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Senior Platform Engineer
Hargreaves LansdownSenior Platform Engineer designing and evolving cloud infrastructure at Hargreaves Lansdown. Influencing engineering standards and mentoring engineers in a hybrid work environment.
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCloudDockerKubernetesPythonTerraform
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Design, build, and evolve platform capabilities that power scalable, secure, and highly reliable cloud solutions.
- Apply strong platform engineering principles to create automated, reusable, and self-service solutions that improve developer experience and enable teams to deliver faster and more consistently.
- Drive high-quality platform design and engineering standards.
- Enable automation, reliability, and cost optimisation at scale.
- Embed best practices that simplify and standardise how we build and run services.
- Play a key part in mentoring and supporting engineers, influencing technical direction, and collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality, cloud-native solutions aligned with HL goals.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Extensive experience with public cloud services and cloud-native architectures, including networking, security, and governance.
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for complex automation workflows.
- Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerisation (Docker), and orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes)
- Deep understanding of cloud security frameworks, identity management, and compliance standards (e.g., ISO, SOC, GDPR).
- Proven ability to design scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient cloud solutions in enterprise environments.
- Strong analytical skills to resolve complex technical challenges and make strategic decisions.
- Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to a range of stakeholders
- Experience mentoring or supporting the development of other engineers clearly.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Discretionary annual bonus * and annual pay review
- 25 days * holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure
- Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday **
- Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
- Enhanced parental leave
- Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
- Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
- Private medical insurance*
- Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and out patient care
- Health screening programme
- Help@hand - confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP
- Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness provider s and wellness coach sessions
- Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities
- Inhouse barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches
- Two paid volunteering days per year * dependant on role level ** only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year
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Hard Skills & Tools
TerraformCloudFormationPythonBashDockerKubernetesCloud-Native ArchitecturesScalable Cloud SolutionsAutomation WorkflowsCost Optimization
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsEffective CommunicationMentoring