SeniorPlatformEngineer

What we're looking for We’re looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to help design, build and evolve the internal platforms and shared engineering tools that support software delivery across AJ Bell Technology Services. This role is focused on improving Developer Experience and enabling product teams to deliver high-quality software quickly, safely and at scale and increasing the pace of change across engineering. You’ll work across platform capabilities, shared tooling and engineering enablement, combining strong technical expertise with a collaborative, practical approach. As a senior member of the team, you’ll contribute to the design, development and ongoing improvement of platform solutions, provide technical guidance to engineering teams, support adoption of platform capabilities, and mentor other Platform Engineers. What you’ll be doing You’ll play a key role in maintaining and evolving our core engineering platforms, including: * Backstage and internal developer portal capabilities * Engineering data platforms, including ELT workflows, DBT and SQL-based data pipelines * Observability and monitoring Grafana platforms * Internal automation and workflow platforms that support software delivery and engineering operations You’ll also contribute to broader platform engineering initiatives, including: * Streamlining software delivery workflows and engineering practices * Supporting integration across internal platforms and tooling * Improving the developer experience through self-service tooling, templates and golden paths * Using engineering insights and data to drive continuous improvement * Providing technical guidance and support to engineering teams * Driving adoption of modern platform tools and practices * Mentoring Platform Engineers and contributing to technical leadership within the team You should bring * Strong experience designing and operating internal platforms and shared engineering tooling * Experience improving developer workflows, developer exper