Platform Engineer

Neev; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Neev is seeking a highly skilled Platform Engineer to design and implement scalable, cloud-native solutions in a Glasgow-based environment. The role emphasizes platform engineering concepts, automation, and delivering reliable CI/CD pipelines across private clouds and Kubernetes.

You will apply strong scripting in Python and Bash, manage network boundaries, and contribute to secure, high-availability architectures with load balancing and event-driven patterns.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on Platform Engineering concepts.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in automation and CI/CD.
• Practical cloud-native experience across private cloud VSI and Kubernetes, incl. trade-offs.
• Strong understanding of network boundaries, segmentation, ingress/egress, and secure zone-to-zone traffic.
• Scripting skills using Python and Bash for tooling, orchestration, and tasks.

Skills

Platform Engineering concepts

System design

CI/CD automation

Cloud-native & Kubernetes

Networking security controls

Python & Bash scripting

Job description

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on Platform Engineering concepts


• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability


• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods (CI/CD)


• Practical cloud-native experience across private cloud VSI and Kubernetes, including a clear understanding of the trade-offs between the two


• Strong understanding of network boundaries - segmentation, ingress/egress controls, service-to-service connectivity, and secure zone-to-zone traffic flow


• Strong scripting and automation skills using Python and Bash for tooling, orchestration, and operational tasks

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Certifications a plus - CKA, CKAD, AWS (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer)


• Private cloud VSI vs. Kubernetes platform experience - provisioning, deploying, and operating workloads on Virtual Server Instances alongside container orchestration platforms


• Load balancing - L4/L7 load balancers, traffic distribution, and high-availability patterns


• Serverless technologies (e.g., AWS Lambda) and event-driven architectures


• Networking and scaling - DNS, routing, auto-scaling, horizontal/vertical scaling, and performance tuning under load


• CDN, WAF, and network boundary / perimeter design