Lead Cloud Platform Engineer

Bupa

Lead Cloud Platform Engineer at Bupa; build and evolve cloud-based platforms. Collaborate in a leadership role to ensure secure and scalable cloud solutions for healthcare services.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeStaines • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £74,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design, build and evolution of cloud-based platforms and infrastructure
Set technical direction and support best practices for platform engineering
Ensure systems are secure, reliable and scalable
Drive automation and continuous improvement of platform services
Collaborate with engineering, security and operations teams
Support the delivery of applications by providing robust platform capabilities
Monitor performance and respond to incidents to maintain service quality
Coach and support other engineers, sharing knowledge and guidance
Ensure solutions align with internal standards and regulatory requirements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience working with cloud platforms (e.g. Azure, AWS or GCP)
Demonstrates expertise in platform engineering, infrastructure and automation
Has experience leading or mentoring engineers
Is confident working with deployment, monitoring and configuration tools
Has knowledge of scripting or programming languages (e.g. Python, PowerShell or similar)
Understands security, reliability and performance in cloud environments
Communicates clearly and works well with a range of stakeholders
Takes a proactive, solution-focused approach

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
Various other benefits and online discounts

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud platformsplatform engineeringinfrastructureautomationscripting languagesprogramming languagesdeployment toolsmonitoring toolsconfiguration toolssecurity

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationproactive approachsolution-focusedcoachingknowledge sharingincident responseperformance monitoring