Lead Platform Operations Engineer

Lead the transition of on-prem systems to Azure (IaaS, PaaS)

Architect and evolve container-based platforms using Kubernetes and Docker

Define and maintain platform standards, patterns, and best practices

Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and platform improvements

Implement robust monitoring, observability, and alerting strategies

Drive security improvements aligned to ISO27001, SOC2, and modern SDLC practices

Ensure strong governance across infrastructure, applications, and data

Build and enhance Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, PowerShell)

Drive CI/CD maturity using Azure DevOps and integrated security tooling

Implement SRE principles, BCP/DR strategies, and resilience engineering

Eliminate manual processes through automation

Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Architecture, and Customer teams

Influence platform strategy balancing speed, cost, risk, and compliance

Support customer onboarding and improve deployment processes

Manage vendor relationships and identify optimisation opportunities

Track and prioritise technical debt

Optimise cloud cost and capacity

Bring emerging cloud, security, and AI knowledge into the organisation

Champion DevOps and modern engineering practices across teams

You are a technically strong, hands-on leader with a passion for building scalable cloud platforms and developing high-performing teams.

Deep experience with Microsoft Azure (Compute, Networking, Security, Data)

Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration

Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and scripting (PowerShell, Bash, SQL, KQL)

Proven delivery of CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps YAML essential)

Experience implementing security tooling (SAST, DAST, container scanning, WAF)

Strong knowledge of cloud security, encryption, TLS/SSL, certificates, and access control

Experience with observability, monitoring, and alerting tools

Practical experience implementing ISO27001 and SOC2 controls

Knowledge of OWASP methodologies and secure development lifecycle practices

Experience with vulnerability management, PAM, secrets management, and secure access

Experience running and scaling highly available SaaS platforms

Strong understanding of SRE, incident management, and operational best practices

Experience implementing BCP/DR solutions across cloud and on-prem

Proven leadership experience managing technical teams (5+ years)

Ability to lead multiple complex initiatives end-to-end

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Ability to balance business priorities with engineering excellence

Curious, growth-oriented, and continuously learning

Analytical problem-solver with strong attention to detail

Comfortable challenging the status quo while driving pragmatic change

Collaborative, positive, and team-focused

We welcome the unique value and individuality that you can bring to BigHand. We are an equal opportunity employer and are dedicated to recruiting solely based on capability and potential regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, educational background, national origin, religion, military status or physical ability. Our BigHanders are dedicated to advancing our culture of belonging by embracing differing viewpoints, opinions, thoughts, and ideas. #LI-OT1