * Lead software deployment, release automation, and environment management in Azure. * Design, build, and maintain infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code approaches, including Terraform modules where appropriate. * Provide DevOps support to four development teams and the AI team for deployment and infrastructure needs. * Support the PSS team when needed on platform, deployment, and operational issues within DevOps scope. * Lead, support, and drive the further development, rollout, and adoption of the Internal Developer Platform (IDP), helping shape shared tooling, templates, and engineering standards across teams. * Monitor platform health, identify issues early, and support operational incident resolution within DevOps scope. * Prepare and demonstrate cloud architectural designs for new resources and platform changes. * Investigate production incidents within DevOps scope, identify root cause, and drive resolution and improvement actions. * Track release dates, gather feedback from technical leads, and help ensure deployments are smooth, secure, and automated with appropriate approval checks. ## Related Videos - [From Pipelines to Platforms: How DevOps Automation Becomes a Force Multiplier at Scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1946-from-pipelines-to-platforms-how-devops-automation-becomes-a-force-multiplier-at-scale) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [MySQL Protocol Features You Should Be Aware Of](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100267-mysql-protocol-features-you-should-be-aware-of) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Branch your database like your code: How schema changes and pull requests go hand in hand](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/350-branch-your-database-like-your-code-how-schema-changes-and-pull-requests-go-hand-in-hand) - [Discover the open source trio you didn’t expect: .NET and PostgreSQL on Linux](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2042-discover-the-open-source-trio-you-didn-t-expect-net-and-postgresql-on-linux) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again)