Platform Cloud Engineering Lead

Platform Cloud Engineering Lead | Fintech | Remote (UK) | £100k + bonus + 16% pension

While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.
Build the platform a fast-growing fintech runs on.
We're an established fintech success story. We've built a culture where work/life balance is real, and we've created a brand-new Platform Cloud Engineering Lead role to shape the next stage of our infrastructure.
The role
You'll set the direction for our cloud platform and the standards behind it, with real influence over architecture, security, and FinOps and a clear tech roadmap to deliver against. It's roughly 70% hands-on engineering and 30% leading a growing team of 6. You'll write some code, solve hard problems, and help your team do their best work.
What you'll do
Lead cloud, infrastructure, and platform migrations
Design scalable AWS architecture and the operational practices that keep it reliable
Drive best practice in Terraform, infrastructure as code, and GitHub orchestration
Shape our security posture and FinOps approach
Coach, mentor, and grow team members. xwzovoh
What you bring
Proven experience leading cloud and platform migrations in fast-growing environments
Deep AWS and Terraform expertise
A track record of building scalable architecture and sound operational practices
A passion for quality engineering and leading by example
Real enjoyment in helping others grow
What you get
Up to £100k base, plus bonus
16% pension
Generous holiday and private healthcare
Full equipment set up
Remote-first (UK), with one team collaboration day a month at our London HQ
The process: two stages, quick and no fluff and technically very engaging.