Senior Platform Engineer (we have office locations in Cambridge, Leeds and London)

Are you passionate about automation, AWS cloud technology, and solving complex engineering challenges?

As a Senior Platform Engineer at Genomics England, you’ll have the opportunity to design, build, and optimise innovative cloud infrastructure using AWS and the latest automation tools, you won’t just maintain systems - you’ll really innovate, collaborate, and drive meaningful change!

This role sits in our high-impact Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCOE) team within our Scalable Tech business service. We own and operate the AWS Organisation/Landing Zone at a high level and are responsible for designing and implementing and promote best practice approaches to our 100+ in house engineers. Engineers in the CCOE are responsible for hands on technical end-to-end delivery of Platform Improvements/Initiatives.

As a Senior Platform Engineer in the team, you will also be expected to contribute to the engineering chapter in regard to Enablement, Coaching, and Strategy working closely with Engineers Principals and Tech Leads across the business to help Genomics England build a future ready cloud platform that will stand the test of time.

In this senior engineering role, you’ll work in a mission critical environment, ensuring our platforms are scalable, secure, and efficient. From fine-tuning CI/CD pipelines to proactively automating solutions, your knowledge and expertise will really shape the future of our technology; we believe strongly in empowering engineers, fostering an inclusive culture, and giving you the autonomy to make a real impact.

Everyday responsibilities include: 

• Collaborate with a supportive DevOps team to drive automation, efficiency, and continuous improvement. 
• Own and enhance cloud-based infrastructure on AWS, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability. 
• Develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, and GitLab CI/CD.  
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate deployments and reduce manual effort.
• Contribute to the development and enforcement of cloud governance frameworks, including security, cost management, and compliance policies across teams.
• Support the wider organization in cloud adoption by building reusable platform components, templates, and standards that accelerate application team delivery while maintaining platform consistency.  
• Proactively monitor system performance, identify potential issues, and introduce automation for resilience.  
• Troubleshoot and debug platform issues, ensuring seamless operations and minimal downtime.  
• Influence engineering decisions in a collaborative and inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives. 

Skills and experience for success: 

• Proven experience with AWS, with certifications being a plus.  
• Strong knowledge of Terraform for infrastructure automation.  
• Familiarity with automation tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
• Desirable experience working within organisations with the concept of a Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE).
• Strong understanding of cloud governance principles, including cost optimization, tagging strategies, and security best practices in multi-account AWS environments.
• Experience enabling and mentoring application teams in cloud best practices, promoting a self-service model while maintaining architectural and operational standards. 
• Extensive hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices.  
• Proficiency in scripting and working with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - including Python - to automate deployments, optimise infrastructure, and support CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience collaborating in a DevOps or squad-based culture. 

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If you have demonstrable experience as a Senior Platform Engineer, with a proven track record of delivering complex cloud platforms, and can drive AWS cloud automation, optimise infrastructure, and influence senior engineering decisions, then join us at Genomics England to make a real impact on our technology and the future of genomic healthcare!