Platform Engineer - 12 Month FTC (we have office locations in Cambridge, Leeds & London)

Platform Engineer - 12 Month FTC (we have office locations in Cambridge, Leeds & London)

Genomics England partners with the NHS to provide whole genome sequencing diagnostics. We also equip researchers to find the causes of disease and develop new treatments – with patients and participants at the heart of it all.

Our mission is to continue refining, scaling, and evolving our ability to enable others to deliver genomic healthcare and conduct genomic research.

We are accelerating our impact and working with patients, doctors, scientists, government, and industry to improve genomic testing, and help researchers access the health data and technology they need to make new medical discoveries and create more effective, targeted medicines for everybody.

Job Description

Are you passionate about automation, cloud technology, and solving complex engineering challenges? As a Platform Engineer at Genomics England, you’ll have the opportunity to design, build, and optimise innovative cloud infrastructure using AWS and the latest automation tools. You won’t just maintain systems - you’ll innovate, collaborate, and drive meaningful change.

In this role, you’ll work in a high-impact environment, ensuring our platforms are scalable, secure, and efficient. From fine-tuning CI/CD pipelines to proactively automating solutions, your expertise will shape the future of our technology. We believe in empowering engineers, fostering an inclusive culture, and giving you the autonomy to make a real impact.

Everyday responsibilities include:

1. Collaborate with a supportive DevOps team to drive automation, efficiency, and continuous improvement
2. Own and enhance cloud-based infrastructure on AWS, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability (including networking, Glue, and Lake Formation)
3. Develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Terraform, scripting, and GitLab CI/CD (experience with Jenkins and Ansible also valuable)
4. Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate deployments and reduce manual effort
5. Build infrastructure to support automated testing and resilient platform operations
6. Troubleshoot and debug platform issues, ensuring seamless operations and minimal downtime
7. Influence engineering decisions in a collaborative and inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives

Skills and experience for success:

• Comfortable with AWS services, especially networking and AWS Glue (DataZone experience is a bonus but not expected)
• Strong knowledge of Terraform for infrastructure automation
• Proficiency in scripting and automating infrastructure processes (Python preferred)
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices
• Familiarity with dbt and Lake Formation is a bonus
• Experience setting up infrastructure to enable automated testing
• Experience collaborating in a DevOps or squad-based culture

Qualifications

Qualifications are not mandatory; however, AWS, Terraform, or Automation certifications are beneficial.

Additional Information

Salary from: £71,500

Closing Date: Sunday 15th June at 23:00 (UK time)

We offer a benefits package including:

• Generous Leave: 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, additional leave for long service, and up to 30 days of remote working abroad annually (approval required)
• Family-Friendly: Blended working arrangements, flexible working, enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave benefits
• Pension & Financial: Defined contribution pension (Genomics England double-matches up to 10%), Life Assurance (3x salary), and Give As You Earn scheme
• Learning & Development: Individual learning budgets, support for training and certifications, and reimbursement for one annual professional subscription (approval required)
• Recognition & Rewards: Employee recognition programme and referral scheme
• Health & Wellbeing: Subsidised gym membership, a free Headspace account, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, flu jabs

Genomics England is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering an environment where everyone is welcomed and respected regardless of disability, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or social background. We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment, victimisation, or bullying at work.

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