💼 Full-Time Position

Head of Platform Engineering

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SoCode Limited
📍 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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Location
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Posted
June 27, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Head of Platform Engineering
£115,000-£130,000 + Bonus
Cambridge, UK - 2-3 Days Per Week (within 1 hr 30 commute)
No Sponsorship Option

We’re hiring a hands-on Head of Platform Engineering to lead the evolution of a cloud-native platform powering highly secure, production-grade environments in a scaling technology business operating within regulated markets.

This is a senior leadership role with direct ownership of platform delivery, reliability, automation, security, operational readiness and engineering standards across a modern AWS and Kubernetes estate.

You’ll lead a small team of platform and infrastructure engineers while remaining technically close to architecture, delivery and operational decision-making.

Key responsibilities include:
• Leading platform engineering strategy, roadmap and delivery
• Evolving AWS / Kubernetes-based infrastructure and GitOps operating models
• Driving production readiness, reliability, resilience and ob...