115425 Platform Engineer

CBSbutler Ltd.; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Senior Platform Engineer to facilitate the migration of a critical application platform to a new location. The role requires hands-on engagement with the local team, ensuring that the platform operates effectively in its new environment. Candidates must possess a strong background in Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, and CI/CD practices, along with relevant experience in cloud solutions. Additional certifications in Red Hat and OpenShift are highly regarded.

Qualifications

• Experience developing solutions on Azure or private cloud platforms.
• Practical knowledge of Infrastructure as Code; OpenShift experience required.
• Familiarity with container orchestration tools like Kubernetes is essential.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute the migration of a business-critical application.
• Document operational procedures and ensure continuity post-move.
• Reconfigure physical equipment and validate configurations.

Skills

Infrastructure as code

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Ansible

CI/CD pipelines

Java

JavaScript (React)

PowerShell

C#

Python

databases and SQL

Job description

Platform Engineer

+On site in Farnborough

+SC cleared role

+Inside IR35

+£575 - £615 a day

Skills:

+Infrastructure as code

+Openshift

+Kubernetes

+Ansible

We are seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer to enable the relocation of a critical on-premises application platform to a new site. The role involves close collaboration with the existing on-site team to ensure the environment-spanning physical infrastructure, OS, container orchestration, and application platform-is fully operational post-move. The successful candidate will document operational procedures, validate system integrity, and support the platform's continuity.

Key Responsibilities

• Work hands-on to plan and execute the migration of a business-critical application platform to a new physical location.
• Collaborate with local teams to fully document operational procedures, dependencies, and configurations.
• Ensure continuity and supportability of the platform post-move, including compliance with licensing and vendor support agreements.
• Reconfigure and validate physical equipment, networking, operating systems, and middleware services.
• Re-establish and verify OpenShift and container platform configurations in the new environment.
• Build and refine automated deployment and configuration pipelines.
• Produce high-quality handover documentation for support teams

Experience required:

• Developing infrastructure solutions on Microsoft Azure or private cloud platforms, delivering high availability and fully automated environments using primarily open-source software.
• Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly using OpenShift.
• Proven expertise with containerisation and orchestration tools, especially Kubernetes (preferably EKS).
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible (preferred).
• Hands-on knowledge of building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, e.g., Jenkins.
• Working experience in one or more programming/scripting languages: Java, JavaScript (React), PowerShell, C#, Python.

Solid understanding of databases and SQL in platform contexts.

Desired Certifications

• Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator
• Red Hat Certified OpenShift Application Developer
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes

If you'd to discuss the Platform Engineer role in more detail, please send your updated CV to [e-mail] and I will get in touch.