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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Platform Engineer - **Company:** Core Recruitment - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £80,000.0 - £110,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computing Platforms, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Network Security, Windows PowerShell, Prometheus, YAML, Datadog, Data Logging, System Availability, Delivery Pipeline, Grafana, Gitlab, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Information Technology, SDN Network, Cloud Migration, Terraform, Splunk, Docker - **Published:** September 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=45717e03b96a06c5 ## About the Role * Senior Platform Expertise: Demonstrated track record in a Senior Platform, Infrastructure, or Cloud Engineering role, with prior experience in financial services or similarly regulated enterprise settings strongly preferred. * Azure Foundation: Deep practical mastery of Microsoft Azure architecture, covering core infrastructure services, IAM/Entra ID, network security policies, landing zones, and cloud governance frameworks. * Infrastructure as Code: Advanced Terraform capabilities, with proven ability to build clean, modular, and reusable IaC templates to manage cloud and hybrid infrastructure. * Containers & Orchestration: Solid hands-on proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm; sound understanding of declarative configuration management and automated environment promotion. * CI/CD & Pipeline Design: Production experience designing, hardening, and automating continuous integration and delivery pipelines using GitLab CI or comparable platforms. * Automation & Scripting: Strong shell automation skills (PowerShell, Bash) alongside practical coding capability in a modern language such as Python or Go, with expert use of YAML. * Observability Tooling: Experience implementing monitoring, tracing, and logging stacks using Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent enterprise tools. * Communication & Collaboration: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to articulate technical risk, architecture decisions, and operational standards to both technical peers and cross-functional leadership., Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Business Informatics, Finance, or equivalent practical industry experience. ## Description * Technical Leadership & Roadmap Execution: Serve as a hands-on technical lead within the Platform & Infrastructure practice, driving the execution of the firm's enterprise cloud and platform roadmap. * Cloud & Platform Architecture: Design, provision, and maintain a resilient, secure, and scalable Azure cloud estate spanning core compute, software-defined networking, storage, identity, and governance guardrails. * Delivery Automation & GitOps: Architect and optimise enterprise CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure delivery using GitLab, Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, and GitOps-aligned release patterns. * Engineering Standards & Guardrails: Establish reusable platform components, reference architectures, and golden paths to accelerate application delivery while enforcing strict regulatory, security, and compliance baselines. * Cross-Functional Modernisation: Partner closely with solutions architects, application engineering teams, and Group infrastructure counterparts to lead cloud adoption, microservice migration, and operational readiness. * Observability & Operational Resilience: Drive end-to-end telemetry and observability initiatives across the platform estate, utilising centralised logging and metrics to ensure high availability and performance. * Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Produce production-grade technical artifacts, architectural diagrams, runbooks, and implementation blueprints to continuously raise internal engineering standards. ## Related Videos - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [CI/CD with Github Actions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/856-ci-cd-with-github-actions) - [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) - [Docker build without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100114-docker-build-without-docker) - [Platform Engineering vs. DevOps Why not both?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/885-platform-engineering-vs-devops-why-not-both) ## 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) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market)