Team
Platform Engineering Team
Location
Multiple sites, flexible on Dundalk HQ, ROI, NI, UK & Gibraltar
The Role
Platform Engineering Lead
is responsible for managing a squad of engineers focused on building and maintaining
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) patterns
that enable
self-service cloud consumption
by application and delivery teams.
You will work closely with the
Platform Design
and
Cloud Management Office
teams to translate architectural blueprints into secure, reusable, and automated platform components that underpin the organisation's cloud transformation journey.
You will lead by example—driving technical excellence, enforcing engineering best practices, and promoting DevOps culture across the platform domain.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring a strong background in cloud engineering, automation, and agile delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership and Delivery
Lead and mentor a squad of cloud and DevOps engineers delivering reusable IaC modules, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks.
Manage the team backlog, define sprint goals, and ensure predictable delivery of platform engineering outcomes.
Partner with the Platform Design team to turn architecture and security patterns into buildable, standardized IaC blueprints.
Collaborate with the Cloud Management Office to align engineering outputs with governance, policy, and financial operations (FinOps).
Own and continuously improve the
Platform-as-a-Product
model, ensuring scalability, resilience, and compliance.
Engineering Excellence
Develop, test, and release
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
assets (Terraform, CloudFormation etc.) for and AWS cloud environment.
Enforce
security and compliance
through automated guardrails and policy-as-code.
Drive standardisation of deployment models and cloud patterns across all environments.
Implement automated testing, CI/CD integration, and observability tooling to improve platform reliability.
Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for platform-related issues.
Agile & Continuous Improvement
Champion Agile delivery practices (Scrum/Kanban), using iterative roadmaps and sprint-based execution.
Track and report on platform metrics, ensuring visibility of outcomes and continuous improvement.
Foster a culture of learning, innovation, and collaboration across DevOps and application teams.
Contribute to internal knowledge sharing and documentation of IaC patterns and platform components.
The Person
Experience
5+ years of experience in
cloud platform engineering
, infrastructure automation, or DevOps roles.
Proven experience
leading engineering squads or DevOps teams
in agile environments.
Strong hands-on expertise with
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
tools (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, Ansible, etc.).
Proficient in
AWS (preferred) and/or Azure
cloud services (certified to Professional level preferred).
Experience integrating IaC into
CI/CD pipelines
(GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab, Code pipeline etc.).
Demonstrated success in building
self-service cloud platforms
and reusable automation frameworks.
Sound understanding of
security, compliance, and governance
within cloud environments.
Experience with
monitoring, observability, and incident management
tooling.
Skills & Attributes
Strong leadership and communication skills — able to motivate and develop high-performing engineers.
Strategic thinker with a delivery focus — able to balance long-term platform evolution with short-term needs.
Passion for automation, standardization, and engineering excellence.
Able to collaborate effectively across architecture, operations, and project teams.
Agile mindset — adaptable, curious, and continuously learning.
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