Lead Platform Engineer

3 weeks ago


Salford, Salford, United Kingdom Department for Business and Trade Full time

Job Overview

We invite you to explore the opportunity to join our Platform Engineering team at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). Our mission is to enhance the economy by empowering businesses to thrive and expand. We are currently seeking skilled Platform Engineers to contribute to the development of a state-of-the-art developer platform in AWS while transitioning existing services.

About Us

The Department for Business and Trade is dedicated to fostering economic growth. We achieve this by creating a robust business environment, facilitating international trade, and collaborating with enterprises to provide essential support for their growth and investment endeavors.

Role Responsibilities

As a Senior Platform Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to equip development teams with essential tools, including application performance monitoring, logging, metrics aggregation, and CI/CD pipelines. You will advocate for product teams regarding service-level indicators and objectives, ensuring alignment and understanding.

Your role will also involve:

  • Building and scaling our global product platform.
  • Participating in an on-call rotation with additional compensation.

Technical Skills Required

The ideal candidate will possess:

  • Experience with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Azure, or Google Cloud.
  • Proficiency in creating reliable, code-defined infrastructure using tools like Terraform and AWS Copilot.
  • Strong programming skills in one or more languages, with a focus on writing clean and efficient code.
  • Experience in designing and troubleshooting distributed systems.
  • Familiarity with Linux/Unix systems and TCP/IP networking.
  • A commitment to enhancing the Developer Experience through infrastructure improvements.

Desirable Skills

While not mandatory, the following skills would be advantageous:

  • Experience with Docker and containerization.
  • Knowledge of PaaS, Kubernetes, and Django.
  • Ability to prototype using existing open-source components.

Compensation and Benefits

The position offers a competitive salary along with a substantial contribution towards your pension plan. Additional benefits include:

  • Tailored learning and development opportunities.
  • Flexible working arrangements.
  • A culture that promotes inclusion and diversity.
  • An employer contribution averaging 27% towards your pension.


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