DevOps Platform Engineer

context recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Entertainment Organisation is seeking an experienced DevOps Platform Engineer to support a modern hybrid infrastructure across cloud and on‑premise environments. You will focus on Kubernetes, Linux administration and automation to ensure secure, scalable and highly available platforms across a global business.

The role involves building and scaling Kubernetes clusters, database administration for MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB, and maintaining monitoring and logging across systems.

Qualifications

• Hands-on administration of Kubernetes clusters across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Experience with sharded MongoDB clusters is a plus.
• Strong Linux administration experience, especially Ubuntu.

Responsibilities

• Build, manage and scale Kubernetes clusters across cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Support and administer MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB databases.
• Manage monitoring, alerting and logging platforms.
• Automate infrastructure via IaC and scripting.
• Maintain high availability and resilience of critical systems.
• Manage access controls and permissions in cloud platforms.
• Troubleshoot and performance tune platform components.
• Develop standards, best practices and documentation.
• Provide technical guidance to internal engineering teams.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux administration

Monitoring & observability

Infrastructure as code

Terraform

Ansible

Packer

Bash

Grafana

Prometheus

Tools

Kubernetes (GKE)

Terraform

Ansible

Packer

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

• 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