Platform Engineer

Redtech Recruitment Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

RedTech is seeking a Platform Engineer to join a specialist platform team responsible for Kubernetes-driven infrastructure, automation and cloud-native tooling. This hands-on role focuses on enabling engineering teams to develop, deploy and operate software at scale.

The successful candidate will work across Kubernetes, CI/CD, IaC and observability, with London-based work two days per week in the office and flexible arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience operating and scaling Kubernetes in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of networking, security and RBAC within Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform or CloudFormation for IaC.
• CI/CD experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Jenkins.
• Good understanding of observability and cloud-native tooling.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain and evolve Kubernetes platforms across environments.
• Ensure reliable and scalable application deployments.
• Collaborate with software teams to meet infrastructure requirements.
• Improve reliability, observability and performance of clusters.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines andIaC using Terraform/CloudFormation.
• Automate operational processes and improve developer experience.
• Support cloud infrastructure usage and production transition of apps.
• Embed security best practices in platform architecture.
• Monitor platform components and push platform improvements.

Skills

Excellent communication

Collaboration

Troubleshooting

Problem solving

Automation mindset

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

GitOps

Job description

Platform Engineer

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Platform Engineer to join a highly successful technology company working on complex, large-scale software systems. You will join a specialist platform team responsible for the infrastructure, tooling and automation that enables engineering teams to develop, deploy and operate software effectively. This is a hands-on role with Kubernetes at its core, offering the opportunity to work across container orchestration, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability and cloud-native technologies.

Location

London, 2 days per week in the office

Requirements for Platform Engineer

• Strong commercial experience working with Kubernetes
• Experience operating, troubleshooting and scaling Kubernetes clusters within production environments
• Good understanding of Kubernetes networking, storage, RBAC and workload scheduling
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and provisioning tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Experience with CI/CD technologies such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Jenkins
• Good understanding of networking and security principles
• Experience working with source control systems
• Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to investigate logs, identify patterns and resolve complex platform issues
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with scripting or programming languages such as Python, Bash or Go would be beneficial
• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, GitOps or service mesh technologies would also be advantageous

Responsibilities for Platform Engineer

• Operate, maintain and evolve Kubernetes platforms across multiple environments
• Ensure applications can be deployed reliably and efficiently at scale
• Work closely with software engineering teams to understand infrastructure requirements and encourage scalable, cloud-native development practices
• Improve the reliability, observability and performance of Kubernetes clusters
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support efficient software delivery
• Develop and improve Infrastructure as Code using technologies such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Automate operational processes and identify opportunities to improve the developer experience
• Support engineering teams with the effective use of cloud infrastructure
• Help transition new applications and services into production
• Embed security best practices into platform architecture and infrastructure
• Monitor platform components and ensure services meet performance and reliability requirements
• Evaluate relevant cloud-native technologies and introduce practical improvements to the platform

What the role offers

• The opportunity to work extensively with Kubernetes and modern cloud-native technologies
• Work on complex infrastructure supporting sophisticated, large-scale software products
• A varied platform role spanning Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability, automation and security

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