United Kingdom - Remote
Salary: £60,000–£70,000
Platform Engineering Lead
United Kingdom – Remote | £60,000–£70,000
Lead a globally distributed engineering team and help build cloud platforms that are automated, scalable, secure and reliable.
Tribal is a leading EdTech company providing software and services that support education institutions globally. Our Platform Engineering function is rebuilding our cloud platforms to improve automation, scalability, reliability, security and cost efficiency.
About the Role
As Platform Engineering Lead, you will manage a team of Platform Engineers and take accountability for the reliable operation and continuous improvement of our cloud environments. Working with the Head of Platform Engineering and teams including Security, FinOps, PMO and Technical Operations, you will lead delivery across cloud migrations, deployments, service operations and platform improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and develop a high-performing Platform Engineering team, setting priorities, allocating work and addressing skills or resourcing gaps.
Take accountability for the successful delivery and operation of secure, resilient cloud environments, including services involving third-party providers.
Plan and coordinate resources for cloud migrations, upgrades, deployments and other project-based work across a globally distributed team.
Ensure monitoring, alerting, incidents, problems and events are managed effectively and in line with agreed service levels.
Oversee application deployments and service changes, ensuring change management processes are followed and delivery is appropriately resourced.
Work with Cloud FinOps to identify and implement opportunities to improve platform cost efficiency.
Drive documentation, knowledge sharing, automation and continuous improvement across Platform Engineering.
What You’ll Bring
Demonstrable experience leading people and delivery within platform engineering, DevOps, cloud infrastructure or a comparable technical operations environment.
Hands-on experience delivering or supporting cloud migrations and containerized environments.
Practical experience with one or more of AWS, Kubernetes, Flux CD, Azure DevOps, or PostgreSQL on Amazon Aurora.
Strong understanding of cloud operations, automation, monitoring, incident management and Well-Architected Framework principles.
Working knowledge of database and application server architecture, operating system administration and shell scripting.
Strong planning, problem-solving and stakeholder communication skills, including the ability to explain technical matters to non-technical audiences.
Experience working effectively across time zones as part of a globally distributed team.
Desirable:
ITIL v3 or v4 Foundation certification.
Relevant AWS or Microsoft Azure certification.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code, configuration management or CI/CD tooling, such as Terraform or Puppet.
Experience working in the public or education sector.
Work Setup
This is a UK-based remote role. You will work with colleagues across multiple time zones, and occasional travel is expected, typically a few days per quarter. The role falls within Tribal’s On-Call and Out of Hours Working Policy, so some out-of-hours work may be required and will be compensated in line with the policy.
Right to Work
We welcome applications from individuals who already have the right to work in the UK. Tribal may consider sponsorship in limited circumstances – please check the job posting for details.
What can Tribal offer you?
We offer a range of exceptional benefits to support your wellbeing and work-life balance, including a comprehensive Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Employee Assistance Programme, along with a generous parental leave package and the ability to buy or sell holiday each year. We also offer the option of working overseas for up to 8 weeks per year. You'll also have access to E-Learning opportunities to enhance your skills, Volunteer Days to give back to your community and access to Achievers, our reward and recognition platform, to ensure you can thrive both personally and professionally in a supportive and rewarding environment.
We are proud to be certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace through Working Families, which recognises our commitment to creating an environment that enables employees to balance their responsibilities inside and outside of work. We encourage and support a range of flexible working patterns for all colleagues. If you need flexibility, apply and discuss your needs with us.
As an equal opportunity employer, Tribal celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon any protected characteristics and actively welcome applications from all groups, not least those underrepresented in the tech sector.
Note to all applicants - Tribal reserve the right to close an advertisement to applications ahead of the advertised closure date. For this reason, shortlisting may take place prior to the closing date on some occasions. With this in mind, please do not hesitate to apply early.
AI IN RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION
We understand many people use AI tools to help with their applications and we’re comfortable with that when used responsibly. What matters to us is honesty. Please don’t use AI to misrepresent your skills or experience, as it affects fairness and may lead us to withdraw your application. We value authenticity and want to get to know the real you. Please note that all of our formal interviews will be carried out with a strict ‘camera on’ policy and you will be asked to verify your identity as part of the formal interview process.
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