Platform Engineering Lead

TeamPlatform Engineering Team

LocationIreland - Must be available for one day a week in Dundalk

The Role

The Platform Engineering Lead is responsible for managing a squad of engineers focused on building and maintainingInfrastructure as Code (Ia C) patternsthat enableself-service cloud consumptionby application and delivery teams.
You will work closely with thePlatform DesignandCloud Management Officeteams to translate architectural blueprints into secure, reusable, and automated platform components that underpin the organisation’s cloud transformation journey.

You will lead by example—driving technical excellence, enforcing engineering best practices, and promoting Dev Ops culture across the platform domain. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring a strong background in cloud engineering, automation, and agile delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Delivery

• Lead and mentor a squad of cloud and Dev Ops engineers delivering reusable Ia C modules, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks.

• Manage the team backlog, define sprint goals, and ensure predictable delivery of platform engineering outcomes.

• Partner with the Platform Design team to turn architecture and security patterns into buildable, standardized Ia C blueprints.

• Collaborate with the Cloud Management Office to align engineering outputs with governance, policy, and financial operations (Fin Ops).

• Own and continuously improve thePlatform-as-a-Productmodel, ensuring scalability, resilience, and compliance.

Engineering Excellence

• Develop, test, and releaseInfrastructure as Code (Ia C)assets (Terraform, Cloud Formation etc.) for and AWS cloud environment.

• Enforcesecurity and compliancethrough automated guardrails and policy-as-code.

• Drive standardisation of deployment models and cloud patterns across all environments.

• Implement automated testing, CI/CD integration, and observability tooling to improve platform reliability.

• Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for platform-related issues.

Agile & Continuous Improvement

• Champion Agile delivery practices (Scrum/Kanban), using iterative roadmaps and sprint-based execution.

• Track and report on platform metrics, ensuring visibility of outcomes and continuous improvement.

• Foster a culture of learning, innovation, and collaboration across Dev Ops and application teams.

• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing and documentation of Ia C patterns and platform components.

The Person

Experience

• 5+ years of experience incloud platform engineeringinfrastructure automation, or Dev Ops roles.

• Proven experienceleading engineering squads or Dev Ops teamsin agile environments.

• Strong hands-on expertise withInfrastructure as Code (Ia C)tools (Terraform, Bicep, Cloud Formation, Ansible, etc.).

• Proficient inAWS (preferred) and/or Azurecloud services (certified to Professional level preferred).

• Experience integrating Ia C intoCI/CD pipelines(Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops, Jenkins, Git Lab, Code pipeline etc.).

• Demonstrated success in buildingself-service cloud platformsand reusable automation frameworks.

• Sound understanding ofsecurity, compliance, and governancewithin cloud environments.

• Experience withmonitoring, observability, and incident managementtooling.

Skills & Attributes

• Strong leadership and communication skills — able to motivate and develop high-performing engineers.

• Strategic thinker with a delivery focus — able to balance long-term platform evolution with short-term needs.

• Passion for automation, standardization, and engineering excellence.

• Able to collaborate effectively across architecture, operations, and project teams.

• Agile mindset — adaptable, curious, and continuously learning.