Kubernetes Platform Engineer – Cloud-Native & CI/CD

RedTech Recruitment; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

RedTech Recruitment seeks an experienced Platform Engineer to join a specialist platform team responsible for infrastructure, tooling and automation enabling engineering teams to build, deploy and operate software effectively.

The role is hands-on with Kubernetes at its core, spanning container orchestration, CI/CD, IaC, observability and cloud-native technologies, with hybrid work and 2 days in the Cambridge office.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Kubernetes and production-grade clusters.
• Experience operating, troubleshooting and scaling Kubernetes in production environments.
• Understanding of Kubernetes networking, storage, RBAC and scheduling.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and provisioning tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience with CI/CD technologies such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Jenkins.
• Understanding of networking and security principles.
• Experience with source control systems.
• Strong troubleshooting skills to investigate logs and resolve platform issues.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with Python, Bash or Go scripting is a bonus.
• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, GitOps or service mesh technologies is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain and evolve Kubernetes platforms across multiple environments.
• Ensure applications can be deployed reliably and at scale.
• Collaborate with software teams to understand infrastructure needs for cloud-native development.
• Improve reliability, observability and performance of Kubernetes clusters.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support software delivery.
• Develop and improve Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Automate operational processes and enhance developer experience.
• Support engineering teams with cloud infrastructure usage.
• Help transition new apps and services into production.
• Embed security best practices into platform architecture and infrastructure.
• Monitor platform components to meet performance and reliability targets.
• Evaluate cloud-native technologies and implement practical improvements.

Skills

Kubernetes experience

Troubleshooting

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

GitOps

Service mesh

Job description

RedTech Recruitment seeks an experienced Platform Engineer to join a specialist platform team responsible for infrastructure, tooling and automation enabling engineering teams to build, deploy and operate software effectively.

The role is hands-on with Kubernetes at its core, spanning container orchestration, CI/CD, IaC, observability and cloud-native technologies, with hybrid work and 2 days in the Cambridge office.