DevOps / Platform Engineer

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing; Reading; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Halian is seeking a DevOps / Platform Engineer to shape and evolve a cloud-native platform powering healthcare-focused SaaS products in the UK. This role emphasizes development, platform engineering, and SRE mindsets over traditional operations.

You will design scalable infrastructure, implement IaC, and drive automation to boost reliability and deployment efficiency across AWS/Azure/GCP environments.

Qualifications

• Commercial experience in a Platform Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Software Engineering role.
• Experience designing and building scalable, automated platform solutions.
• Experience building cloud-native platforms on AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenStack, or similar environments.
• Strong scripting or development capabilities (Python, Bash, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve the platform infrastructure that supports business-critical applications and services.
• Collaborate with development teams to scale and operate new features.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, and automation frameworks.
• Drive platform reliability, scalability, and performance through engineering best practices and SRE principles.
• Architect and implement solutions that improve developer experience, deployment efficiency, and platform resilience.
• Enhance Kubernetes-based environments to support future growth.

Skills

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Python

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

ArgoCD

GitOps

Job description

Our client is an innovative SaaS provider that supports healthcare professionals across the UK. They\'re looking for a DevOps / Platform Engineer to help shape and evolve the underlying platform that powers their products and services.

This is not a traditional operational DevOps role. They\'re seeking an engineer with a strong development, platform engineering, or SRE mindset who can take emerging product requirements and design scalable, automated, and resilient platform solutions to support future growth.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing team where you\'ll have a direct impact on platform architecture, reliability, automation, and long-term technical direction.

What You\'ll Be Doing

• Design, build, and evolve the platform infrastructure that supports business-critical applications and services.
• Collaborate closely with development teams to understand new features and determine the most effective way to support, scale, and operate them.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, and automation frameworks.
• Drive platform scalability, reliability, and performance through engineering best practices and SRE principles.
• Architect and implement solutions that improve developer experience, deployment efficiency, and platform resilience.
• Enhance Kubernetes-based environments, ensuring they can support future growth and evolving business requirements.

What They\'re Looking For

• Commercial experience in a Platform Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Software Engineering role.
• A strong engineering mindset with experience designing and building solutions, rather than purely operating existing infrastructure.
• Proven hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, Linux, Kubernetes
• Experience building and maintaining cloud-native platforms in AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenStack, or similar environments.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code, automation, CI/CD, and platform design principles.
• Experience improving system reliability, scalability, observability, and operational efficiency.
• Strong scripting or development capabilities (Python, Bash, or similar).
• Experience with GitOps practices, Grafana, Prometheus, and ArgoCD would be beneficial.

Halian Group:

With over 28 years of experience, we have come to understand that innovation is the only way to provide agile, practical solutions that transform businesses and careers.

Our resourcing and smart services help you to realize tomorrow\’s potential. Discover the amazing things possible when you bring the right people and the right technologies together.

At Halian, we recognize that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are essential to building high-performing teams for our clients. We are committed to connecting organizations with top talent from all backgrounds, ensuring that every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them unique. By fostering diverse and inclusive workplaces, we help our clients drive innovation, enhance collaboration, and better reflect the communities they serve.