Head of Platform Engineering – Peterborough
Increase your chances of reaching the interview stage by reading the complete job description and applying promptly.Head of Platform Engineering with an excellent background in engineering, .NET / C#, DevOps, (including DevSecOps) and cloud is required by a leading company in Peterborough. It is a technical leadership role focused on DevOps and end-to-end technology estate. With a team of 10+, you will be turning architectural concepts into implementation reality, so very much a delivery role, being part of the senior leadership team.Experience requiredBeen in a lead, manager or head of role.NET / C# and Microsoft stack experienceMicroservices and medallion architecture knowledgeDevSecOps / DevOps capabilitiesSecurity compliance critical due to data-heavy operationsCloud hybrid journey experienceData platform appreciationYou shall have Cross-platform responsibility (software and data), while having an open leadership style required you must embody the company values of integrity, innovation & respect. This person will have a very strong technical gravitas to hold their own with stakeholders and senior people in the business.Duties include:Own and define engineering standards, platform strategy, DevSecOps maturity, and production resilience across the organisation.Design and implement the operating model that enables rapid experimentation while ensuring robust, secure, and reliable operational systems.Influence and guide architectural direction, organisational structure, and long-term capability development.Strengthen governance around code quality, engineering practices, and technical discipline across teams.Drive automation, CI/CD maturity, and release processes to increase deployment confidence and reduce manual effort.Improve system resilience and reduce operational fragility through structural, strategic improvements rather than reactive firefighting.Lead the evolution of cloud foundations, observability, security, and recovery capabilities to support a modern, scalable technology estate.They are looking to pay a starting salary of £75,000 – £90,000 + Hybrid working of 2 days in the Peterborough officeTo apply press apply now or send your CV to matthew.leach @ Circlerecruitment .comKeywords – Head of Platform Engineering – DevOps – .NET – C# – Azure – Cloud – DevSecOps – Security – platform – architectureCircle Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Earn yourself a referral bonus if you refer somebody else who fills the role! We also offer an iPad if you refer a new client to us and we recruit for them. xwzovoh Follow us on Facebook – Circle Recruitment , Twitter – @Circle_Rec and LinkedIn – Circle Recruitment….