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# Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Finova
- **Location:** Salford, UK (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Fault Tolerance, Github, Identity and Access Management, Key Management, Software Engineering, Google Cloud, System Availability, Delivery Pipeline, Multi-Cloud, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Deployment Automation, Cloud Optimization, Terraform
- **Published:** September 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5fae300b37c03d76

## About the Role

* Primary & Multi-Cloud Expertise: Proven track record running and scaling production workloads in Microsoft Azure (essential), along with multi-cloud experience in GCP and/or AWS (highly desirable).
 * Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Deep proficiency and hands-on experience using Terraform to manage complex, multi-environment infrastructure safely and consistently.

 * CI/CD Automation: Demonstration of pipeline mastery using Buildkite and GitHub Actions to automate software delivery, reduce lead times, and embed automated quality gates.
 * Security & Compliance Mindset: Practical experience implementing security-first engineering-such as Identity Access Management (IAM), Secrets Management, encryption, and automated compliance-as-code-within a highly regulated Fintech or Financial Services environment.
 * Developer Experience (DevEx) & Ownership: Proven ability to build self-service tooling, internal developer platforms, and documentation that remove operational bottlenecks and drive a "you build it, you run it" engineering culture.
 * Operational Excellence & Optimization: Experience managing system latency, resilience, observability, and cloud cost control (including resource tagging and footprint optimization) to ensure efficient scalability.
 * Problem-Solving & Communication: Strong technical problem-solving capabilities combined with clear communication skills to articulate complex infrastructure concepts and collaborate effectively with wider software engineering teams.

## Description

As a Platform Engineer based in our Manchester office, you will sit within our core Engineering team as a vital bridge between underlying cloud infrastructure and software delivery. Reporting into engineering leadership, you will play a hands-on role in scaling and maintaining Finova's multi-cloud ecosystem across Azure, AWS, and GCP using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform). Your core purpose is to streamline CI/CD delivery pipelines in Buildkite and GitHub Actions, integrate shift-left security practices, and build self-service tooling that empowers our development squads to own and deploy their services autonomously. By driving platform resilience, observability, and cost efficiency, your work directly underpins a cloud-native platform that processes over £50 billion in loans annually for the UK's leading financial institutions., * Multi-Cloud Orchestration: Design, scale, and maintain robust infrastructure across Azure (primary), AWS, and GCP using Terraform to ensure high availability, environment consistency, and seamless performance.

 * CI/CD Pipeline Evolution: Own and modernize automated deployment workflows in Buildkite and GitHub Actions, significantly cutting lead times for software releases while embedding strict automated quality gates.
 * Security-First Engineering: Proactively harden Finova's cloud ecosystem by embedding automated security scanning, Identity Access Management (IAM), secret management, and compliance-as-code into every stage of the delivery pipeline.
 * Developer Experience & Self-Service: Build intuitive internal self-service tooling, standard templates, and clear documentation that remove deployment bottlenecks and cultivate a true "you build it, you run it" culture among engineering squads.
 * Next-Gen Architecture & Resilience: Move beyond routine maintenance to research and architect the future state of Finova's platform, driving initiatives focused on deep observability, system fault tolerance, and high-volume scalability.
 * Cloud Cost Optimization: Champion operational excellence by implementing resource tagging, monitoring usage patterns, and refactoring infrastructure to keep Finova's multi-cloud footprint lean and cost-efficient as transaction volumes expand.
 * Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with software developers, security champions, and engineering leads to troubleshoot complex performance or architectural issues and translate infrastructure strategies into actionable guidance.