Platform Engineering Lead

Cardiff
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Platform Engineering Lead / Azure / DevOps / Cloud / Terraform / Permanent / Cardiff / Hybrid

Vivo Talent are looking for a forward-thinking Platform Engineering Lead to take ownership of two critical platform teams - one supporting the on-premise estate and the other driving their evolution to a cloud-native Azure environment.

This is a high-impact role where you'll define technical direction, elevate engineering standards and lead the transformation of their core platform into a modern, scalable and resilient ecosystem.

What you'll be doing

Lead the strategy and architecture across on-prem and Azure platforms

Drive adoption of cloud-native design, IaC, automation and DevOps best practices

Oversee the migration from legacy systems to Azure, balancing risk and delivery

Guide teams through complex technical challenges across infrastructure, networking and operations

Champion reliability, scalability and performance across the platform

Partner with product, security and engineering leaders to align on strategy and priorities

What we're looking for

Strong background in platform engineering across on-prem and cloud environments

Deep expertise in Azure, cloud architecture, networking and security

Hands-on experience with Terraform/Bicep, CI/CD and automation

Solid understanding of containers, orchestration and modern deployment patterns

Proven ability to solve complex platform challenges and influence technical decisions

Experience leading and developing engineering teams

Nice to have

Experience leading cloud migrations or platform transformations

Knowledge of observability tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, App Insights)

Exposure to security, compliance and hybrid networking

Passion for developer experience and internal platform tooling

Interest in AI-driven automation within engineering

Why this role?

You'll play a key role in a major cloud transformation, shaping the platform that underpins critical business systems while building a culture of engineering excellence, ownership and innovation.

Platform Engineering Lead / Azure / DevOps / Cloud / Terraform / Permanent / Cardiff / Hybrid

Platform Engineering Lead / Azure / DevOps / Cloud / Terraform / Permanent / Cardiff / Hybrid

Platform Engineering Lead / Azure / DevOps / Cloud / Terraform / Permanent / Cardiff / Hybrid

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