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# Platform Lead: Fintech Architecture & SRE

- **Company:** NEXT Retail Ltd.
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computing Platforms, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Programming Tools, Disaster Recovery, Python (Programming Language), Reliability Engineering, Prometheus, Software Construction, Datadog, System Availability, Grafana, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, Kubernetes, Low Latency, Sentry, Terraform, Serverless Computing, Microservices
- **Published:** October 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/platform-lead-fintech-architecture-sre/50597921

## About the Role

services, internal developer tools, and security)* Lead the technical evaluation and decision-making process for platform technologies, balancing in-house development with best-in-class third-party solutions* Drive a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) culture, ensuring high availability, low latency, and robust disaster recovery capabilities* Manage and optimize our cloud infrastructure, focusing on Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform), containerization (e.g., Kubernetes), and cost optimization* Champion an outstanding Internal Developer Platform (IDP) and developer experience, providing tools, automation, and documentation that accelerate feature delivery for the product team### **Qualifications*** 7+ years of experience building software, DevOps, or platform/infrastructure systems* 3+ years in a senior leadership or Staff/Principal Engineer role, driving key technical projects* Direct experience in implementing cost management and optimization strategies within a cloud environment,
resulting in demonstrable savings* Proven experience working in a highly regulated industry, ideally fintech, banking, or payments, with a deep understanding of security and compliance requirements* Expert-level knowledge of modern cloud architecture (e.g. Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, Serverless), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud provider platforms.* Strong hands-on experience with container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform), Python, and Observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Sentry)Benefits* 26 vacation days + 2 duvet days, so you can truly recharge and enjoy life* Comprehensive health and dental care coverage* Central location for both offices with a fully stocked kitchen, including healthy snacks, and fresh fruit* Freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team in search of excellence* Professional Development programs to expand your skills, and maximize your potential on the frontier
of financial innovation*Next Gate Tech is an equal opportunity employer. We believe our team's unique life experiences, backgrounds, cultures, beliefs and abilities add richness to our culture and depth to our ideas. Our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion creates an environment that supports, empowers and delivers a sense of belonging for all members of the team.**Should you require any accommodation, please inform us and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.* #J-18808-Ljbffr

## Description

is a driving force behind it.Learn more about us:* Our story, values, mission and team: Our unified platform and technology: Our solutions and use cases: the Role**As a key senior technical leader, the Platform Lead will own and scale the technology and infrastructure that powers our financial technology platform. This role is critical to building the technical foundation that enables new products, supports rapid growth, and upholds the trust expected in financial services. They will design a resilient architecture that accelerates product development, and deliver exceptional reliability as we grow.Partnering closely with product and engineering teams, they will combine hands-on building with strategic technical leadership to ensure our platform remains secure, scalable, and fully compliant with financial-industry standards.### **Responsibilities*** Develop and communicate a clear, multi-year technical vision and strategic roadmap for the core platform (including infrastructure, data