Platform Engineer, AWS, Kubernetes

Platform Engineering Lead

• 6 Months
• Up to £525 per day
• Outside IR35
• London
• 4 Days Onsite

We're looking for a Platform Engineering Lead to join a major cloud transformation programme, taking ownership of a business-critical platform built on AWS, EKS, Terraform and GitOps .

You'll lead a small team of engineers while remaining hands-on, driving platform reliability, security, automation and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Platform Engineers.
• Own platform operations, production readiness, DR testing and incident management.
• Manage AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform and GitOps environments.
• Drive secure integrations using PKI, mTLS and OAuth2/OIDC.
• Define CI/CD standards, release controls and deployment pipelines.
• Produce ADRs and present solutions to architecture and governance boards.
• Manage platform roadmap, risks, reporting and stakeholder engagement.

Requirements

• Strong AWS, Kubernetes/EKS, Terraform and GitOps experience.
• Technical leadership or team management background.
• Expertise in cloud security, networking, PKI and identity management.
• Experience supporting large-scale production platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Exposure to AI-assisted engineering beneficial.

Contract Details

• 6 Months
• Up to £525 per day
• Inside IR35
• London
• 4 Days Onsite

A great opportunity for a hands-on Platform Engineering Lead to shape and run a modern cloud platform within a large-scale enterprise environment.

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