Senior Platform Engineer

Senior Platform Engineer [Manchester - Hybrid]

About the Role:

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will be a key driver in the evolution of Finova’s multi-cloud estate. You will occupy a vital space between infrastructure and software delivery, taking ownership of projects that enable our engineering teams to deploy securely and s role requires a high degree of autonomy; you will act as the bridge between ground-level execution and the strategic vision set by our Principal engineers.

Your mission is to ensure our AWS and Azure systems remain performant, cost-effective, and, most importantly, developer-friendly.

• Cloud Proficient: You have extensive experience managing production workloads in AWS (essential) and Azure (highly desirable).
• IaC Expert: You are highly proficient with Terraform, with a proven ability to build modular, reusable infrastructure at scale.
• Pipeline Master: You have a deep understanding of Buildkite and Git Hub Actions, with a relentless focus on workflow efficiency.
• Security-First Mindset: You possess practical experience implementing best practices—such as Identity, Encryption, and Secrets management—within regulated environments.
• Autonomous & Driven: You have a track record of taking a project from a vague requirement to a production-ready solution with minimal supervision.
• Collaborative Mentor: You are a strong communicator who enjoys sharing knowledge, conducting code reviews, and helping the wider team level up.
• Problem Solver: You thrive on optimizing observability and performance to keep a cloud footprint lean and high-performing.

You will be responsible for the "how" of our engineering delivery, building the foundation that powers our digital services.

• Scaling the Cloud: Managing and evolving our multi-cloud environments using Terraform to create highly available, repeatable infrastructure patterns.
• Optimising CI/CD: Leading improvements to our Buildkite and Git Hub pipelines to increase deployment frequency and eliminate developer friction.
• Integrating Security: Hardening the platform by embedding automated security scanning and "compliance-as-code" into the heart of the delivery process.
• Enhancing Developer
  
  Experience:
  
  Building self-service tools and documentation that empower squads to own their services from end to end.
• Driving Operational Excellence: Spearheading cost-optimization and observability initiatives to ensure our cloud spend remains efficient as we scale.
• Defining "Golden Paths": Contributing to the standardized engineering patterns that define excellence at Finova and providing technical guidance to mid-level engineers.
• Spearheading Innovation: Acting as a bridge to strategic vision, ensuring ground-level technical execution aligns with long-term architectural goals.

• Hybrid working: Work in a hybrid way that suits you. Our model is primarily office-based, with flexibility to work remotely as needed. We’re committed to supporting a healthy balance between work and life.
• Private medical insurance: Comprehensive health cover, with the option to add your family to your plan, because your well-being matters to us.
• Life assurance & income protection: We provide life assurance and income protection to give you peace of mind for the future.
• Family friendly policies: Our enhanced family-friendly policy goes beyond maternity and paternity leave, offering paid time off for when plans change or alternative paths to parenthood are needed.
• Work from anywhere: Some thrive in the office, others at home — and many do best with choice. With approval, Finova employees can work abroad for up to 4 weeks each year.
• Flexible holiday package: Enjoy 25 days paid holiday allowance, plus all public holidays. And, you can rebook any public holidays for a day that aligns with your personal beliefs or celebration calendar. We also offer holiday trading allowing you to purchase or sell your holiday allowance.
• Company pension scheme: With salary exchange, you save on tax and can build a secure future.
• Employee assistance programme: We understand that mental health is just as important as physical health. Access to a 24/7 confidential counselling helpline…