Platform Engineer

Ascendion; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to design and maintain scalable container platforms using OpenShift and Kubernetes. The ideal candidate will have a background in cloud-native technologies, including AWS and service mesh architectures. You will collaborate with DevOps teams to enhance CI/CD pipelines and improve platform reliability.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with OpenShift and Kubernetes.
• Experience with AWS and containerization technologies.
• Familiarity with service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and secure container platforms.
• Implement and manage service mesh architectures.
• Support release engineering and messaging systems.

Skills

OpenShift

Kubernetes

AWS

Containerization

Service Mesh Technologies

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Platform Engineer with a strong background in cloud-native technologies and containerized environments. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, and service mesh technologies. Also need AWS + containerisation exp.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and secure container platforms using OpenShift and Kubernetes
• Implement and manage service mesh architectures (e.g., Istio, Linkerd, or similar)
• Support release engineering and messaging systems such as RabbitMQ
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and services using Node.js
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to improve CI/CD pipelines and platform reliability