Platform Engineer

RedTech Recruitment; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

RedTech Recruitment is seeking an experienced Platform Engineer for a leading technology company in Cambridge. You will own and evolve Kubernetes-based platforms, enabling scalable, secure deployments across environments, while collaborating with software teams to embed cloud-native practices.

The role is hybrid (2 days in Cambridge office) and focuses on infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and security. Strong Kubernetes, IaC, and scripting skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong Kubernetes experience in production environments.
• Experience operating, troubleshooting and scaling Kubernetes clusters.
• Solid 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 (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Strong networking and security fundamentals.
• Experience with source control systems.
• Proven troubleshooting skills for complex platform issues.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Scripting or programming in Python, Bash, or Go is a plus.
• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, GitOps or service mesh is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Operate and evolve Kubernetes platforms across multiple environments.
• Ensure reliable, scalable deployments.
• Collaborate with software teams to support cloud-native development.
• Improve reliability, observability and performance of clusters.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop infrastructure as code with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Automate operational processes and improve developer experience.
• Support engineering teams with cloud infrastructure usage.
• Help transition new apps and services to production.
• Embed security best practices into platform architecture.
• Monitor components and ensure performance and reliability.
• Evaluate cloud-native technologies and implement practical improvements.

Skills

Kubernetes

Kubernetes troubleshooting

Kubernetes networking

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform/CloudFormation

CI/CD

GitHub Actions/GitLab CI/Jenkins

Networking & security

Source control

Troubleshooting

Communication

Scripting (Python/Bash/Go)

Prometheus/Grafana/OpenTelemetry

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Platform Engineer to join a highly successful technology company working on complex, large-scale software systems. You will join a specialist platform team responsible for the infrastructure, tooling and automation that enables engineering teams to develop, deploy and operate software effectively. This is a hands‑on role with Kubernetes at its core, offering the opportunity to work across container orchestration, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability and cloud-native technologies.

Location: Cambridge, 2 days per week in the office

Requirements for Platform Engineer:

• Strong commercial experience working with Kubernetes
• Experience operating, troubleshooting and scaling Kubernetes clusters within production environments
• Good understanding of Kubernetes networking, storage, RBAC and workload 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
• Good understanding of networking and security principles
• Experience working with source control systems
• Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to investigate logs, identify patterns and resolve complex platform issues
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with scripting or programming languages such as Python, Bash or Go would be beneficial
• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, GitOps or service mesh technologies would also be advantageous

Responsibilities for Platform Engineer:

• Operate, maintain and evolve Kubernetes platforms across multiple environments
• Ensure applications can be deployed reliably and efficiently at scale
• Work closely with software engineering teams to understand infrastructure requirements and encourage scalable, cloud-native development practices
• Improve the reliability, observability and performance of Kubernetes clusters
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support efficient software delivery
• Develop and improve Infrastructure as Code using technologies such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Automate operational processes and identify opportunities to improve the developer experience
• Support engineering teams with the effective use of cloud infrastructure
• Help transition new applications and services into production
• Embed security best practices into platform architecture and infrastructure
• Monitor platform components and ensure services meet performance and reliability requirements
• Evaluate relevant cloud-native technologies and introduce practical improvements to the platform

What the role offers:

• The opportunity to work extensively with Kubernetes and modern cloud-native technologies
• Work on complex infrastructure supporting sophisticated, large-scale software products
• A varied platform role spanning Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability, automation and security

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at RedTech. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.