Cloud & Hosting Platform Engineer – Automate, Scale & Secure

easyJet Airline Company PLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading budget airline in Greater London is seeking a Platform Engineering Specialist to design and manage cloud-based technology solutions. This role involves collaborating with diverse teams to ensure the successful delivery of IT services. Candidates should have extensive experience in IT departments, strong scripting skills, and knowledge of cloud platforms. The position supports hybrid working, offering a competitive salary and benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

20% bonus potential

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits package

Discounted staff travel scheme

‘Work Away’ scheme

Qualifications

• Extensive number of years of previous experience within an IT department.
• Proficiency in designing scalable and reliable technology platforms.
• Demonstrable ability to manage and continuously improve infrastructure components.
• Experience in IT service management (ITSM) and ITIL.
• Strong scripting skills to automate repetitive tasks.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to seamless delivery of IT services for their Platform.
• Design, build, test and scale services within a specific I&O Platform.
• Collaborate with Architects, product/platform teams, and specialists.
• Ensure stable, performant, and secure I&O Platforms.

Skills

Experience in IT departments

Designing scalable technology platforms

Infrastructure components management

IT service management (ITSM)

Agile development methodologies

Scripting skills (Terraform, Python, PowerShell)

Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

Containerisation tools knowledge (Docker, Kubernetes)

Interpersonal skills

Job description

A leading budget airline in Greater London is seeking a Platform Engineering Specialist to design and manage cloud-based technology solutions. This role involves collaborating with diverse teams to ensure the successful delivery of IT services. Candidates should have extensive experience in IT departments, strong scripting skills, and knowledge of cloud platforms. The position supports hybrid working, offering a competitive salary and benefits package.