Overview

Automata.tech Engineering · London · Hybrid, As a Staff Platform Engineer (Windows), you'll be a hands-on contributor and a technical leader for all things Windows provisioning, management, and deployment. You'll design and implement automation-first solutions that enable self-service provisioning, application delivery, and global scale deployments with low overhead. You'll work across engineering, security, and product teams to ensure Windows environments are reliable, compliant, and scalable - while also lightweight and automated to fit a startup/scale-up environment.

Responsibilities

• Automate Everything: Design and build automated provisioning + deployment pipelines for Windows environments.
• Self-Serve Platforms: Create platforms for engineers and teams to provision and manage applications or custom solutions independently.
• Security & Compliance: Embed security, identity, and compliance into automation (policy enforcement, patching, endpoint protection).
• Scale Globally: Deliver systems that work at global scale, from cloud-hosted to hybrid deployments.
• Greenfield to Production: Evolve solutions iteratively - starting lean, delivering fast, and scaling seamlessly.
• Collaborate Across Functions: Partner with engineers, product, and security to align platform goals with product outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Windows automation (PowerShell, Desired State Configuration (DSC), WinRM).
• Experience with self-service deployment platforms (SCCM, Intune, MDT, Group Policy, or similar).
• Proven ability to automate application deployment + custom solution delivery at scale.
• Hands-on experience with cloud + hybrid environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Knowledge of security and compliance for Windows platforms (AD, Kerberos, identity management, patch automation).
• Experience running Windows deployments in product/platform environments, with modularity and global scale in mind.
• Startup/scaleup DNA: comfortable iterating quickly, automating as default, and keeping solutions lightweight.
• Familiarity with modern identity and access solutions (Okta, Authentik, AAD).
• Nice to Have:
  • Experience with IaC tools for Windows (Terraform with Windows providers, Ansible with Windows modules).
  • Exposure to containerised Windows environments (Windows Server containers in Kubernetes or Docker).
  • Exposure to IoT or hybrid edge + Windows deployments.

Benefits

• Hybrid working: 3 days in our London office, balanced with flexibility.
• Competitive package, plus the opportunity to do career-defining, meaningful work.