Lead Platform Engineer
Lorien
Lead Platform Engineer role in London (contract/temporary) focusing on designing, developing and maintaining cloud-based platforms that are secure, resilient and scalable. You will own platform engineering across the full stack—from front-end components to cloud infrastructure—while mentoring others and shaping engineering standards. Requires strong DevOps and platform engineering background, proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and React, backend experience with Node.js, Python, Java or Ruby, expertise with AWS/Azure or GCP, Docker & Kubernetes, SQL/NoSQL, and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI). Preferred: serverless architectures, microservices design, and cloud certifications.