Platform Engineering Team Lead

We’re looking for a Platform Engineering Team Lead in our Technology Services function. You'll lead the squad of multidisciplinary Platform Engineers to deliver new systems whilst maintaining operational stability of production services.

This is a hybrid role
, a mix of working from home plus some time in our Bradford & Leeds offices.

• Lead and develop a team that provides support to our E‑Commerce, Middleware, payment and back‑office systems. The team workload is split between BAU run support and supporting the delivery of projects that support the growth of YBS.
• Manage a high‑performing team of multiskilled Engineers, performing regular reviews and ongoing team development to ensure all team members have opportunities to develop their personal and technical skills.
• Liaise with other IT teams, provide 2nd and 3rd line support services on a 24 × 365 on‑call basis for elements of the associated technology stack across all non‑production, business‑critical Production and Disaster Recovery environments.
• Comply with agreed processes, oversee the delivery of all project and roadmap initiatives owned by the team. Manage your team’s time and their allocation to project work.
• Ensure the provision of appropriate Infrastructure consultancy services to assure the architecture, design and delivery of the supported platforms technology stack and the infrastructure it resides upon.
• Maintain/ initiate relationships with 3rd party vendors for products within the team ownership to ensure technical proficiency.
• Validate the implementation of automated build, deployment and monitoring procedures to facilitate rapid/ repeatable environment delivery.

• Strong skills in providing Middleware, Database and Platform support services in complex Business‑Critical IT environments.
• Ability to drive, demonstrate and communicate strategic level proposals to both technical and non‑technical groups.
• Knowledge and experience of Continuous Integration/Delivery techniques (e.g. Jenkins) and software Application Containerisation methods.
• A high-level knowledge of web‑tier technologies.
• Knowledge of public cloud infrastructure (Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure), Oracle technologies and Microsoft SQL Server would be advantageous.

• Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
• Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals we are all rewarded with an on‑target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%).
• Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up to 11% into your YBS pension.
• Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS; when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.
• My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self‑service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.

If you’re excited about this role and want to be part of the YBS team, apply now to send us your application.

If you have any questions about this role, please contact Mike Peel on