Cloud Platform Technical Lead

Overview

Waters Wilmslow are hiring! Cloud Platform Technical Lead.

In Waters, the Informatics group produce software that is used by people worldwide for specialist measurement and scientific analysis. We work in a collaborative, agile environment, where team members are empowered to innovate and continually improve. We believe strongly in the value of personal development, and provide support and dedicated time for our people to pursue this

Responsibilities

• Strategic technical leadership of multiple cross-functional software development teams, distributed across Europe and Asia
• Recognised as a technical authority for Cloud Platform across the wider Cloud ecosystem, driving and supporting collaboration between teams and initiatives
• Drive teams and projects continuous improvement activities towards strategic level goals
• Introduces and embeds industry-recognised software development best practices and techniques
• Injects urgency and direction across the Platform teams by setting clear quarterly goals aimed at achieving the programs milestones
• Collaborates closely with engineering management to upskill, develop and nurture the engineers within the Platform teams
• Provides mentorship to principal engineers within the Platform teams
• Fosters a continual learning mindset, to stay up-to-date with the latest techniques and technologies in software development

Qualifications

What will make you a successful Cloud Platform Technical Lead at Waters:

• Degree (or equivalent) in a science / software engineering related subject
• Extensive experience and understanding of software engineering best practices (e.g. Unit testing, TDD, CI/CD, SOLID, BDD etc.).
• Proven ability to lead multiple teams
• Proven strategic level thinking
• Excellent communication and team working skills.
• Extensive hands-on experience of software development using Cloud technologies (e.g. AWS, Containers, Terraform)
• Extensive experience of using .NET to develop complex Web applications

In addition to salary, we work in a hybrid model, and provide 25 days holidays, excellent family friendly benefits such as attractive employer pension contribution, life assurance, income protection and private medical. With Waters, there are plenty of opportunities for you to grow, develop and contribute.

We're actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone. But simply having a diverse workforce is not enough. We aim to build an inclusive environment, where everyone can contribute their best work and develop to their full potential. We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of teams reflecting the communities they serve.

We can make reasonable adjustments to our interview process according to your needs.

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for over 65 years. Our Company helps ensure the efficacy of medicines, the safety of food and the purity of water, and the quality and sustainability of products used every day. In over 100 countries, our 7,600+ passionate employees collaborate with customers in laboratories, manufacturing sites, and hospitals to accelerate the benefits of pioneering science.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

Client-provided location(s): Macclesfield, United Kingdom, Braşov, Romania

Job ID: Waters-23833

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-11-26T18:42:19