Introduction




Company cultures & job summary



Our client is looking for a Platform Engineer to design, build and operate the critical infrastructure platforms that underpin their most sensitive services. This is a brilliant opportunity to work on genuinely complex engineering challenges at scale. Apply now!




Working Patterns and location - Fully on site




Key responsibilities



• Design, build, support and continuously improve infrastructure platforms underpinning critical services.



• Automate operational processes to reduce manual effort and improve platform reliability.



• Support delivery of platform modernisation and transformation initiatives.



• Collaborate with architecture, security and software engineering teams on technical solutions.



• Monitor platform health, identify optimisation opportunities and drive continuous improvement.



• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and contribute to long-term resolution strategies.



• Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards and reusable engineering practices.



• Share knowledge and mentor others within the wider engineering community.




Skills & experience



• Proven experience designing, building and operating large-scale infrastructure platforms.



• Strong analytical and logical problem-solving skills applied to complex technical challenges.



• Ability to take ownership of problems and work independently when required.



• Experience contributing to automation of operational and infrastructure processes.



• Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.



• Commitment to secure, reliable and maintainable engineering practices.




The client would also like to see some of the below, but this is not essential:



• Experience with Linux and/or Windows enterprise operating systems in large environments.



• Hands-on experience with cloud and/or on-premises infrastructure platforms.



• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, automation tooling and scripting languages.



• Familiarity with virtualisation, containerisation and networking concepts.



• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering practices.



• Knowledge of monitoring, observability and operational tooling.




Additional benefits

• Annual bonus up to 10%.


• Pension up to 5% Employee/10% Employer.


• Private Medical Cover.


• Dental Insurance.


• Health Assessment.


• Life Assurance.

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.




Part-time opportunities/flexible working is available to suit individual needs.




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