Cloud Platform Engineer: Kubernetes & AWS Reliability

CAIS; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in London is seeking a Platform Engineer to architect and maintain their cloud platform. Responsibilities include managing Kubernetes clusters on AWS, automating infrastructure, and enhancing deployment workflows. The ideal candidate has strong experience with AWS core services and Kubernetes, as well as solid problem-solving skills. Emphasizing teamwork, this role requires effective communication and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields. Flexible remote work is accommodated.

Benefits

Best Place to Work recognition

Inclusive culture

Flexible work environment

Qualifications

• Relevant industry experience in cloud infrastructure or platform engineering roles.
• Hands-on experience supporting production workloads in AWS and Kubernetes environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate Kubernetes clusters on Amazon EKS.
• Troubleshoot issues within the Kubernetes environment.
• Support automation and maintain AWS infrastructure.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS core services

Terraform

CI/CD

Git-based workflows

Observability principles

Java/Kotlin

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Nexus

Artifactory

Job description

A leading financial services firm in London is seeking a Platform Engineer to architect and maintain their cloud platform. Responsibilities include managing Kubernetes clusters on AWS, automating infrastructure, and enhancing deployment workflows. The ideal candidate has strong experience with AWS core services and Kubernetes, as well as solid problem-solving skills. Emphasizing teamwork, this role requires effective communication and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields. Flexible remote work is accommodated.