Lead Platform Engineer

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You role: Lead Platform Engineer

Position Description:

This role is part of our new enterprise platform engineering team focused on driving secure, reliable, efficient practice across our business and IT teams. This role will engage in the build, and iteration of our advanced cloud automation patterns, as well as developing solutions to automate manual process across business and IT. This is an incredibly exciting opportunity to not only work with the latest toolsets but to contribute to the continued growth of a new highly skilled engineering organisation. The role is great for the engineer who is looking at improvements on the wide scale, affecting multiple engineering products.

To be successful in an engineering role in Elanco requires a highly motivated individual, who thrives working with stakeholders and regulated processes. Innovative mindset and a willingness to drive tangible outcomes would be beneficial.

Your Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Principal Engineers and Product Managers to define the direction of platform and automation capabilities, shape team ways of working, and contribute to innovation and adoption. Communicate progress, results, and insights to stakeholders, and guide regulatory processes for engineering systems.

A passion for AI, with eagerness to stay current on AI research, trends, and technologies, combined with a strong willingness and agility to learn new tools and approaches.

Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to support adoption of new software versions or products. Demonstrated influence and communication skills across all levels of IT and third parties.

Strong organisational abilities and proven experience conveying complex technical topics clearly, resulting in decisive direction and alignment across teams.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, Google Cloud) and AI tools.
• Hands-on technical experience with core technologies such as Next.js, TypeScript, React, Terraform.
• Familiarity with authentication and authorization protocols/patterns.
• Experience supporting digital platforms, including integrations, release management, regression testing, integrations, and data obfuscation.
  
  

Additional Information:

• Travel: 0-10%
• Location: Hook, UK - Hybrid Work Environment
  
  

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!

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