Director of Platform Engineering

Shou; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - GBP 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A disruptive Insurtech company seeks a Director of Platform Engineering to lead its engineering platform development. Candidates should have strong experience with cloud-based infrastructure, particularly AWS and Kubernetes, as well as a background in automating processes through IaC. The role demands expertise in regulated environments, with a focus on engaging risk and compliance teams. This position offers a salary range of £100K - £120K with a hybrid work model requiring 2 days in the office.

Responsibilities

• Lead the platform engineering team to build an engineering platform on cloud infrastructure.
• Automate processes leveraging IaC principles.
• Ensure adherence to management standards in regulated environments.
• Facilitate engagement with internal risk and compliance teams.

Skills

Platform engineering leadership

Cloud-based infrastructure (preferably AWS)

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Automation

Core computer science principles

Full stack software engineering

Experience in regulated environments

Disaster recovery and business continuity planning

Agile methodologies

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Role: Director of Platform Engineering

Location: London/Hybrid (2 days in person)

Salary: £100K - £120K

Job brief

We are seeking a Director of Platform Engineering for a disruptive Insurtech.

Requirements

• Experienced platform engineering leader, building an engineering platform on a cloud based infrastructure preferably withAWS using Kubernetes
• Expert with IaC (bonus if its Terraform) and you have a passion for automating everything.
• Strong grounding in core computer science principles and software engineering practices
• Full stack software engineering lifecycle and the role that platform engineering plays in this.
• Creating an environment in which engineers can thrive and get enjoyment from making peoples lives easier.
• Experienced in a regulated environments, ideally working with standards such as ISO 27001 / SOC2 and know how to structure a platform and process to meet the needs of those standards.
• Engaging internal risk and compliance teams and acting as a subject matter expert in external audits.
• Experience with disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Worked modern software delivery methodologies, such as agile, lean, and DevOps.
• Bonus - Built SaaS products and understand the patterns used to build them