DevOps Platform Engineer

Context Recruitment Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Performance bonus

Job summary

Context Recruitment Limited is seeking a seasoned DevOps Platform Engineer for a hybrid role in London. You will advance a modern cloud and on‑prem infrastructure, focusing on Kubernetes, Linux, automation and platform reliability to support a global entertainment organisation.

Join a hands‑on team delivering scalable, secure systems with strong monitoring, CI/CD and IaC practices while collaborating across time zones and engineering chapters.

Qualifications

• We are seeking hands‑on engineers with Kubernetes, Linux, and automation experience.
• Experience with cloud and on‑prem infrastructure and monitoring platforms.
• Familiarity with IaC tooling and database administration is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build, manage and scale Kubernetes clusters across cloud and on‑premise environments.
• Support and administer MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB databases.
• Manage monitoring, alerting and logging platforms.
• Automate infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code and scripting.
• Maintain high availability and resilience of critical systems.
• Manage access controls within cloud platforms and ensure security.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux administration

Automation

Monitoring

Platform reliability

Terraform

Ansible

GKE

Bash scripting

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

ELK Stack

rsyslog

Packer

Terraform

MySQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

DevOps Platform Engineer

Hybrid London

Paying up to 100k + 20% bonus

We're working with an enterprise scale global entertainment organisation seeking an experienced DevOps Platform Engineer to support and enhance a modern hybrid infrastructure environment across cloud and on-premise platforms.

This is a hands‑on role focused on Kubernetes, Linux administration, automation, monitoring, and platform reliability. You'll play a key part in ensuring critical systems remain secure, scalable and highly available while supporting engineering teams across a global business.

The Role

Key responsibilities include:

• Building, managing and scaling Kubernetes clusters across cloud and on‑premise environments.


• Supporting and administering MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB databases.


• Managing monitoring, alerting and logging platforms.


• Automating infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code and scripting.


• Maintaining high availability and resilience across critical systems.


• Managing access controls and permissions within cloud platforms.


• Troubleshooting, performance tuning and platform optimisation.


• Developing technical standards, best practices and documentation.


• Providing technical support and guidance to internal engineering teams.

Required Experience

We're keen to speak with candidates who have experience in some or all of the following:

• Hands‑on administration of sharded MongoDB clusters.


• Building and managing Kubernetes environments, including GKE and self‑managed clusters.


• Designing and supporting highly available, resilient infrastructure.


• Monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, ELK Stack and rsyslog.


• Infrastructure automation using Terraform, Ansible, Packer and Bash.


• Strong Linux administration experience, particularly Ubuntu environments.


• Exposure to medium or large‑scale business environments.


• Excellent troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills.


• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.


• Experience collaborating with teams across multiple locations and time zones.

Hybrid London
Paying up to 100k + 20% bonus
Must be eligible to work in the UK