Platform Engineer

Orla Rose Associates; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Opportunity to work on impactful projects

Job summary

A technology organization is seeking a Platform Engineer in Colchester to design and maintain an internal developer platform and cloud infrastructure. This role focuses on enabling teams to ship software reliably and securely. Responsibilities include evolving CI/CD pipelines and implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible. Candidates should have over 3 years of experience in platform engineering or related fields, excellent communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure roles.
• Proven experience building and scaling production-grade systems.
• Strong communication skills and a clear sense of ownership.

Responsibilities

• Designing and evolving self-service tooling, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes clusters, and cloud environments.
• Implementing Infrastructure as Code and GitOps workflows.
• Driving adoption of modern engineering practices, including observability and resilience testing.

Skills

Platform engineering

DevOps

Cloud infrastructure

Strong troubleshooting skills

Agile methodologies

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Azure

Job description

This range is provided by Orla Rose Associates. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Location: Colchester, Essex (Hybrid 3 days per week in the office)

Overview

We’re looking for a Platform Engineer to join a growing technology organisation whose products support public safety, compliance, and regulatory services. This is an opportunity to work on meaningful technology that has real-world impact, while helping engineering teams deliver software faster, more reliably, and at scale.

In this role, you’ll design, build, and maintain an internal developer platform and cloud infrastructure that enables teams to ship high-quality software with confidence.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Designing and evolving self‑service tooling, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes clusters, and cloud environments (Azure)
• Implementing Infrastructure as Code and GitOps workflows using tools such as Terraform and Ansible
• Creating “golden paths” and paved roads to reduce cognitive load for developers
• Ensuring platform security, scalability, observability, and cost efficiency
• Collaborating with SRE, security, and application teams to define standards and best practices
• Automating repetitive tasks and reducing operational toil through tooling and runbooks
• Driving adoption of modern engineering practices, including observability, progressive delivery, and resilience testing

What We’re Looking For

You’ll be someone who:

• Is empathetic towards developers and focused on reducing friction
• Is comfortable working with ambiguity and owning initiatives end‑to‑end
• Thrives in a fast‑paced, evolving environment
• Enjoys learning, sharing knowledge, and improving ways of working
• Has strong communication skills and a clear sense of ownership

Experience & Skills

• 3+ years’ experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure roles
• Proven experience building and scaling production‑grade systems
• Background working in agile engineering teams with rapid delivery cycles
• Exposure to large‑scale environments supporting multiple teams or 100+ developers
• Strong troubleshooting skills across distributed systems, with a focus on performance and cost optimisation

What’s On Offer

Competitive benefits package, the chance to work with some exceptional people and teams on really exciting real‑world changing work.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Software Development