Lead Platform Engineer

About Allica Bank

Allica is the UK's fastest growing company - and the fastest-growing financial technology (Fintech) firm ever. Our purpose is to help established SMEs, one of the last major underserved opportunities in Fintech.

Established SMEs are the backbone of local communities - representing over a third of our economy - yet have been largely neglected both by traditional high street banks and modern fintech providers.

Department Description

The Allica IT platforms team play a key role in the operation of the Bank and are responsible for all Cloud, on premise, and desktop services. Our mission is to provide the best-in class infrastructure services to support Allica. We live and breathe the Allica values and deliver services intelligently using automation, intelligence, and innovation.

Role Description

Elevate your career with Allica Bank, where we're driving innovation in the fintech industry. We're seeking a passionate Lead Platform Engineer join our dynamic Platform team-your chance to make a real impact at the forefront of financial technology.

As our Lead Platform Engineer, you'll design, build, and maintain stable, secure, and high-performance platform across our organisation. Leading a talented team, you'll provide technical leadership and mentorship, setting new standards in platforms excellence.

With a focus on continuous improvement, you'll shape the future of Allica Bank's IT platforms. Collaborate cross functionally with software developers, security experts, and system administrators to seamlessly integrate network solutions with our cutting edge services.

Embracing an Infrastructure as Code philosophy, you'll work with the latest technologies like Terraform and Azure DevOps to automate and enhance our infrastructure.

Your role involves innovative platform design and delivery, enabling exceptional service across multiple teams while upholding the highest standards of secure best practices.

While predominantly home based, you'll occasionally collaborate in person at our Milton Keynes or London offices.

Principal Accountabilities

• Primary responsibilities will include the design/planning, management, support, and oversight of the cloud environment. You will be responsible for any technological duties associated with cloud compute, including design, planning, management maintenance and support.
• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of Platforms within Allica's Cloud environments, primarily Azure, GCP experience is desirable.
• Oversee the deployment and management of Azure resources using Terraform, implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to ensure scalable, consistent, and secure cloud environments.
• Lead the development and optimisation of Azure DevOps pipelines for infrastructure deployments, driving automation, enhancing deployment reliability, and improving overall delivery performance.
• Collaborate cross functionally with software developers, security teams, and system administrators to integrate solutions seamlessly with other platform services.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the Platform engineering team.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends related to Platform engineering and cloud platforms.

Personal Attributes & Experience

• Extensive experience in platform engineering and design within Azure Cloud environments.
• Hands on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, particularly Terraform.
• Strong knowledge of Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipeline management.
• Proven leadership experience in leading teams and managing projects.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross functional teams and environments.
• Excellent problem solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex platform/infrastructure issues.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Working at Allica Bank

At Allica Bank we want to ensure our employees have the right tools and environment in which to succeed in their role and in support of our customers.

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do, so our benefits are designed with you in mind:

Benefits

• Full onboarding support and continued development opportunities
• Options for flexible working
• Regular social activities
• Pension contributions
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Private health cover
• Life assurance
• Family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave

Don't tick every box?

Don't worry if you don't have all the skills or requirements listed on the job description. If you think you'll be a good fit, we'd still love to hear from you!

Flexible working

We know the '9-to-5' isn't right for everyone. That's why Allica Bank is fully committed to flexible and hybrid working. Please let us know what is best for you and, if we can, we will do our best to accommodate.

Diversity

We're a diverse bunch here at Allica, with all kinds of experiences, backgrounds and lifestyles. Our openness and differences make us stronger, and we want everybody to feel comfortable bringing as much of themselves to work with them as they like.