Jobs / The Openwork Partnership
Senior Platform Engineer
The Openwork Partnership · Swindon, ENG, United Kingdom
Swindon, ENG, United Kingdom?-60,000 GBPOnsite
Remuneration
10% target bonus; pension contributions up to 5%, matched by the employer with an additional 5%; critical illness cover; income protection; death in service; 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 10 additional days; private medical and dental insurance and other flexible benefits
Location
Swindon, ENG, United Kingdom
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
The Senior Platform Engineer designs, delivers, and improves secure, reliable, scalable platforms that enable engineering teams to work independently and take end-to-end ownership. The role leads cloud and on-premise infrastructure, primarily across the Microsoft technology stack, and provides technical guidance on incidents, security, resilience, and performance. It also advances automation and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, ARM templates, and Azure DevOps, supporting a cloud-first approach.
Benefits
10% target bonusPension contributions up to 5%, employer matches and adds an additional 5%Critical illness coverIncome protectionDeath in service25 days of holiday plus bank holidaysOption to buy up to 10 additional holiday daysPrivate medical insuranceDental insuranceOther flexible benefits
Qualifications
- Strong hands-on infrastructure experience and ability to provide technical leadership.
- Experience with Microsoft Azure, Active Directory, Azure AD/Entra ID, ADFS, and the wider Microsoft technology stack.
- Experience with Azure DevOps, Terraform, ARM templates, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD.
- Experience with cloud migration and implementing cloud and DevOps practices.
- Knowledge of networking and security in traditional and cloud environments, including Zero Trust principles.
- Experience with automation, scripting, monitoring, diagnostics, and performance optimisation.
- Experience supporting SQL databases and service-based or API-driven architectures.
- Knowledge of ITIL incident, problem, and change management.
- Experience working in complex technology environments and managing third-party suppliers.
- Experience providing technical leadership during implementations, major incidents, and high-pressure situations.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery alongside operational infrastructure support.
- Relevant Microsoft, Azure, VMware, Cisco, ITIL, security, or architecture certifications are advantageous.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical discussions with third-party providers and advise technology teams and business stakeholders.
- Design, implement, deploy, and support cloud and on-premise infrastructure, primarily across the Microsoft technology stack.
- Manage incidents, problems, and changes, providing technical leadership during major incidents and complex issues.
- Develop automation and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, ARM, and Azure DevOps.
- Monitor and optimise infrastructure performance, capacity, and availability; identify root causes and implement lasting solutions.
- Keep infrastructure secure, supported, patched, and compliant, including backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity arrangements.
- Maintain technical documentation, knowledge bases, and asset information; identify and escalate technology risks.
- Collaborate with Engineering and Technology teams to prioritise work, remove blockers, and support delivery.
- Contribute to technology strategy and support the cloud-first approach.
- Evaluate and implement technologies and practices that improve capability, efficiency, and resilience while reducing risk.
- Lead technical exploration of new solutions and provide options and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Support and deputise for the Infrastructure Manager when required.
Skills
ARM TemplatesAzureAzure DevOpsTerraformVMwareGitIAMOktaRESTWindows
Certifications
MicrosoftAzureVMwareCiscoITILSecurityArchitecture
Work schedule
Out-of-hours support rota when required
Relocation
No