Kubernetes Platform Engineer | Cloud-Native & DevOps

Free-Work UK; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private healthcare

Share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching)

Job summary

CGI in Reading is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, automate and optimise secure cloud-native platforms underpinning critical Big Data and cyber defence capabilities. You’ll own complex engineering challenges, apply creative thinking to improve performance and resilience, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in an agile environment.

You’ll work with Kubernetes at the core, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, and help deliver secure, scalable platforms for national security programmes

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and platform engineering.
• Proficient in DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and modern tooling.
• Solid Linux systems knowledge and infrastructure troubleshooting.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience automating tasks with Python, shell scripting or similar.
• Experience working in agile, cross-functional teams and effective communication.
• Ability to diagnose complex platform and infrastructure issues.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, security-conscious environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, test, and maintain secure, scalable Kubernetes-based platforms and containerised applications.
• Develop automation solutions and CI/CD pipelines to accelerate delivery and reliability.
• Monitor platform health and troubleshoot complex issues to improve availability and performance.
• Configure infrastructure, networking and Linux-based systems for seamless integration.
• Apply modern DevOps practices and cloud-native technologies to enhance engineering capabilities.
• Collaborate with software engineers, architects and delivery teams in an agile environment.

Skills

Kubernetes

Platform engineering

DevOps & CI/CD

Linux & infrastructure

Networking

Automation & scripting

Agile collaboration

Technical troubleshooting

Tools

GitLab

Job description

CGI in Reading is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, automate and optimise secure cloud-native platforms underpinning critical Big Data and cyber defence capabilities. You’ll own complex engineering challenges, apply creative thinking to improve performance and resilience, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in an agile environment.

You’ll work with Kubernetes at the core, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, and help deliver secure, scalable platforms for national security programmes