Senior Platform Engineer

We are seeking a motivated and collaborative individual to join our team as a Senior Platform Engineer. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the management of the Cloud estate (Azure, GCP, AWS) and maturing of DevOps to enable development teams to deliver cloud services at pace, within a dynamic and inclusive environment.

You will be responsible for:

• Applying Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to maintain consistency and reproducibility in cloud infrastructure.
• Developing a reliable and scalable cloud-based infrastructure service to support continuous and secure delivery of software solutions that meet the evolving needs of key stakeholders.
• Supervising undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations.
• Contributing to the identification, evaluation and adoption of tools, technique and processes to create a robust and cost-effective cloud-based platform.
  
  
  

About You

We encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. You should demonstrate:

Essential Criteria:

• Hands-on experience with one or more major cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Familiarity with automating the delivery of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Comfort with code repository management tools like GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket.
• A strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and their role in modern development practices.
  
  
  

Desirable Criteria:

• Familiarity with collaboration tools like Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence).
• Experience in building automation or integrations with platforms like ServiceNOW.
• A knack for engaging stakeholders and fostering collaboration across teams.
  
  
  

We value transferable skills and real-world experience as much as formal qualifications.

Our benefits include:

• Generous employer contribution pension
• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure
• Ride to work and EV car scheme available
  
  
  

For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here.

We are an open place of enquiry and challenge. We embrace and celebrate difference, diversity and debate, and we pride ourselves on being a place of education, learning and community where we are able, within the law, to question and test received wisdom, express new ideas and explore controversial or unpopular topics and opinions. Find out more from our Freedom of Speech Policy.

Enquiries About The Role, Shortlisting And Interviews

Name: Nisar Khan

Email: nisar.khan@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries and administrative support

lewis.burne@manchester.ac.uk

Technical and job portal support

https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

Applications close at midnight on the closing date.

Further particulars (with person specification) linked below.