Senior Platform Configuration Lead

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Job Title: Senior Platform Configuration Lead

Location: London / Cambridge / Londonderry / Madrid

Employment Type: Full time, Hybrid

The job

The Senior Platform Configuration Lead is responsible for governing and executing configuration activities across AVEVA’s business-critical platforms, ensuring that configuration changes are delivered accurately, securely, and in alignment with PCAOB/SOX compliance expectations and internal compliance requirements.

The role includes supporting BAU change input, incident-related configuration fixes, and transformation initiatives across regulated environments. You will review technical documentation from platform teams, apply configuration changes across controlled environments, and maintain traceable evidence to support audit readiness. The role also includes post-deployment validation, coordination with system owners and infrastructure teams, and ongoing process improvements to ensure configuration governance is consistent, scalable, and compliant across all regions.

Key responsibilities

• Review and apply configuration changes based on technical documentation provided by platform or business teams.
• Ensure configuration input is complete, accurate, and appropriately documented before promotion across environments.
• Maintain structured audit trails for configuration changes across systems to support internal and external audit readiness.
• Coordinate global configuration schedules across platform owners and infrastructure teams in EMEA, Americas, and APAC.
• Lead post-deployment validation to confirm that changes implemented align with approved configuration specifications.
• Monitor and track configuration-related incidents and support timely remediation with evidence of corrective actions.
• Contribute to process maturity by identifying gaps in input quality, governance consistency, and documentation traceability.
• Escalate risks or non-compliance in configuration activity to relevant leads or Programme stakeholders.
• Serve as the first line of defence for platform configuration governance, ensuring readiness for PCAOB and SOX oversight.
• Support the onboarding and mentoring of junior analysts to build consistency in configuration practices globally.

Essential requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in enterprise platform configuration or system governance.
• Strong technical understanding of configuration structures and enterprise workflow dependencies.
• Hands-on experience with large-scale platforms such as ERP, CRM, or HR systems.
• Familiarity with internal control and audit frameworks, particularly SOX and PCAOB.
• Experience coordinating configuration changes across multiple environments.
• Ability to maintain detailed documentation and evidence to support audit walkthroughs.
• Strong collaboration skills across distributed and cross-functional teams.

Desired skills

• Familiarity with GRC-integrated IT functions and configuration control processes.
• Experience with automated configuration tools or CI/CD environments.
• Exposure to ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow.
• Understanding of agile or hybrid project delivery models.
• Certification in ITIL, PRINCE2, or relevant enterprise architecture frameworks.

IT at AVEVA

Our global team of 300+ IT professionals is responsible for the systems and platforms that keep AVEVA running. By empowering our colleagues and ensuring the smooth operation of the company, we help keep the business healthy and productivity high.  We also provide key support for the transformation and modernisation efforts globally.

We pride ourselves on a collaborative, inclusive and authentic culture that provides a framework allowing for autonomy, whilst always being available for support and guidance. We respect the differences that each team member brings and seek to include those perspectives in our solutions for our business functions. The energy and sense of purpose is evident when talking to team members, you will feel part of something special from the first day you join.

UK Benefits include:  

Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

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Hybrid working

By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week, but some positions are fully office-based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.

Hiring process

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

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About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

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AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check.  Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.  AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.