Lead AWS Platform Engineer (Sheffield, GB, S1 4NB)

HSBC
Sheffield
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureSkills: ["Communication","Stakeholder management","Collaboration","Engineering standards"]

Build and run HSBC’s cloud services on AWS for Wealth and Personal Banking. Lead engineering initiatives within DevOps pods, shaping a globally distributed Kubernetes platform that hosts APIs, applications, and event-driven services. Deliver highly available, secure, scalable, and supportable infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), containers and Helm/Istio, and CI/CD automation. Ensure governance, remediation closure, and quality assurance across delivery.

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HSBC
HSBC
2 days ago

Lead AWS Platform Engineer (Sheffield, GB, S1 4NB)

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Job Summary

Build and run HSBC’s cloud services on AWS for Wealth and Personal Banking. Lead engineering initiatives within DevOps pods, shaping a globally distributed Kubernetes platform that hosts APIs, applications, and event-driven services. Deliver highly available, secure, scalable, and supportable infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), containers and Helm/Istio, and CI/CD automation. Ensure governance, remediation closure, and quality assurance across delivery.
Location: Sheffield
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Oversee engineering initiatives across a global team within DevOps pods.
  • •Partner with stakeholders to meet governance, project delivery, and architecture requirements.
  • •Shape the Kubernetes platform roadmap and build/manage AWS cloud environments for application deployments.
  • •Engineer solutions using Infrastructure as Code and strengthen automation, continuous improvement, and engineering standards.
  • •Maintain high availability and ensure operational and compliance activities (including remediation plans) are completed through to closure.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsurancePensionPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Deep experience building and operating cloud platforms at scale, including migration considerations.
  • •Advanced Kubernetes expertise with strong AWS knowledge.
  • •Hands-on experience running large-scale platforms across build, test, deploy, monitoring, and alerting.
  • •Apply Infrastructure as Code approaches using Terraform or equivalent.
  • •Experience with container/platform tooling such as Docker and Helm, and service meshes such as Istio (or equivalent), plus CI/CD automation.
Skills:CommunicationStakeholder managementCollaborationEngineering standards
Tech Stack:AWSAmazon Web ServicesKubernetesDevOpsTerraformDockerHelmIstioInfrastructure as CodeCI/CDJiraConfluence

Company Brief

HSBC
Global banking and financial services organisation offering retail, commercial, corporate and investment banking, wealth management, and global markets services across Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1865
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