Zellis
Swinton, Manchester
About the role Moorepay is transforming. We are a trusted leader in UK Payroll and HR solutions, but we aren't resting on our history. We are embarking on a major digital transformation to redefine how businesses manage their most important asset: their people. The Cloud & Platform Engineering Lead will ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of our engineering systems. Working closely with the Engineering Manager and Head of Engineering, the Platform Lead will identify priorities to remove friction from engineering teams, streamline processes, and enhance operational excellence. This role combines software engineering principles with systems administration to deliver robust, automated, cost-effective, and secure-by-design solutions. Why This Role Matters The Cloud & Platform Engineering Lead plays a critical role in ensuring that our AI-driven, cloud-native platform is reliable, observable, secure, and able to scale with the organisation's growth. As we adopt intelligent agents, autonomous workflows, and increasingly complex distributed systems, the Platform Lead ensures that resilience, performance, and operational excellence are built into everything we deliver. By partnering closely with Engineers, Architects, and the Engineering Manager, the SRE defines the patterns, tooling, and automation that enable fast, safe, and repeatable deployments. This role safeguards our production environment, drives continuous improvement across CI/CD and observability, and establishes reliability practices that empower autonomous squads to move quickly without compromising stability. The Platform Lead is essential to maintaining customer trust, supporting AI-first innovation, and ensuring our platform remains robust, secure, and highly available on a scale. This is a full time, permanent role working on a hybrid basis with 3 days per week in Manchester. Key Responsibilities Technical & Architectural Leadership Define and deliver cloud and platform architectures aligned with enterprise patterns and security frameworks. Produce Low-Level Designs and ensure alignment with High-Level Designs. Drive adoption of automation, Infrastructure as Code and reusable solution patterns. Provide expert guidance on cloud-native architectures, containerisation and modern engineering practices. Platform Engineering & Delivery Enablement Build, maintain and optimise CI/CD pipelines. Enhance observability through logging, alerting and monitoring. Ensure platform services scale with evolving business demands. Support operational readiness across all environments. Cost Optimisation Lead cost-efficient design, provisioning and operation of cloud and platform services. Implement tagging standards, usage reporting, budget alerts and governance controls. Identify and eliminate underutilised or unnecessary spend. Drive adoption of autoscaling, rightsizing, reserved instances and savings plans. Collaborate with Finance on forecasting and cost reviews. Cloud Capability Leadership Define and evolve the Cloud Delivery Roadmap. Maintain a Cloud Service Catalogue aligned to KPIs and SLAs. Embed continuous improvement across cloud and platform services. Stakeholder Engagement Collaborate with Architecture, Group Technology, Service Management, Product and Portfolio teams. Communicate technical plans, risks and performance updates. Manage third-party cloud partners. People Leadership Lead, coach and develop a high-performing engineering team. Support career development and skills growth. Promote a collaborative and innovative team culture. Skills & experience Proven experience in Cloud, Platform or DevOps engineering roles. Strong experience in Azure and AWS cloud environments. Proven expertise with CI/CD tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins). Leadership experience, both through delivery and developing technical teams. Expertise in monitoring and observability platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog). Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Bash, PowerShell). Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). Solid understanding of networking, security, and cost optimisation in cloud environments. Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, secure coding practices, and compliance frameworks. About you A problem-solver with a proactive mindset. Comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments. Strong communicator who can bridge gaps between operations, development, and security teams. Passionate about automation, scalability, cost efficiency, and security. Benefits & culture Part of the Zellis Group, Moorepay is a team of over 500 friendly professionals across four offices in Swinton (Manchester), Sheffield, Birmingham and Kochi (India). We're passionate about making Moorepay a fantastic place to work for every single one of our colleagues. The average length of service at Moorepay is 12 years, which speaks for itself! To help make Moorepay such a great place to work, we focus on three things in our company culture: mental health support, maintaining a healthy work/life balance, and equal opportunities and inclusion for all. Here's what you'll gain if you join our team: A career packed with opportunity, in a stable and growing company. A comprehensive programme of learning and development. Competitive base salary and annual bonus. 25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy more. You'll even get your birthday off as well! Private medical insurance. Life assurance 4x salary. Enhanced pension with up to 8.5% employer contributions. A huge range of additional flexible benefits across financial & personal wellbeing, lifestyle & leisure.
About the role Moorepay is transforming. We are a trusted leader in UK Payroll and HR solutions, but we aren't resting on our history. We are embarking on a major digital transformation to redefine how businesses manage their most important asset: their people. The Cloud & Platform Engineering Lead will ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of our engineering systems. Working closely with the Engineering Manager and Head of Engineering, the Platform Lead will identify priorities to remove friction from engineering teams, streamline processes, and enhance operational excellence. This role combines software engineering principles with systems administration to deliver robust, automated, cost-effective, and secure-by-design solutions. Why This Role Matters The Cloud & Platform Engineering Lead plays a critical role in ensuring that our AI-driven, cloud-native platform is reliable, observable, secure, and able to scale with the organisation's growth. As we adopt intelligent agents, autonomous workflows, and increasingly complex distributed systems, the Platform Lead ensures that resilience, performance, and operational excellence are built into everything we deliver. By partnering closely with Engineers, Architects, and the Engineering Manager, the SRE defines the patterns, tooling, and automation that enable fast, safe, and repeatable deployments. This role safeguards our production environment, drives continuous improvement across CI/CD and observability, and establishes reliability practices that empower autonomous squads to move quickly without compromising stability. The Platform Lead is essential to maintaining customer trust, supporting AI-first innovation, and ensuring our platform remains robust, secure, and highly available on a scale. This is a full time, permanent role working on a hybrid basis with 3 days per week in Manchester. Key Responsibilities Technical & Architectural Leadership Define and deliver cloud and platform architectures aligned with enterprise patterns and security frameworks. Produce Low-Level Designs and ensure alignment with High-Level Designs. Drive adoption of automation, Infrastructure as Code and reusable solution patterns. Provide expert guidance on cloud-native architectures, containerisation and modern engineering practices. Platform Engineering & Delivery Enablement Build, maintain and optimise CI/CD pipelines. Enhance observability through logging, alerting and monitoring. Ensure platform services scale with evolving business demands. Support operational readiness across all environments. Cost Optimisation Lead cost-efficient design, provisioning and operation of cloud and platform services. Implement tagging standards, usage reporting, budget alerts and governance controls. Identify and eliminate underutilised or unnecessary spend. Drive adoption of autoscaling, rightsizing, reserved instances and savings plans. Collaborate with Finance on forecasting and cost reviews. Cloud Capability Leadership Define and evolve the Cloud Delivery Roadmap. Maintain a Cloud Service Catalogue aligned to KPIs and SLAs. Embed continuous improvement across cloud and platform services. Stakeholder Engagement Collaborate with Architecture, Group Technology, Service Management, Product and Portfolio teams. Communicate technical plans, risks and performance updates. Manage third-party cloud partners. People Leadership Lead, coach and develop a high-performing engineering team. Support career development and skills growth. Promote a collaborative and innovative team culture. Skills & experience Proven experience in Cloud, Platform or DevOps engineering roles. Strong experience in Azure and AWS cloud environments. Proven expertise with CI/CD tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins). Leadership experience, both through delivery and developing technical teams. Expertise in monitoring and observability platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog). Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Bash, PowerShell). Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). Solid understanding of networking, security, and cost optimisation in cloud environments. Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, secure coding practices, and compliance frameworks. About you A problem-solver with a proactive mindset. Comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments. Strong communicator who can bridge gaps between operations, development, and security teams. Passionate about automation, scalability, cost efficiency, and security. Benefits & culture Part of the Zellis Group, Moorepay is a team of over 500 friendly professionals across four offices in Swinton (Manchester), Sheffield, Birmingham and Kochi (India). We're passionate about making Moorepay a fantastic place to work for every single one of our colleagues. The average length of service at Moorepay is 12 years, which speaks for itself! To help make Moorepay such a great place to work, we focus on three things in our company culture: mental health support, maintaining a healthy work/life balance, and equal opportunities and inclusion for all. Here's what you'll gain if you join our team: A career packed with opportunity, in a stable and growing company. A comprehensive programme of learning and development. Competitive base salary and annual bonus. 25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy more. You'll even get your birthday off as well! Private medical insurance. Life assurance 4x salary. Enhanced pension with up to 8.5% employer contributions. A huge range of additional flexible benefits across financial & personal wellbeing, lifestyle & leisure.
PortSwigger
Knutsford, Cheshire
Who are PortSwigger: PortSwigger is a company built around a simple belief: security should empower people, not slow them down. We create world-class tooling that helps security teams and developers uncover and fix real vulnerabilities, the kind that actually matter. Our products are crafted with care, backed by deep research, and shaped by a relentless drive to make the web safer for everyone. We're a successful, engineering-led organisation where small squads are empowered to take forward work in a suitable way, high-leverage work. Curiosity fuels us, craftsmanship defines us, and mutual support keeps us growing together. Here, you'll have real agency, clear direction, and the freedom to push boundaries, supported by thoughtful coaching and a culture that values learning as much as delivery. The Technology Tribe: The Technology tribe builds and runs the platforms, systems and tools that power everything at PortSwigger. From technical direction to day-to-day reliability, they shape the foundation that helps our products shine and our teams move fast with confidence. They embed secure-by-default thinking into everything we do. From managing risk to protecting our systems and data, they take ownership of keeping PortSwigger safe as the company scales. They work hand in hand with Product and Engineering to make smart pragmatic architectural choices. Whether it's levelling up our platforms, simplifying how teams ship or solving hard cross-cutting problems, they make it easier for Swiggers to deliver incredible work at scale. Join Technology if you want to build the systems that help every Swigger work faster, safer and smarter. What we're looking for: Designing and operating cloud-native infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or GCP. Building and maintaining containerised environments using Docker and Kubernetes. Implementing infrastructure as code using tools such as AWS CDK or equivalent. Developing and improving CI/CD pipelines to enable safe, frequent delivery. Automating manual processes to reduce toil and improve system resilience. Operating and scaling distributed systems with reliability and observability in mind. Collaborating closely with product engineering teams to provide robust platform capabilities. Sharing knowledge, reviewing work, and contributing to a high-performance engineering culture. What we're looking for: 5+ years' experience in a Platform, Infrastructure, DevOps, SRE, or similar role. Strong hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Solid Linux foundations and systems-level problem-solving skills. Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container-based architectures. Proficiency in infrastructure as code (e.g., AWS CDK, Terraform, or similar). Experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines. A track record of scaling systems and reducing operational overhead through automation. A pragmatic mindset with strong decision-making capability. Clear, collaborative communication and openness to feedback. At PortSwigger, we believe people should be paid what they're truly worth - not just what we could get away with or what the market dictates. That's why we pay generously above normal market levels, based on each person's individual skills and contribution. Our approach works: 95% of Swiggers say they're mostly or completely satisfied with their pay and benefits. Alongside a strong base salary, we offer share options and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both your work and life.
Who are PortSwigger: PortSwigger is a company built around a simple belief: security should empower people, not slow them down. We create world-class tooling that helps security teams and developers uncover and fix real vulnerabilities, the kind that actually matter. Our products are crafted with care, backed by deep research, and shaped by a relentless drive to make the web safer for everyone. We're a successful, engineering-led organisation where small squads are empowered to take forward work in a suitable way, high-leverage work. Curiosity fuels us, craftsmanship defines us, and mutual support keeps us growing together. Here, you'll have real agency, clear direction, and the freedom to push boundaries, supported by thoughtful coaching and a culture that values learning as much as delivery. The Technology Tribe: The Technology tribe builds and runs the platforms, systems and tools that power everything at PortSwigger. From technical direction to day-to-day reliability, they shape the foundation that helps our products shine and our teams move fast with confidence. They embed secure-by-default thinking into everything we do. From managing risk to protecting our systems and data, they take ownership of keeping PortSwigger safe as the company scales. They work hand in hand with Product and Engineering to make smart pragmatic architectural choices. Whether it's levelling up our platforms, simplifying how teams ship or solving hard cross-cutting problems, they make it easier for Swiggers to deliver incredible work at scale. Join Technology if you want to build the systems that help every Swigger work faster, safer and smarter. What we're looking for: Designing and operating cloud-native infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or GCP. Building and maintaining containerised environments using Docker and Kubernetes. Implementing infrastructure as code using tools such as AWS CDK or equivalent. Developing and improving CI/CD pipelines to enable safe, frequent delivery. Automating manual processes to reduce toil and improve system resilience. Operating and scaling distributed systems with reliability and observability in mind. Collaborating closely with product engineering teams to provide robust platform capabilities. Sharing knowledge, reviewing work, and contributing to a high-performance engineering culture. What we're looking for: 5+ years' experience in a Platform, Infrastructure, DevOps, SRE, or similar role. Strong hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Solid Linux foundations and systems-level problem-solving skills. Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container-based architectures. Proficiency in infrastructure as code (e.g., AWS CDK, Terraform, or similar). Experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines. A track record of scaling systems and reducing operational overhead through automation. A pragmatic mindset with strong decision-making capability. Clear, collaborative communication and openness to feedback. At PortSwigger, we believe people should be paid what they're truly worth - not just what we could get away with or what the market dictates. That's why we pay generously above normal market levels, based on each person's individual skills and contribution. Our approach works: 95% of Swiggers say they're mostly or completely satisfied with their pay and benefits. Alongside a strong base salary, we offer share options and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both your work and life.
