Platform Engineer

Christopher Ali; England; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Christopher Ali is seeking a Platform Engineer to own the core of the platform used by development teams, including CI/CD, Kubernetes, monitoring, repositories and automation. You will work with the Platform team to ensure tooling meets developers’ needs and act as the go-to person for how to use it effectively, with emphasis on scalable, secure and observable systems.

This role requires 5+ years in related fields, strong Kubernetes, monitoring, Git, and automation, plus UK national status and

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Platform Engineering, SRE or DevOps roles.
• Strong hands-on Kubernetes configuration and orchestration.
• Experience monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana or similar.
• Solid Git and repository management skills.
• Proven automation track record delivering measurable improvements.
• Clear communication and ability to work across teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent.
• Cloud experience (AWS, Azure or GCP) is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Configuring and running Kubernetes environments for scalable deployments.
• Designing and building CI/CD pipelines to speed up releases.
• Supporting on-premise and cloud infrastructure with IaC automation.
• Implementing monitoring and alerting to keep services healthy.
• Managing source control and repository tooling across teams.
• Leading automation efforts to reduce manual work.
• Advising development teams on platform best practices.
• Improving platform security, reliability and scalability.
• Staying current with new tools and techniques.

Skills

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Automation

Git

Monitoring

Cross-team communication

Cloud experience

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Git

Prometheus

Grafana

CI/CD tooling

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Christopher Ali are looking for a Platform Engineer to join a specialist technology partner building secure, mission-critical digital capability for UK Defence and National Security customers.

The role

As a Platform Engineer, you’ll own the core of the platform that development teams build on: CI/CD, Kubernetes, monitoring, repositories and automation. You’ll work alongside the Platform team to make sure what you build meets what developers actually need, and you’ll be the go-to person for how to use it well.

What you’ll be doing:

• Configuring and running Kubernetes environments for scalable, resilient deployments
• Designing and building CI/CD pipelines that make releases faster and safer
• Supporting both on-premise and cloud infrastructure, keeping it consistent through automation and Infrastructure as Code
• Implementing monitoring and alerting to keep platform services healthy and performant
• Managing source control and repository tooling across teams
• Leading automation work that removes manual effort and improves reliability
• Advising development teams on platform best practice
• Improving the platform’s security, supportability and scalability as it grows
• Keeping on top of new tools and techniques and bringing the useful ones in

Experience you'll need:

• 5+ years in Platform Engineering, SRE, DevOps or a similar role
• Strong hands-on Kubernetes configuration and container orchestration
• Monitoring experience with Prometheus, Grafana or similar
• Solid Git and repository management skills
• A track record of automation that made a measurable difference
• Clear communication and comfort working across teams
• A degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Cloud experience (AWS, Azure or GCP) is a bonus

Because of the nature of the work, you must be a UK National and eligible for SC clearance. Holding active SC is a strong advantage.