Platform Engineering Team Lead

Our client is an

international FTSE 250 financial and fintech leader

, building advanced trading and investing platforms used by hundreds of thousands of clients worldwide. Their technology powers real-time, high-performance systems across global markets — and they're continuously evolving to meet the highest standards of scalability, automation, and developer experience.

The

Platform Enablement function

sits at the heart of this transformation — enabling engineers to deliver faster, safer, and with greater consistency. The team designs and runs the internal platforms, automation, and private-cloud environments that make modern software delivery possible.

About the Role

As a

Platform Engineering Team Lead

, you'll play a key role in shaping how engineering happens across the organisation. You'll lead a team building shared platforms and tools that empower hundreds of developers to deliver high-quality software at scale.

This is an opportunity to combine

technical depth with strategic influence

— driving improvements in CI / CD, automation, and cloud enablement while fostering a strong engineering culture. You'll have a visible impact on developer productivity, reliability, and the overall delivery experience.

What You'll Do / Role Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor platform engineers building core automation, CI / CD, and private-cloud solutions.
• Define and deliver a clear platform roadmap that improves speed, reliability, and developer experience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable, secure, and compliant platform patterns.
• Champion operational excellence — ensuring performance, observability, and lifecycle management.
• Use data and feedback (e.g. DORA metrics, adoption rates, satisfaction) to guide continuous improvement.
• Foster an environment where engineers experiment, learn, and deliver tangible impact.

What You'll Bring / Skills and Experience Required

leading or coaching platform, DevOps, or infrastructure teams

in large-scale environments.

automation, CI / CD, configuration management

, and

Linux-based systems (RHEL / CentOS)

private-cloud infrastructure patterns

and developer enablement platforms.

secure software delivery, compliance,

and

risk management.

developer experience, continuous improvement,

and

high-quality engineering outcomes.

Desirable

fintech or regulated industries.

developer portals

(e.g. Backstage) and

platform product management

practices.

DORA metrics

, observability tools, and engineering effectiveness frameworks.

Why This Role

This is a chance to

lead from the centre

— shaping the tools, standards, and practices that define how engineering operates across a global fintech. You'll have the autonomy to set direction, experiment with modern technologies, and see your work make a measurable difference to developer experience and delivery performance.