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Build and evolve an Infrastructure Marketplace or Internal Developer Platform (IDP) that enables governed self-service through reusable templates, Golden Paths and platform APIs, with security, compliance, monitoring, cost management and operational controls embedded by design.\nJob Purpose\nTo engineer and continuously improve infrastructure automation capabilities that enable reliable, secure and repeatable delivery of cloud and on-premise infrastructure. The role converts infrastructure requirements, architecture standards and operational controls into version-controlled code, reusable automation patterns and governed delivery pipelines.\nThe Platform Automation Engineer works and collaborates across infrastructure, cloud, security and platform teams to reduce manual effort, configuration drift, deployment lead time and operational risk while improving standardisation, traceability and service resilience. The role also contributes to the design, build and operation of an infrastructure marketplace or IDP, enabling users to discover and consume approved infrastructure services through automated, policy-compliant golden paths.\nKey outcomes\nInfrastructure is provisioned and configured through approved, reusable Infrastructure as Code and automation patterns.\nAzure, AWS and on-premise (VMWare) deployments are executed through secure, auditable CI/CD pipelines.\nAutomation code is version-controlled, tested, peer-reviewed, documented and maintained as a managed product.\nManual infrastructure activities are replaced with reliable self-service or event-driven automation where appropriate.\nPlatform security, compliance, resilience, observability and cost controls are embedded into automation by design.\nAutomation performance and adoption are measurable through delivery, reliability and operational metrics.\nInfrastructure services are published in a searchable catalogue with clear ownership, documentation, support and lifecycle information.\nConsumers can request approved infrastructure through self-service workflows, templates or APIs with automated fulfilment and governance.\nGolden paths provide secure, standardised and reusable patterns while reducing cognitive load for delivery and infrastructure teams.\nJob Responsibilities\nInfrastructure as Code and provisioning\nDesign, develop and maintain Terraform modules and reusable IaC patterns for Azure, AWS and on-premise infrastructure.\nAutomate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, patching, lifecycle activities and decommissioning using Ansible, Python and PowerShell.\nApply modular design, naming standards, tagging, state management, secrets handling and policy controls across IaC solutions.\nDetect and remediate configuration drift while preserving approved architecture and security baselines.\nAutomation engineering\nEngineer idempotent, testable and supportable automation for compute, operating systems, middleware, network integrations, storage and platform services.\nCreate APIs, scripts, runbooks and orchestration workflows that integrate cloud and on-premise platforms.\nUse AI and approved Copilot capabilities to accelerate code generation, testing, documentation, analysis and operational automation, subject to governance and human review.\nRefactor legacy scripts and manual procedures into reusable engineering assets with clear ownership and lifecycle management.\nCI/CD, source control and quality\nBuild and maintain Azure DevOps/GitHub pipelines for infrastructure validation, testing, security scanning, approvals, deployment and rollback.\nUse Git-based workflows, branching strategies, pull requests and peer reviews to manage automation code safely.\nImplement automated checks such as formatting, linting, unit testing, policy validation, secrets scanning and deployment verification.\nPromote automation artefacts through controlled environments and maintain traceability from change request to deployment outcome.\nJob Responsibilities Continue\nCloud and hybrid platform enablement\nAutomate services across Azure and AWS using native platform capabilities, approved modules and enterprise guardrails.\nEnable consistent automation across Windows and Linux estates in cloud and on-premise environments.\nIntegrate automation with identity, access, networking, security, monitoring, Storage, service management, integration platforms and configuration management processes.\nSupport platform engineering and self-service capabilities by publishing reusable templates, modules and golden paths.\nInfrastructure marketplace and Internal Developer Platform\nDesign, build and maintain an infrastructure service catalogue that exposes approved Azure, AWS and on-premise offerings through a consistent self-service experience.\nDevelop and maintain software templates, scaffolding, golden paths and reusable automation that translate consumer inputs into validated infrastructure deployments.\nIntegrate the IDP or marketplace with Terraform, Ansible, Azure DevOps, Git, cloud APIs, identity services, secrets management, policy engines, observability, CMDB and IT service-management tooling.\nEngineer platform APIs, event-driven workflows and orchestration services that support provisioning, updates, decommissioning and day-two operations.\nImplement tenancy, access control, approval workflows, quotas, policy as code, audit trails and cost-allocation controls within self-service journeys.\nMaintain service metadata including ownership, dependencies, documentation, versioning, service levels, support models and lifecycle status.\nApply product thinking and platform engineering practices by gathering user requirements, prioritising platform capabilities and measuring adoption, usability and time-to-value.\nCreate onboarding guidance, reference implementations and usage documentation that enable teams to consume platform services independently.\nOperations, governance and improvement\nTroubleshoot failed deployments and automation defects, perform root-cause analysis and implement preventative improvements.\nMaintain technical documentation, support procedures, dependency records and operational handover artefacts.\nEmbed security, regulatory and company standards into automation and participate in risk remediation activities.\nMonitor automation reliability, adoption, execution time, failure rates and realised efficiency benefits.\nAssess new automation technologies and contribute to enterprise patterns, standards and roadmaps.\nProvide technical guidance and knowledge transfer to infrastructure, operations and platform teams.\nExperience requirements\nAt least 2 years of relevant experience in infrastructure automation, cloud engineering, DevOps, systems engineering or platform engineering.\nDemonstrated delivery using Terraform and Ansible, supported by practical Python and PowerShell automation experience. (IaC and automation)\nHands-on engineering experience in Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services.\nExperience with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines and Git-based source control.Hybrid infrastructure (Delivery tooling)\n\nExperience automating infrastructure across cloud and on-premise Windows and/or Linux environments. \nExperience applying security, change, testing and operational governance to infrastructure automation.(Enterprise controls)\nPractical experience contributing to an infrastructure marketplace, developer portal, self-service platform or Internal Developer Platform, including catalogue items, templates, workflows or platform integrations.\nExperience integrating automation with REST APIs, identity and access management, secrets, policy controls, observability, CMDB and/or IT service-management platforms.\nExperience gathering platform-user requirements, creating reusable golden paths and measuring adoption, reliability and user outcomes.\nQualifications and 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working\nAutomation-first: treat repeatability and removal of avoidable manual work as default design principles.\nEverything as code: manage infrastructure definitions, configuration, pipeline logic, policies and documentation through version control where appropriate.\nSecure by design: protect credentials, apply least privilege, validate artefacts and preserve audit evidence.\nQuality built in: test before deployment, use peer review and define safe rollback or recovery mechanisms.\nReuse before rebuild: favour approved enterprise modules, patterns and platform services over one-off scripts.\nOperational ownership: design for supportability, observability, resilience, cost awareness and long-term maintenance.\nPlatform as a product: prioritise user needs, clear service ownership, measurable adoption and continuous feedback.\nSelf-service with guardrails: make compliant infrastructure easy to consume without bypassing security, architecture or financial controls.\nAPI-first 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