Lead Platform Engineer

Atosis the Atos Group brand dedicated to AI-powered secure end-to-end digital services. Atos designs develops and operates critical digital environments that drive performance resilience and sovereignty helping public and private organizations worldwide retain control over their data and infrastructures while meeting regulatory requirements.

With more than 52000 employees serving over 4500 clients across 54 countries Atos helps modernize core IT systems accelerate cloud and data transformation strengthen cybersecurity and deliver secure digital workplace environments to support its clients its employees and society. Atos also provides consulting and advisory services through its Atos Amplify brand.
A trusted partner in operating complex and mission-critical environments Atos supports organizations across highly regulated and sovereign contexts.

About Atos Group

Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 54000 employees and annual revenue of c. 7.2 billion operating in 54 countries under two brands - Atos for services and Eviden for products and systems. European number one in cybersecurity and a leader in cloud Atos Group is committed to a secure and decarbonized future and provides tailored AI-powered end-to-end solutions for all industries.

Atos Group is listed on Euronext Paris.

About Our Team

Our egineering team brings together experienced engineers diverse perspectives and a flat team structure that enables visibility and impact from day one. With 4050 professionals across the practice we deliver some of the most exciting projects in the market from next generation fintech payment platforms to global insurance systems deployed across multiple countries.

The role requires Security Clearance or ability to get SC in short timescales.

About the Role

The Lead Platform Engineer is responsible for the design delivery and operation of enterprise platforms supporting major client transformation programmes.

Acting as both a technical leader and trusted client advisor the role combines hands-on engineering people leadership and customer engagement. The successful candidate will work directly with client stakeholders architects and programme teams to ensure platform solutions are secure scalable and aligned to business outcomes.

Where Purpose Meets Career

Platform Engineering & Cloud Technology
This role offers the opportunity to work across a modern technology landscape including cloud platforms infrastructure as code Dev Ops tool chains observability security and automation technologies. You will help shape platform capabilities that accelerate software delivery improve reliability and enhance the developer experience. Working alongside highly skilled engineers and architects you will continuously expand your expertise while selecting and implementing the most appropriate technologies and platform patterns to solve complex business and technical challenges.

Contribute to diverse and meaningful projects
From automating government client systems and delivering large scale platform migrations to applying AI to enhance our products including next generation fintech payment platforms and global insurance systems deployed across multiple countries.

Culture
Our culture is built by people who genuinely love technology. We value curiosity collaboration and continuous learning and we actively support innovation and knowledge sharing.

Key Responsibilities
Lead the design and delivery of cloud and platform solutions for major client programmes.
Build trusted relationships with client technical and delivery stakeholders.
Act as the senior platform engineering representative in client meetings workshops and governance forums.
Provide technical leadership during discovery architecture mobilisation and delivery phases.
Lead and mentor a team of platform engineers.
Define platform standards engineering patterns and operational best practices.
Drive automation through Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines.
Ensure platforms are secure resilient and compliant with client and regulatory requirements.
Support solution development estimates bid responses and technical assurance activities.
Collaborate with architects engineering teams and programme leaders to resolve complex technical challenges.
Act as the escalation point for critical platform and infrastructure issues.
Drive continuous improvement cost optimisation and operational excellence.

Essential Skills & Experience
Significant experience delivering cloud and platform solutions within complex…