DevOps Platform Engineer – Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker

Redtech Recruitment Ltd.; Cambourne; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

On-call allowance

Incident response rota

Job summary

RedTech Recruitment Ltd. seeks a DevOps/Platform Engineer to join a rapidly growing tech company building cloud software and smart workplace solutions.

You will join a small, skilled DevOps team responsible for scaling and operating cloud infrastructure, deployment tooling and automation behind the platform. The Cambridge R&D team is expanding; the role offers exposure to Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, Azure, AWS and GCP, with a £50k–£85k salary, equity options, and an on-call allowance.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience in DevOps/Platform/Cloud engineering.
• Commercial experience with Kubernetes, Terraform and Docker.
• 2.1 or 1st Class degree in Computer Science from a leading university with ABB at A Level.
• Experience with a major cloud platform such as Azure, AWS or GCP.
• Good understanding of cloud infrastructure, deployment and networking.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code and automation.
• Experience with CI/CD and automated delivery pipelines.
• Understanding of software engineering and systems design principles.
• Strong problem-solving and a genuine enthusiasm for technology.
• Ability to quickly pick up new technologies and work across a varied technical environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate scalable cloud infrastructure and developer tooling.
• Work with technologies including Kubernetes, Terraform and Docker.
• Build and maintain containerised environments and cloud deployment infrastructure.
• Develop and improve Infrastructure as Code and automation.
• Build, maintain and enhance CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling.
• Work across cloud networking, databases, data storage and associated infrastructure.
• Develop and improve monitoring, metrics and observability across the platform.
• Help ensure systems are designed for performance, scalability, resilience and high availability.
• Collaborate closely with software engineers to improve development, testing and deployment processes.
• Research, evaluate and test new technologies that could enhance the platform or engineering environment.
• Contribute to technical design discussions across areas including systems architecture and networking.
• Over time, participate in the incident response rota, investigating, mitigating and resolving technical issues when required.

Skills

Kubernetes

Terraform

Docker

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Education

2:1 or 1st Class degree in CS

ABB at A Level or international equivalent

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

RedTech Recruitment Ltd. seeks a DevOps/Platform Engineer to join a rapidly growing tech company building cloud software and smart workplace solutions.

You will join a small, skilled DevOps team responsible for scaling and operating cloud infrastructure, deployment tooling and automation behind the platform. The Cambridge R&D team is expanding; the role offers exposure to Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, Azure, AWS and GCP, with a £50k–£85k salary, equity options, and an on-call allowance.