Platform Engineer

Trafigura Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international trading and logistics company is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Platform Engineer to join their growing infrastructure team in London. This role focuses on delivering and managing infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions for private cloud-based platforms, including Kubernetes and High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years experience and a solid understanding of Linux system administration and container technologies. The position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Infrastructure Platform Engineering.
• Solid understanding of virtualization and container technologies.
• Hands-on experience deploying Kubernetes clusters.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain platform offerings like Kubernetes.
• Build infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Collaborate with teams for project delivery.

Skills

Linux system administration

Kubernetes management

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Job description

Platform Engineer page is loaded## Platform Engineerlocations: London, United Kingdomtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R-017490**Main Purpose**We are seeking an experienced **Infrastructure Platform Engineer** to join our well established but growing infrastructure team. This role will focus on delivering and managing infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions to support private cloud-based platforms, including Kubernetes clusters and High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments. The engineer will also support integration with hybrid and public cloud services to ensure robust, scalable, and efficient platform operations.**Key Responsibilities*** Design, implement, and maintain platform offerings such as Kubernetes, server build automation and High-Performance Computing* Build and manage infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and Helm.* Develop and maintain scalable and secure platform architectures supporting containerized, distributed, and high-performance applications.* Ensure consistent automation, provisioning, and configuration management across environments.* Collaborate with DevOps, application, and research teams to support platform enablement and project delivery.* Integrate on-premises infrastructure with hybrid/public cloud environments (e.g., Azure, AWS) to extend or federate compute resources.* Monitor, tune, and troubleshoot platform performance and availability.* Manage system upgrades, patching, backup, and disaster recovery for key infrastructure components.* Maintain compliance with security and governance standards.* Document systems architecture, runbooks, and configuration as part of a knowledge-sharing culture.**Required Qualifiations*** **Minimum of 5 years** of experience in Infrastructure Platform Engineering* Bachelor’s degree in computer science; information technology or a related field* Solid understanding of Linux system administration, virtualization, and container technologies* Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating IaC workflows with tools like GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps* Hands-on experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters (e.g., VKS [Tanzu], EKS Anywhere, Rancher, OpenShift, etc)* VMware Automation experience (e.g. vRealize or Aria Automation)* Strong understanding of automation tooling and programming languages such as Python, Powershell, Bash, Go, Ansible, get etc* Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, storage management and performance tuning**Attributes for success*** Problem-solving* Ability to improve business processes* Able to use initiative* Strategic planning**Key Relationships*** Platform Engineering Team* Vendor management* Windows Engineering Team* Outsourced IT management**Department Overview**Trafigura Group IT provides shared services across the Trafigura group of companies, offering services at scale where it makes economic sense.**Reporting Structure**The engineer will report to the Platform Architect and will join a team of six other engineers who work in a collaborative team covering the Storage, Linux and Virtualisation towers.**Equal Opportunity Employer**We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status.[](blob:https://trafigura.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/73b3f7e2-e455-45e8-b8d3-92ba47768f31)0:00 / 2:13We are accelerating our investments in renewable energy, including hydrogen, ammonia and other low-carbon energy technologies required for the transition to a low carbon future. We are committed to responsible business practices and we work with our stakeholders to improve environmental and social standards, bringing greater trust and transparency to global supply chains.