Summary: The Lead Platform Engineer will spearhead the migration of legacy on-premise infrastructure to AWS, focusing on redesigning the wallet platform for enhanced scalability, security, and performance. This role also involves mentoring an internal development team transitioning from .NET/C++ to Java, thereby influencing the company's long-term technology strategy. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in a critical transformation project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the migration from on-prem to AWS, ensuring best practices for scalability, security, and resilience.
• Redesign the existing wallet platform for optimal performance in a cloud-native environment.
• Provide architectural guidance and hands-on support throughout the transition process.
• Mentor and train an internal development team moving from .NET/C++ to Java.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders, including engineering, product, and security teams, to define and execute the migration strategy.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and security best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve any architectural challenges during the migration process.

Key Skills:

• Proven experience as a Lead Platform Engineer or similar role in cloud migration projects.
• Strong expertise in AWS cloud architecture and services (e.g., EC2, RDS, Lambda, Kubernetes, etc.).
• Extensive experience with legacy-to-cloud transformations.
• Deep knowledge of Java, with the ability to support a development team transition.
• Strong mentoring and leadership skills to upskill internal teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code (IaC).

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT