Principal Platform Engineer
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Principal Platform Engineer
📍 White City, London (Hybrid – 1 day a week in-office)
đź’° Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
Are you a platform engineering expert ready to lead from the front? We're a fast-scaling tech company headquartered in White City, London, on the lookout for a Principal Platform Engineer to take ownership of our hybrid cloud infrastructure and drive the future of our platform strategy.
You’ll work with a mix of cloud technologies including AWS, Azure, and GCP, alongside a diverse workload spanning Windows, Linux, SQL, and VDI environments. You’ll also line-manage two talented platform engineers, helping to coach and guide them while remaining hands-on with technical leadership.
What You'll Do
- Architect, implement, and maintain scalable IaaS platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Manage and support Windows and Linux server workloads in enterprise environments.
- Oversee platform monitoring (LogicMonitor), CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation using tools like Puppet and PowerShell.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to two engineers, fostering technical growth and team performance.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, DevOps, and IT to ensure a secure, stable, and scalable infrastructure.
Tech Stack You Might Work With
You don’t need experience with everything, but exposure to several of the following will be valuable:
- Cloud: AWS, Azure (inc. AVS), GCP
- OS & Workloads: Windows Server, Linux, SQL, Windows VDI
- Tools: Citrix, Puppet, Jira, LogicMonitor
- Scripting: PowerShell
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience in platform/infrastructure engineering at a senior or principal level.
- Solid hands-on experience across cloud IaaS platforms and enterprise-scale workloads.
- Leadership experience with direct reports (formal line management or technical leadership).
- A collaborative mindset and ability to work across teams to deliver infrastructure excellence.
Why Join Us?
- Work on cutting-edge infrastructure projects with a high level of autonomy.
- Flexible hybrid work model (only 1 day per week in the White City office).
- Competitive base salary, performance bonus, pension, and other great benefits.
- Grow your career in a culture that values innovation, ownership, and learning.
Ready to Make an Impact?
Apply now to join our team and shape the future of platform engineering.
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