Platform Engineering Lead 6 Months Up to £525 per day Outside IR35 London 4 Days Onsite We''re looking for a Platform Engineering Lead to join a major cloud transformation programme, taking ownership of a business-critical platform built on AWS, EKS, Terraform and GitOps. You''ll lead a small team of engineers while remaining hands-on, driving platform reliability, security, automation and operational excellence. Key Responsibilities Lead and mentor a team of Platform Engineers. Own platform operations, production readiness, DR testing and incident management. Manage AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform and GitOps environments. Drive secure integrations using PKI, mTLS and OAuth2/OIDC. Define CI/CD standards, release controls and deployment pipelines. Produce ADRs and present solutions to architecture and governance boards. Manage platform roadmap, risks, reporting and stakeholder engagement. Requirements Strong AWS, Kubernetes/EKS, Terraform and GitOps experience. Technical leadership or team management background. Expertise in cloud security, networking, PKI and identity management. Experience supporting large-scale production platforms. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Exposure to AI-assisted engineering beneficial. Contract Details 6 Months Up to £525 per day Inside IR35 London 4 Days Onsite A great opportunity for a hands-on Platform Engineering Lead to shape and run a modern cloud platform within a large-scale enterprise environment. ..... full job details .....