Platform Engineer

GlobalLogic; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health and wellness plan

Private healthcare

Discounted gym memberships

Competitive pension scheme

Annual volunteering day

Job summary

A digital engineering leader is seeking a Platform Engineer to provide technical guidance, manage client relationships, and support presales activities. Ideal candidates will have experience with DevOps tools, Infrastructure as Code, and Cloud environments, particularly AWS. The position offers a hybrid work model and a focus on professional development and inclusivity in the workplace. Our comprehensive benefits package includes health plans, private healthcare, and opportunities for team bonding activities.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of DevOps and Platform Engineering practices.
• Experience in building and mentoring teams highly desirable.
• Client-focused attitude with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and validation to the team.
• Manage stakeholders and build client relationships.
• Support presales activities and build proposals.

Skills

Experience with DevOps tooling

Infrastructure as Code – HashiStack (Terraform, Vault, Consul)

Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment

Cloud - AWS

Scripting languages (Python, Bash, Powershell, Golang)

Job description

We are GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Company and a leader in digital engineering. We help brands across the globe design and build innovative products, platforms, and digital experiences for the modern world. By integrating experience design, complex engineering, and data expertise - we help our clients imagine what’s possible and accelerate their transition into tomorrow’s digital businesses.

At GlobalLogic, we have a strong track record of successfully delivering ground-breaking Cloud, Data & Digital Transformation programmes and we have an international reach working with a wide variety of projects and customers. Our approach enables companies to “build the exceptional” and be fit for purpose in the 21st century.

We are seeking to hire experienced Platform Engineers into our Platform Engineering Practice

About the role

• You will be hands on in projects to provide technical guidance and validation to the team.
• You will be responsible for stakeholder management, building client relationships and identifying new opportunities.
• You will need to have a thirst to grow and mentor, people come first and it’s important to foster the growth of the team.
• Part of your responsibilities will be to support and engage in presales activities, this will include understanding requirements from customers, building out proposals and SOWs.
• Provide recommendations and thought into existing business processes to ensure optimum efficiency.

Technical Insight

• Experience working with DevOps tooling
• Infrastructure as Code – HashiStack (Terraform, Vault, Consul etc..)
• Continuous Integration practices and Continuous Deployment/Delivery
• Cloud – AWS preferred; multi clould experience ie with Azure, GCP etc. highly desirable
• Experience in one of the following scripting language: Python, Bash, Powershell, Golang, etc.

About you (ideally)

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of DevOps and Platform Engineering practices such as CI, CD, Infra as Code, Cloud, Monitoring
• A passion for open-source programming or commercial tooling
• A strong background in ability to lead initiatives
• Experience in building up and mentoring teams highly desirable
• Being part of implementing end to end delivery lifecycles
• Hungry to learn, out of the box thinkers
• A client focused 'can-do' attitude and high attention to detail
• Continously challenging the status quo
• Feeling comfortable to work with new clients

We hire based on expertise, potential and enthusiasm to make a difference, then we give you the tools and skills you need to create impact. This role is based in our UK&I region.

Why work at GlobalLogic

Our goal is to build an inclusive, positive culture where everyone can feel comfortable being themselves, empowering our people to create their own high standards and therefore more value. We work together to promote fairness while recognising, valuing and embracing differences – providing a transparent support structure and generous training budget to help our people develop skills to progress their career. Our region also supports a hybrid model which can flex across a wide spectrum of working options determined by our business, customer and individual needs.

You’ll benefit from a comprehensive health and wellness plan, private healthcare (clinical and mental wellbeing), and discounted gym memberships. We offer a strong benefits package including a competitive pension scheme and recognition schemes through bonus/reward initiatives. Colleagues are entitled to an annual volunteering day - so you can take time to support a cause close to your heart. We also love to stay social at our trips to the zoo, quiz nights, sports events, theater trips and much more.

We are an equal opportunities employer. It is our policy to promote an environment free from discrimination, harassment and victimisation.