Overview: IFS is building the next generation of AI-native enterprise software, enabling large organisations to manage assets, operations, and critical services. We are seeking a hands-on Principal Platform Engineer to lead the implementation, configuration, and ongoing support of the IFS Internal Developer Platform (IDP). You will work with the Platform Engineering team to build tooling and automation that enables product teams to self-serve infrastructure, services, and deployment pipelines on top of Kairos and Nexus. This is a deeply technical, delivery-focused role that involves building and operating production IDP capabilities.

Responsibilities

Qualifications:

Implement, configure, and maintain the IDP end-to-end
Build self-service workflows, service catalog entries, scaffolders, and golden-path templates
Integrate IDP tooling with Kairos (application framework) and Nexus (infrastructure and deployment)
Build and maintain CI/CD integration patterns for product team consumption
Create and maintain developer-facing documentation, guides, and enablement materials
Provide platform support and technical enablement to product development teams
Contribute to platform standards, architectural decisions, and the IDP roadmap
Identify and resolve platform reliability and performance issues
Collaborate closely with the Platform Lead and adjacent platform teams (Base Tech, Auth, Nexus)
Hands-on experience building or operating IDPs in production environment

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Overview: IFS is building the next generation of AI-native enterprise software, enabling large organisations to manage assets, operations, and critical services. We are seeking a hands-on Principal Platform Engineer to lead the implementation, configuration, and ongoing support of the IFS Internal Developer Platform (IDP). You will work with the Platform Engineering team to build tooling and automation that enables product teams to self-serve infrastructure, services, and deployment pipelines on top of Kairos and Nexus. This is a deeply technical, delivery-focused role that involves building and operating production IDP capabilities.