Platform Engineering Lead

at  VALD

Are you passionate about technology and developing software, and want to join one of the fastest-growing sports and health technology companies in the world? Then we would love to hear from you.
Our multidisciplinary Product team is split into two functions, Product Strategy and Engineering. The team comprises full-stack Software Engineers, Product Owners, Mobile Application Engineers, Quality Assurance Engineers, UX/UI Designers, and a whole Product strategy team.

WHY VALD?

Have we sparked your interest? We are looking forward to receiving your application. Besides the opportunity to work in a company that is redefining allied healthcare, we offer:

• Competitive market salary in a down-to-earth, inclusive, and vibrant work environment .
• Dedicated training budget.
• Opportunity to upskill in many areas of the stack: React/TypeScript, ASP.NET Core, hosting and deployments to the cloud.
• Learn from a range of high-performing individuals and teams across a range of disciplines.
• Chefs that prepare you delicious fresh breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday.
• On-site barista to make your coffee just as you like it.
• Conveniently located in Newstead, close to public transport.
• End of Trip facilities – showers, bike and scooter racks.
• Table tennis and basketball hoop, if that’s your thing.
• Access to the VALD gym, remedial sports massage therapy, and subsidised physiotherapy and exercise physiology services.

Currently, API teams own and deploy their cloud infrastructure (primarily PaaS and SaaS on Azure and AWS) using infrastructure as code (primarily Bicep but also Terraform). The reference implementation will allow teams to focus on their code, whilst improving their security, compliance, costs and time-to-business value through improved developer experience.

• Ownership of Infrastructure as Code reference implementation ensuring reliability, security, cost optimisation, operational excellence and performance efficiency
• Collaborate across teams: developers, cyber security, operations and product strategy
• Provide early advice and feedback on problems or security risk
• Introduce and champion best practices in all things DevOps
• Lead the new Platform Engineering team, providing coaching to the team member

Lead a new Platform engineering team and incrementally take ownership of patterns and practises for CI/CD processes. Good things take time to do well, so the team will initially focus on improving the infrastructure as code reference implementation of an APO and its associated Azure resources before expanding into other areas of CI/CD.

Currently, API teams own and deploy their cloud infrastructure (primarily PaaS and SaaS on Azure and AWS) using infrastructure as code (primarily Bicep but also Terraform). The reference implementation will allow teams to focus on their code, whilst improving their security, compliance, costs and time-to-business value through improved developer experience.

• Ownership of Infrastructure as Code reference implementation ensuring reliability, security, cost optimisation, operational excellence and performance efficiency
• Collaborate across teams: developers, cyber security, operations and product strategy
• Provide early advice and feedback on problems or security risk
• Introduce and champion best practices in all things DevOps
• Lead the new Platform Engineering team, providing coaching to the team members