Senior IT Platform Lead

Job Posting End Date: April 21

Who are we?

We’re a specialist employee benefits provider, striving to create healthy, happy workplaces. As part of the international Unum Group, we’re on a collective mission to help the working world thrive.

The role

What will you be doing?

Senior IT Platform Lead
Hybrid –Basingstoke or Dorking 2-3 days a week minimum

What will you bring?

We are a leader in employee benefits, protecting over 2 million people, creating security and peace of mind to individuals & families. 

We are recruiting a Senior Platform Lead to provide technical and managerial leadership in the development and operation of our core platform infrastructure. The successful candidate will be able to lead the way in architecting and overseeing the development of platform management such as (but not limited to) self-service platforms, infrastructure provisioning, container orchestration, and cloud-native architecture bringing to bear their extensive knowledge in best practices in platform management and infrastructure as code (IaC).

Requirements:
•    Architect and oversee the development of self-service platforms for CI/CD, and infrastructure provisioning
•    Experienced Platform Engineer with a strong technical background and leadership experience, capable of driving innovation and mentoring teams.
•    Define and execute the platform roadmap in alignment with organisational goals
•    Leverages deep understanding of IT, emerging technologies, and technical capabilities to guide and influence stakeholders and teams in developing solutions, build, deployment, testing and ongoing management of IT platforms 
•    Understands patterns and trends that contribute to utilising key performance indicators and critical success factors that will improve the performance of the organisation
•    Proven experience delivering and maintaining scalable platform solutions in complex environments
•    Strong background in cloud platforms (Preferably Azure), infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform), containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD processes
•    Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies to manage platform development cycles
•    Experience in managing relationships with cloud service providers and third-party vendors
•    Has strong planning, communication and presentation skills, and the capability to listen and influence

The successful candidate can expect: 
•    Generous Bonus
•    Private Medical Insurance
•    DC pension scheme 
•    Life, medical and income Insurance 
•    Access to remote GP, nutrition coaching, personal training, unlimited mental health support and medical 2nd opinion 
•    27 days holiday with the option to buy and sell holiday up to 5 days (plus Bank Holidays) 
•    Salary sacrifice electric car scheme with free on site electric chargers.  
 
 
We are an inclusive, diverse employer, where you can grow your future career with us without barriers. We’ll support and challenge you to be your best with a wealth of learning and development opportunities. 
 
If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please contact directly.
 

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Why join us?

At Unum, we’ve created a workplace where people feel supported to progress and grow, and can see their ambitions coming to life.

We’ve built a supportive, inclusive environment where you can be yourself, whilst also being part of a growing organisation. From charity and volunteer opportunities to career growth, your possibilities are endless.

If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].

Company:

Unum UK